ARE you suffering from “mess stress”?

According to a new survey by Argos.co.uk, 54 per cent of us have admitted to being stressed about our messy homes in lockdown.

Learn how to keep things tidy and declutter your home with these cheap and savvy tips

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Learn how to keep things tidy and declutter your home with these cheap and savvy tipsCredit: Getty Images – Getty

I know that only too well and I’m still struggling to keep things tidy.

But I want to help with your “store-rage” issues. Hopefully these ideas will sort you right out.

SOCK IT TO ’EM: If you have way too many socks, a drawer divider can create calm amid the chaos.

John Lewis have a lovely one for a tenner, but instead you could save empty loo rolls and line them up vertically in your drawer.

Pop pairs in each roll and you’ve got yourself a cheap drawer divider.

SAVE: £10 with home-made version

BOX CLEVER: I love any product that doubles up – double the use and it’s a double saving in my eyes.

The survey suggests that it’s messy bedroom floors causing the most stress so keep clutter out of sight with a bargain storage cube that’s also a seat.

Head to Dunelm for their faux linen storage cubes, currently down from £10 to £8.

SAVE: £2

STEP IT UP: Clutter on the stairs “to be taken up” is one of the other main stresses.

Be like one Saver mum and assign everyone their own storage basket on a step.

The kids are responsible for keeping it empty and you can turn it into a bit of a game.

Wayfair.co.uk have some lovely wicker baskets but, at £26.99 for a set of four, head to Wilko instead.

Their pretty decorative tubs start at £1, so just £4 for four, and they have lids available to match.

SAVE: £22.99

TOY-TALLY CLEVER: Toys everywhere?

While IKEA have lots of brilliant solutions for toy drawers, starting at around £49, just use a colourful laundry bag to hide clutter quickly.

Argos.co.uk have a brilliant narwhal and unicorn-themed laundry bag for just £12.

SAVE: £37

PRICES correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers subject to availability.

Deal of the day

Grab a 28-pack of Pedigree Dentastix for just £4.75 and save £1.25 at Wilko.com

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Grab a 28-pack of Pedigree Dentastix for just £4.75 and save £1.25 at Wilko.com

GRAB a 28-pack of Pedigree Dentastix small dog treats for just £4.75 at Wilko.com, usually £6.

SAVE: £1.25

Cheap treat

Treat yourself to ten mini-fillets at KFC for just £4.99 and save over £5

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Treat yourself to ten mini-fillets at KFC for just £4.99 and save over £5

STARTING today you can now get ten mini-fillets at KFC for £4.99.

The tasty offer is valid until March 28 and saves you around £5.01.

What’s new…

COFFEE fans are going to love Starbucks’ latest launch – a Chocolate Chip Cookie Latte.

It will be part of its spring menu, launching this week, and will cost from £2.95.

Top swap

Why spend £69 on the Baltimore Low Stool from Cult Furniture...

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Why spend £69 on the Baltimore Low Stool from Cult Furniture…
...when you can get the Black Velvet Footstool at B&M for just £20 and save £49

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…when you can get the Black Velvet Footstool at B&M for just £20 and save £49

THE Baltimore Low Stool from Cult Furniture, £69, would look fantastic in any home – but you can save pounds by nabbing the Black Velvet Footstool at B&M for just £20.

SAVE: £49

Giselle’s little helper

IF you have signed up to Pret’s £20 monthly subscription for up to five coffees per day, then you might have seen that it removed frappes and smoothies from the deal.

But after listening to feedback it had a change of heart, and they are now back on the menu.

If there’s a Pret near you, it’s a great deal.

Shop & save

Buy two bottles of mini Fabulosa disinfectant spray for £1 at B&M

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Buy two bottles of mini Fabulosa disinfectant spray for £1 at B&M

BOTTLES of mini Fabulosa disinfectant spray are down to 59p from 79p at B&M. Plus you can buy two for £1.

SAVE: 58p when you buy two

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