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5 Things With 'Negative Energy' to Declutter From Your Home — It's Not Too Late to Add to Your Spring Clean Make space for a more peaceful vibe at home by ridding your interiors of these specific types of clutter By Amiya Baratan Published 12 April 26
How to Reset Your Home for Spring — 8 Things to Do Today to Properly Embrace the Bright New Season I always look forward to de-winterizing my living spaces and readying them in time to enjoy every bit of the warmth to come, and here's how I'm doing it By Amiya Baratan Published 27 March 26
5 Spring Cleaning Mistakes Experts Say You Need to Avoid — These Pitfalls Will Cost You Precious Time and Reverse Your Efforts Before you continue (or start, no judgment) your seasonal reset, take a look at what these professionals have to say By Amiya Baratan Published 27 March 26
I Believe in the 'Anti-Minimalist' Approach to Spring Cleaning Your House — Because You Really Don't Need to Purge Everything Instead of ruthlessly decluttering your home, focus your efforts on these five categories instead By Amiya Baratan Published 24 March 26
5 Closet Decluttering Tricks That Professional Organizers Actually Say Aren't All That Useful Depending on your clutter-clearing personality, these hacks might be worth giving up By Amiya Baratan Published 19 March 26
This 'Color Spring Clean' Is the Genius Idea for Making Your Home Feel Way Less Chaotic, While Editing Down Your Belongings Even if your house is technically tidy, your design palette could be throwing the aesthetic cleanliness off By Amiya Baratan Published 12 March 26
I Used the Japanese Art of "Danshari" to Declutter My Living Room — Here's Why It Works So Well, and How You Can Use It to Transform Your Space, too If you're looking to reshape your relationship with what you own instead of simply clearing out clutter, this Japanese decluttering technique should be on your radar By Lilith Hudson Published 7 March 26
These 7 Home Organization Trends Will Shape How You Tackle Clutter in 2026 — From Digital Wardrobes to 'Less Aggressive' Decluttering Think smart inventories, intentional ownership, built-in storage, organization as self-care, and more... By Amiya Baratan Published 1 March 26
I'm Perpetually Scrolling Through 'CleanTok' —These Are the Only 6 Decluttering Challenges Trending Online Right Now Worth Knowing About If you're all out of ideas on how to pare back your home, these trends will provide ample inspiration and satisfying results By Amiya Baratan Published 21 February 26
I Used the Japanese Art of the "5Ss" to Clear Out My Kitchen Cabinets — And I Think It Actually Might Be a Game-Changer for Organizing Them This framework originates from Japanese business management and aims to improve efficiency by eliminating waste, making it a great decluttering tool By Lilith Hudson Published 18 February 26
5 Types of Clutter You'd Simply Never, Ever Find in a Minimalist's Home — For Living Spaces That Feel Calm and Collected These are the secrets to steal for a truly minimalist home, void of any unflattering messes By Amiya Baratan Published 8 February 26
The 'Upside-Down' Decluttering Method Is a Genius Way to Harness Visual Cues While Decluttering Your Kitchen — Here’s How It Works If you tend to lose your focus while paring back your culinary cabinets, this trick will solve your problem By Amiya Baratan Published 6 February 26
7 Organizing Mistakes That Tip the Balance From a Home Looking Beautiful to Messy (Again) The line between a beautiful home and a messy one is thinner than you think, so steer clear of these pitfalls if you want your space to stay organized By Lilith Hudson Published 30 January 26
5 Reasons You Shouldn't 'Aggressively' Declutter at the Start of the Year The new year might seem like the perfect time to tackle clutter head-on, but experts say going in on the attack can do more harm than good By Lilith Hudson Published 17 January 26
5 Things People With Tidy Kitchens Always Have in Them to Help Keep Clutter and Mess at Bay We're uncovering the secrets behind a clutter-free kitchen, and they're simpler than you may think By Maya Glantz Published 10 January 26
5 Things Minimalists Always Declutter Immediately After Christmas That I’m Planning on Doing Between Now and the New Year, too It's super important to make decisions on your possessions once festivities wind down to prevent clutter from taking over your space and mind in 2026 By Ciéra Cree Published 28 December 25
I Asked a Professional Organizer How I Should Use the Thoughtful 'Strangers, Acquaintances, and Friends' Decluttering Method At Home Decuttering a home is no easy feat, which is why I'm always on the hunt for methods and techniques to make this often rigorous task as easy as possible By Faiza Saqib Published 21 December 25
I'm a Sentimentalist, but This Cobwebbing Method Might Just Be What I Need to Clear the Clutter I Haven’t Been Able to Shake so Far It's an emotional cleansing and a decluttering reset in one efficient organizer-approved technique By Amiya Baratan Published 21 December 25
What Is the Four-Gift Rule? And Is It Really the Secret to Less Over-Consumption (and, Let’s Face It, Less Clutter)? This hack was originally created for parents but using it in your life might help cut down the tidying over the holidays By Ruby Smith Published 12 December 25
5 Things to Throw Away Before Christmas to Make Space for the Festive Season, According to Organizing Professionals What you keep in your home matters during the holidays, so it's best to get rid of unwanted items that no longer serve you, and here's why By Faiza Saqib Published 11 December 25
'Visual Decluttering' Might Be a Big Beauty Trend Right Now, But I’m Predicting It’ll Be Taking Over Your Pantry Soon, too This neat trend is a minimalist's dream, and it's the perfect undertaking for the new year. Plus, there are three ways you can execute the aesthetic By Amiya Baratan Published 10 November 25
Are You Getting Your Tidying Advice From the Wrong Place? 4 TikTok Organization Trends That Make Professional Organizers Want to Scream Not every trending organization video is helpful in effect, and these organizers debunk the popular organizing ideas that aren't worth the time By Amiya Baratan Published 27 September 25
I'm a Neat-Freak and These 7 Tidying Tips Are How I Keep My Desk Drawers Organized There's no space for productivity in a cluttered study, so instead of losing time to untidy drawers, adopt these helpful ideas now By Amiya Baratan Published 1 September 25
I Asked Professional Home Organizers for Their 'Organizing Icks' — These Are the 9 That They Say They Can't Stand You might be losing style points to these common organizing faux pas, but these experts are here to tell you how to fix them for a clutter-free home By Amiya Baratan Published 29 August 25
I've Just Discovered the Concept of 'Digital Minimalism' — Now, I Want to Rid My Life of Its Virtual Clutter The tech in your home also needs a regular purge. So, take this as a sign to finally tackle the chaotic screens in your possession By Amiya Baratan Published 9 August 25
Bought Something New, Now Hate Everything Else in Your Home? You're Not Alone — It's Called the 'Diderot Effect' If your home is cluttered with lamps, rugs, and decor of varied aesthetics, with more to come in the mail, this clutter-inducing problem might be in effect By Amiya Baratan Published 8 August 25
What is the Pile Decluttering Method? Well, It's All in the Name and Perfect for When You're Planning to Move House This no-frills technique will help you assess all your items in a super straightforward way By Amiya Baratan Published 6 August 25
How Do You Create a Decluttering Schedule? 5 Steps to Keep Your Living Space Consistently Chaos-Free Keep your routine organized with a schedule that includes a game plan for how to tackle clutter across your home By Amiya Baratan Published 31 July 25
This Slow-but-Steady Decluttering Trick Is the Secret to a Home That Will Actually Stay Tidy Also known as the dissolving decluttering method, this technique will help you break the mental clutter pattern and build a better routine By Amiya Baratan Published 26 July 25