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10 Quick Decluttering Tasks to Support a Restful Summer

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Do some foundational cleaning work. While your 10 daily tasks will help you maintain a clean and uncluttered home this summer, you may need to tackle some one-time tasks to get clutter under control in the first place. For example, you might start with something fun like sprucing up your outdoor space. Sweep your patio or deck and thoroughly clean your barbecue. Dispose of broken planters, garden tools and hoses. Refresh pots with colorful flowers. Replace faded or torn outdoor pillows.If you have school-age children, encourage them to clean out and put away their backpacks. Recycle old schoolwork, saving just a few special projects. Consider photographing the rest and then tossing it. Get rid of broken crayons, dried-out pens and other unusable school supplies. Don’t forget sports bags and equipment. Wash uniforms and clean off cleats and equipment. Fill your child’s bag with clean uniforms and equipment for the next season.

Finally, consider prepping a beach or pool bag filled with sunscreen, towels, goggles, hats, water bottles and toys. Keep the bag in a handy place so you can quickly be on your way to enjoy the sun and water.

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7 Key Elements for a Restful Patio

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1. Sustainable Paving

While many of us are aiming to keep hard landscaping to a minimum in our gardens, a patio surface is a must if you want somewhere to set up a stable dining table or outdoor sofa. Luckily, it’s possible to create a paved or gravel area that’s both sustainable and perfect for a well-functioning patio.

Consider asking your builder or landscaper to use reclaimed materials, such as flagstones, cobblestones or bricks. Not only will they have a smaller carbon footprint, they’ll have a timeless feel that will contribute to the relaxed mood. Permeable materials, such as gravel and decomposed granite, provide a firm surface for furniture while keeping rainwater on-site. Responsibly sourced wood decking or composite decking made from recycled materials are good options too.

Also think about creating pockets of greenery amid the paving to soften the feel and aid drainage. As long as you have a large enough area to hold furniture legs, some paving stones, bricks or decking boards could be skipped in favor of low-growing plants, such as baby’s tears (Soleirolia soleirolii, USDA zones 9 to 11; find your zone), woolly thyme (Thymus pseudolanuginosus, zones 5 to 8) or small succulents set into gravel, to bring greenery up close.

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