Here is a challenge for your next free hour. A professional organizer who goes by @thedeclutterdarlinguk has put together a list of 20 things she thinks you should throw out today, and she says she can almost guarantee there is at least one item on it that you completely disagree with her about. Her list … Read more
Organizing products promise to fix everything, but not every container earns its place. Professional organizer @resetorganization, who works with clients in the Los Angeles area, shares the items she almost always removes from clients’ homes and the easy, inexpensive swaps she brings in instead. Her point is that materials and sizing can make or break … Read more
When you finally decide to clear out your closet, the donation bin is the easy answer. But for @arlene.salisbury, perfect timing changed the plan. Her mom’s neighborhood holds garage sales, and one happened to be scheduled for the very weekend she was ready to drop her clothes off. Instead of giving everything away, she held … Read more
Few spaces in the house are as frustrating as a closet that never seems to work. Clothes pile up, hangers tangle and getting dressed takes longer than it should. Professional organizer @organizedetroit says she has organized hundreds of closets, and she shares where she always starts and three placement ideas that make a closet feel … Read more
Most of us want a room that goes from a cluttered mess to a calm, clear space. But @dana.litz says the biggest misconception about decluttering is the idea that you can finish it in a weekend. She decluttered her entire room, and she is honest about how long it really took: six months. And she … Read more
If you want a quick win at home today, @wonderlandallys has an idea. She is a professional organizer, and she is asking you, pretty please, to throw away three things as soon as you get home. She says the whole job takes less than ten minutes, and when she says today, she means right now. … Read more
Professional organizers see the inside of a lot of homes, and they usually choose their words carefully. But @lauren.spruced decided to say the quiet part out loud. If she were not afraid of hurting anyone’s feelings, she says, here is what she would tell every client: you have too much stuff. It is a short … Read more
Social media loves a spotless home, but a new mom decided to show the real thing. She opened her video with a warning, saying her apartment was disgusting and that she was going to clean it right now, but only if everyone agreed it was a no judgment zone. In her words, it was “mama … Read more
Most of us have a closet that is packed so tightly we can barely slide a hanger along the rod. Minimalist @kristinecrouch has the opposite problem, and she loves it. She says she went from hundreds of clothing items to just 84, and her closet now has an echo because an entire section is empty. … Read more
Every parent knows the cycle. You pick up the toys, and ten minutes later they are all over the floor again. Mom of five @gwennewg says she lived that cycle for a long time, until she finally decided the room would be better off with nothing in it at all. Now she is sharing the … Read more