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Home organizing and decluttering guides
Plain-English guides to decluttering and organizing your home. No affiliate links, and nothing to buy to get started.
Getting started
Where to begin, and how to decide.
- Where to start decluttering
Small spaces first, not the garage.
- How to decide what stays
Four questions for every item.
- Sentimental items
Keep the best, not everything.
- The one-in, one-out rule
Keep it from coming back.
Room by room
Kitchen, closet, bathroom and garage.
- Organize the kitchen
Zones, not gadgets.
- Organize your closet
See everything you own.
- Organize the bathroom
Small room, quick wins.
- Organize the garage
One weekend, one corner at a time.
Systems that last
Paper, daily resets, labels and storage.
- Tame paper clutter
One inbox, one decision.
- The 10-minute daily reset
Small and every day beats big and rare.
- Labels that help
So everyone knows where things go.
- Declutter before you buy storage
Bins don't solve too much stuff.
Letting go
Donating, selling and recycling.
- Where to donate
Help your things find a new home.
- Selling your things safely
Meet in public, get paid first.
- Recycling electronics and batteries
Don't put them in the trash.