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Declutter your home on a budget

Wave goodbye to household mess! We’ve discovered creative storage solutions that stylishly hide home clutter, and won’t cost you the earth.

By Laura Anne BrownPublished: 22 August 2014

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Multicoloured tins from £4, Joy

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Get rid of kitchen clutter by smartly storing food and drink items.

We love the range of inventive tins from Joy. Choose from a Victoria Sponge cake container, Bourbon biscuit tin or our favourite – this tea total tin. We do love a pun…

Boxes start from £4 via joythestore.com. Featured tin is £7.

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Polka dot magazine file, £3.99, WH Smith

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Say goodbye to paper mess with this magazine file from WH Smith.

This colourful storage solution will keep important documents, receipts and notes organised. It also has a dotty inner design, which adds a burst of brightness to your home office.

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Door mounted storage solution, £16, IKEA

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Forget floorboard clutter by investing in this door mounted storage fix from IKEA.

With a range of pocket sizes, it’s ideal for storing toiletries, make-up or toys. Place on the back of a bedroom or bathroom door to successfully manage mess.

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Dotty canvas storage basket, £5, ASDA

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This season’s polka dot theme continues with ASDA’s storage bag.

Buy several and these items become stackable – use for laundry, toys or newspapers. The fun artwork and cream background shouldn’t clash with your existing interiors.

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Underbed box with lid (30L), £3.50, Tesco

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Ideal for all those irritating extras you can’t fit in your wardrobe, these 30L boxes from Tesco come with lids to keep off dust.

Buy several for underneath the bed, or slide below shelves to maximize your space.

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Floating wall shelves (LACK), £5, IKEA

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These IKEA shelves have hidden mounting hardware, which means you don’t have to worry about mismatching brackets!

These are perfect for exploiting all the available space in a room – how about giving a home to those abandoned CDs and DVDs?

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Hat and coat stand, £25, IKEA

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Ideal placed in an unused corner, this coat stand from IKEA will take some pressure off those overused door hooks.

Plus, you'll have a stylish space for your visitors' jackets. No more piling overcoats and scarves in the spare bedroom...

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