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Decluttering

Decluttering doesn't have to be a giant undertaking. These tidying tips will help you remove your most stubborn clutter once and for all, and maintain a more organized space for the long-term.

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These 5 Decluttering Moves Will Give Your Home a Fall Refresh in Minutes
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7 Things to Toss Over Labor Day Weekend for a Tidier Home by Tuesday
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House Hushing Is the 1-Day Decluttering Method That Can Help Quiet Your Mind and Your Space
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4 Decor Items That Are Adding Visual Clutter to Your Home
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8 Things Everyone Should Declutter Before September Starts—You'll Be So Glad You Did!
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The 90/90 Rule Will Help You Get Rid of Your "Maybe Someday" Clutter
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7 Things You're Buying That Are Just Creating More Clutter, According to Pro Organizers
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9 Things to Declutter in August, According to Pro Organizers
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The 10 Most Useful Things You Can Donate to Help Local Animal Shelters—and You Probably Have Them Lying Around
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7 Things Professional Stagers Always Hide to Make a Home Look Less Cluttered
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8 Hidden Treasures in Your Home That Could Be Worth Serious Money
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5 Mental Habits That Could Be Sabotaging Your Decluttering Goals
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7 Items Charities Don't Want You to Donate
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12 Things to Declutter From Your Basement Before Fall
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What’s Your Clutter Personality? Knowing It Could Be the Key to a Tidier Home
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8 Things Pro Organizers Declutter Every Week From Their Homes (and You Should Too)
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How to Stop Clutter Before it Even Gets Through the Front Door
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Try the 'Holding Zone' Decluttering Method When You're Not Ready to Say Goodbye to Your Stuff
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5 Decluttering Rules Professional Organizers Would Never Break
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7 Things to Toss Before Summer
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5 Things You're Keeping 'Just in Case'—But Organizers Say You Should Toss Today
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7 Things Pro Organizers Never Store in Their Entryway
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12 Things People Always Regret Keeping, According to Professional Movers
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5 Things You Should Toss Over Memorial Day Weekend for a Fresh Start to Summer
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Do You Struggle With "Clutter Creep"? Here’s How to Stop It From Taking Over Your Home
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5 Things You Can Declutter in 5 Minutes or Less
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6 Spots You Don't Need to Waste Time Decluttering, Organizing Pros Say
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How to Get Rid of Gifts You Don't Want to Keep—Without Feeling Guilty
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Changing Just One Word in Your Vocabulary Can Cut Your Clutter in Half
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10 Things to Declutter From Your Garage That Are Taking Up Way Too Much Space
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The OHIO Rule of Organizing Is a Simple, Yet Game-Changing Formula for a Tidier Home
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The 10-Items-a-Day Decluttering Challenge Is the Solution to Chronic Clutter
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4 Highest Priority Spots to Declutter—and 2 You Can Skip—According to Pro Organizers
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I'm a Reformed Hoarder—Here's How I Was Finally Able to Let Go of My Stuff
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7 Things Almost No One Remembers to Declutter
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10 Things You Should Declutter ASAP for a Tidier Living Room
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7 Sneaky Habits That Are Making Your House Feel More Cluttered
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7 Things to Declutter From Your Porch for a More Welcoming Outdoor Space
Try dissolving instead of decluttering
Hate Decluttering? Try the ‘Dissolving’ Method Instead
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7 Things You’ll Never Regret Throwing Away
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17 Ways to (Finally) Declutter Your Home, According to Professional Organizers
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5 Things You Should Declutter Before Spring Starts
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How to Declutter an Overflowing Book Collection (and Where to Donate Them)
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How to Tackle a Big Basement Declutter—and Prep Everything for Garage Sale Season
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7 Types of Sentimental Clutter We All Hang On To
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9 Things You Can Toss From Your Nightstand Today (That You'll Never Miss)
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7 Daily Habits That Prevent Clutter—Before It Starts
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7 Things You Can Toss From Your Medicine Cabinet Without a Second Thought
I Tried a 30-Day Decluttering Challenge and Now My Entire Home Is Officially Clutter-Free
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I Tried the 10-10 Decluttering Method—and It's Perfect for Anyone Tight on Time
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Want to Embrace Minimalism in 2025? Start by Getting Rid of These 9 Things
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9 Things to Declutter From Your Home Office for a Calmer, More Serene Space
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6 Things You Should Toss From Your Freezer Right Now
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8 Decluttering Rules I Live By as Someone Who Writes About Organizing for a Living
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8 Things to Declutter Before the New Year, According to Pro Organizers
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I Tried the 'Move-Out Method' of Organizing and My Home Has Never Been Neater
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We Tried the Two-Box Decluttering Method—Here’s What Worked (and What Didn’t)
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6 Things Almost Everyone Has Trouble Decluttering—Plus, How to Let Go
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How to Finally Get Your Junk Drawer Under Control (and Keep It That Way)
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I Tried Swedish Death Cleaning to Declutter My Home—Here's How My Family Reacted
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How the 'Room-by-Room' Decluttering Approach Could Help You Finally Get Organized
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7 Holiday Items You Really Don't Need to Buy (No Matter How Tempted You Are)
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7 Unexpected Reasons Your Home Always Feels Cluttered, According to Pro Organizers