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How to contain stealth clutter

Stealth clutter is that random junk that accumulates over time until it takes over your home. Here’s how to keep it contained before it gets to that point.

How to Organize Shoes When You Have a Small Closet

Here’s how I solved the problem of keeping more shoes than will fit on my closet floor. This is a great tip on how to organize shoes when you have a small closet.

The Six-Month Clutter Rule

One of the biggest reasons people collect clutter in their homes is that they keep things “just in case.” It’s not just hoarders, either. That’s why I developed the Six-Month Clutter Rule.

Clever Ways to Reuse Old Medicine Bottles

Prescription medicine bottles typically can’t be recycled in the US (I’m not sure about other countries). So what if you could find some ways to reuse old medicine bottles before tossing them?

Tips for organizing a small bathroom

The trick to coping with a small bathroom is to organize it well. This article starts with hardcore tips for tiny bathrooms, then moves up to tips that make a less painfully small bathroom seem more livable.

How to Organize Old Photos

How many old photos do you have, back from the days before you could just snap them digitally on your phone? Learn how to organize old photos – before the film degrades.

Free Printable Chore Charts for Kids

Chore charts are a great way to keep kids organized and teach them how to build good habits. These free printable chore charts for kids will help you teach your kids organization and accountability.

How to Teach Kids to Clean Their Rooms

The time to teach kids to clean their rooms is while they’re young. If they get the idea someone will always clean up after them and life is just one endless play session, it’ll be harder to convince them later that they need to pitch in.

Declutter your home in five steps

Getting rid of clutter is wonderful, but sometimes you get overwhelmed, take a break, and end up accumulating more clutter before you can get back to the original clutter. Your cleaning effort suddenly dies of frustration, and the situation is no better than before – possibly worse, since cleaning involves making new stacks of clutter

The very best decluttering tip: don’t bring home clutter in the first place

If you constantly bring home clutter, you constantly have to declutter or find yourself in a mess in no time. Who has time to declutter 15 minutes a day, or an hour a week? If you do, you’re lucky. Ways clutter can sneak into your home It sounds simple, but clutter is sneaky. It masquerades