Hammonds Furniture reveal we're a nation of hoarders

If you feel your home is full of clutter yor're not alone. It appears that we're all guilty of hanging onto items we no longer use.

Storage experts at Hammonds Furniture commissioned a nationwide study to find out if whether we are swamped by clutter.

The survey came up with some interesting results-

• As a nation, it seems we hate to throw anything away. Men are just as bad as women for keeping things – though for different reasons.

• Men hold on to old clothes because they just don't like throwing them away – women are more likely to believe they will be able to slim back into them.

• 95% of people polled in the survey admitted they had items which they no longer used cluttering up their homes.

• A quarter of the people surveyed said they had even been forced to stop using a room because of the amount of things being stored there. Items included bikes, books, board games, old Christmas and birthday cards, old football programmes, furniture, sports equipment – in one case even a coffin!

• Only 20% of people surveyed claimed they were happy to throw things away, though women scored slightly higher than men. The remaining 80% said they were reluctant, sad or even hated to do it.

Top 10 Items We Hate to Throw Away
1. Clothes we don't wear
2. Books we've read
3. Clothes that don't fit
4. Odds and ends
5. Shoes we don't wear
6. Clothes that have gone out of fashion
7. New clothes we've never worn
8. Old mobile phones
9. Sports equipment we no longer use
10. Out-of-date computers

Top 10 Places for Storing Clutter
1. The attic
2. A bedroom
3. Spare room
4. Wardrobe
5. Under stairs
6. Cupboard
7. Garage
8. Summer house or shed
9. Living room
10. Cellar

If your house is bulging with clutter, head to www.hammonds-uk.com for some great storage ideas.

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