Organizing tips are the secret to saving space and maximizing the available area in your apartment. Whether you’re just moving in or you’ve been settled in for months, you can find excellent advice on how to arrange your apartment in Ten Apartment Must-Haves Before You Movie In and our After You Move-In Checklist.

Aside from how you organize your apartment, it’s critical to understand what possessions should be stored together and where. For example, you should keep glass cleaner, multi-purpose cleaner, paper towels, and toilet paper underneath your bathroom sink.

Why? Well, if you want to clean the mirror, counter, and sink, why should you have to leave the bathroom to grab the supplies. Likewise, if you (or worse, your guest) needs toilet paper, wouldn’t it be nice to avoid the awkward situation of having to ask for it altogether?

One of the best organizing tips is to declutter regularly. Don’t wait for your apartment to get out of control; throw out junk and broken belongings to keep your space in ship shape.

If you’re overwhelmed you don’t know where to start, begin with your cables. You’d be surprised how much of a mess cords create! When cables are kept neat and tidy, they significantly improve the overall appearance of your space.

When your room and private spaces are pulled together, you can share your recently obtained organizing tips with your roommate to clean up the communal areas of your apartment. When you and your roommate work together to keep the apartment clean, you’ll have more fun living together, and you will be able to host friends and family in the spur of the moment.

When your apartment is organized well, you will be able to arrange your apartment quickly to accommodate your friends’ and families’ pets and children.