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There may be many areas in our home which become junk repositories, why is this? It will usually depend on their location as to what they tend to collect. For example, a small side table just inside the front door will become a dumping ground for unread mail.

A larger table, again near a door (front or back) will often be used for briefcases, jackets, newspapers and magazines. The kitchen bench may become the favourite place to leave keys, mail and junk mail. The dining room table may also be piled high with these same items. Keys, mail, newspapers and magazines are items commonly left in the closest and easiest location by the user. 

Keys: try nailing a pretty key holder to the wall in the room closest to the entry in the house, this may be the kitchen, hallway or entrance lobby. Your keys need to be handy, and easily locatable, when exiting the house. When entering the house, if there is a logical spot where the keys can hang, then it will soon become a habit to use the key holder.

Have a ‘mail container’ handy where mail and magazines can be placed until opened. A small wicker basket or tray will work and, as long as it is continually emptied, it will remain relatively uncluttered. 

If the family is using a table to drop items onto as they enter the house, remove the table completely.  Have hooks handy (in a downstairs cupboard for example) for hanging jackets, and use a key holder and mail container for those other items.