Declutter Your Home

These ideas are sure to make decluttering your home more manageable

The idea is daunting but there are ways to make decluttering feel less overwhelming and more rewarding.

With the holidays approaching – and all the visitors and parties that come with the festive season – this is the perfect time of year to tackle any clutter around the house. But we know how the impending avalanche of that piled-too-high closet can make it easy to put decluttering off. We’ve rounded up a few clever ways to make the task feel easier – and you don’t have to spend a fortune on supplies, either.

Try the three-pile strategy

The saying may be ‘Out with the old and in with the new’, but let’s just focus on the out part for now. A great method is to create three piles, grouping your items into containers to keep, purge/donate or sell. This streamlines the process and gets the excess clutter out of the way quickly..

Enhance the entryway

Ah, the entryway – where everyone wants to drop their things and dash off. Backpacks, lunchboxes, work bags, gym kits, keys and, of course, shoes – so many shoes! The key for this space is order. Try low shelves with cubbies where everyone can store their shoes and hang pegs for coat and bag storage to keep the floor clutter-free.

Streamline the bathroom

Given the amount of family foot traffic, the bathroom’s organization can fall apart pretty quickly. Be ruthless about expired cosmetics, medications and almost-empty bottles of shampoo – trash them as soon as they’re out of date or used up (or in the case of medications, give them to your pharmacist to dispose of correctly).

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