Plenty of people know they need to declutter but have no idea where to start. Decluttering coach @sociallykylie says that if you want an exact strategy, here it is: four simple steps, clean, sort, decide and donate. Her tone is firm and encouraging in equal measure, and her plan fits easily into any afternoon. Her … Read more
Moving is stressful enough without having to pack up years of clutter. One mom decided to get ahead of the problem by decluttering her entire home before a move, and @laura.comes.clean is sharing the process in a series, with each episode taking on a new category. Episode two focused on a cabinet full of mugs, … Read more
You clear off the counter, buy a few matching baskets, label everything and feel wonderful. A week later the piles are back and the doors are shut again. If that cycle sounds familiar, organizing creator @thedeclutter.co says the problem is not you. It is the order in which you are doing things. The message is … Read more
Ask a professional organizer what to throw away, and you will often hear about big things like old furniture. But @ddh.home took a different approach. The creator rattled off a quick list of 20 small, everyday items that pile up in drawers, closets and bags, and that you can toss today without a moment of … Read more
Almost everyone has a project they keep putting off. For a woman named Neva, it was the clutter in her living room, which she had been avoiding for about a year, ever since she moved. So her friend @christinewrutzen stepped in with a fun little series called “How long does it actually take?” and set … Read more
Staring at a drawer full of stuff and not knowing where to begin is one of the most common reasons people give up on decluttering before they start. Home organizing creator @ddh.home offers a handful of quick formulas designed to take the guesswork out of it, and they are simple enough to remember without writing … Read more
When a home has been overrun by clutter for years, the idea of cleaning it up can feel impossible. That is exactly the kind of job professional organizer @kayleenkellyorganize takes on. She specializes in chronic clutter, and she recently shared how she cleared an overflowing living and dining room, step by step, in about four … Read more
Some decluttering stories start with a tidy plan. This one starts with an honest confession. @heychrissytee is a mom who has decided to get rid of 1,000 things from her home, and on day three she says out loud what many of us only think: the stuff she bought has taken over her time, her … Read more
If you have ever stood in front of a closet, a garage shelf or a kitchen cabinet and talked yourself into keeping something “just in case,” this one is for you. Organizing creator @organizedchaos4 says she cleared out 70 percent of her possessions using just two steps, and the first one is a single question … Read more
Every organizer has a favorite kind of job, and for @organizingbyally it is the one where she can see she has truly made a difference in someone’s life. Her latest project was a super cluttered bedroom in New York City, and the way she tackled it offers a lesson for anyone staring at an overstuffed … Read more