Sort Your Life Out: The four most common cluttering mistakes and how to fix them

Sort Your Life Out: The four most common cluttering mistakes and how to fix themImage caption, Tidying expert Dilly Carter started her profession while working as a personal assistantByGeorge SandemanPublished1 minute agoDecluttering is Dilly Carter's love language. The tidying expert from BBC One's Sort Your Life Out once helped an ex-boyfriend clear up and organise his mother's home after she died."It was a way that I could help him," Carter says. "And in doing that, we ended up getting back together." They're married now.Growing up in a chaotic home with two working parents, she learned early on that she preferred being tidy and organised. Carter worked as a PA for business executives and, as well as keeping their diaries in order, began making sure their homes were too.Sort Your Life Out UnpackedTidying expert Dilly Carter chats to celebrity guests about their favourite objects at home and why they are so important to them.Listen on SoundsWatch on iPlayerIn her new BBC video podcast, Sort Your Life Out Unpacked, she interviews famous faces, including Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Lorraine Kelly, about their favourites items and advises how they can best keep their homes free of clutter.I asked Carter what she thinks are the four most common cluttering mistakes - and how you can fix them.Kitchen counters are 'prime real estate'Bread maker? Air fryer? Blender? Juicer? Mandoline slicer with cut-resistant gloves and hand guard?The array of kitchen appliances promising to optimise your cooking experience and save you time is endless.But they need to go somewhere and often that's your kitchen counter top, which - thanks to such clutter- feels increasingly cramped.Image source, Getty Images"I like to think of kitchens as real estate," says Carter. "Everything in your kitchen has to earn its place in there."She commonly sees kitchens where infrequently used gadgets take up "prime real estate"...