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Decluttering Cure wins, learnings, and tips! 👇
And that's a wrap on Apartment Therapy's Decluttering Cure! Bravo! What did you all think? How are we feeling? For anyone who's joining late, you are welcome to complete this at any time and at your own pace! This 14-day program will guide you through decluttering your home, and by the end, you’ll achieve a tidier space in…
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DAY 14: Celebrate Your Decluttering Wins
Congratulations on making it to the final day of Apartment Therapy's Decluttering Cure! Whether you joined us on day one or jumped in on day five, you should be proud of the fact that your home is tidier and more organized than before. All we want you to do today is enjoy your decluttered home to the fullest. You can…
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DAY 13: The Best Way to Donate or Sell Everything You’ve Decluttered
It's day 13 of Apartment Therapy's Decluttering Cure, and we're going to address all the items that need to be donated, sold, or given away. Let's get these items out of your house as soon as you can, so they can be useful to someone else. Do you have a great tip on where to donate or sell unwanted items? Share it below!
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DAY 12: The "Box and Banish" Decluttering Method Will Help You Finally Get Rid of Clutter
It's day 12 of Apartment Therapy's Decluttering Cure! Today, we're going to be addressing the "maybe" outbox we set up on day one that's filled with items you're not sure if you want to keep or let go. To finally make decisions on these things, we'll be practicing the “box and banish” method. Share below what's in your…
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DAY 11: Here’s How to Find and Fix Your Clutter “Problem Area”
It's day 11 of Apartment Therapy's Decluttering Cure, and we're going to be identifying a clutter problem area in our homes — and then addressing it. This could be a counter with items all over it, an overstuffed drawer, a messy cabinet, or disorganized shelves. Tell us what your clutter problem spot is below.
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DAY 10: The Best Way to Declutter Your Busy Bathroom in Just a Few Steps
It's day 10 of Apartment Therapy's Decluttering Cure! Today, we'll be decluttering your busy bathroom in just three steps. Set aside 15 minute, 30 minutes, or an hour (whatever time frame works for you!) for the assignment. Let us know below what you discovered in your busy bathroom today?
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DAY 9: The Best Method for Decluttering & Organizing Your Bedroom in Under an Hour
It's day nine of Apartment Therapy's Decluttering Cure, and we're going to achieve a clutter-free bedroom in under an hour. Get ready to declutter and tell us below how it went today.
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DAY 8: 10 Clever Ways to Prevent Clutter from Happening in the First Place
It's day eight of Apartment Therapy's Decluttering Cure! Today, we're going to do just one thing to prevent clutter from happening in the first place. For instance, cancel a subscription you no longer need or sign up for online statements only. Let us know below what you chose to do today.
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DAY 7: How to Declutter & Organize Sentimental Items Without Feeling Guilty
We are at the halfway point of Apartment Therapy's Decluttering Cure! How are things going for you? For day seven, we're going to deal with one of the hardest types of clutter: ones that have sentimental value. As you go through the assignment, make sure to take breaks and reach out for support. Tell us below what you…
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DAY 6: The Best Way to Declutter & Organize Paper Clutter All Over Your Home
It's day six of Apartment Therapy's Decluttering Cure! Today, we're going to take down our paper clutter. This task will require you to dig in more since paper piles can be a mix of practical and sentimental things and can be found everywhere. Tell us below how your day went. What pile did you tackle today?
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DAY 5: The 5-Step Method To Help You Declutter Clothes in Under an Hour
It's day five of Apartment Therapy's Decluttering Cure! Let's spend some time today going through the clothes in our closets using a five-step method that'll help you declutter clothes in under an hour. Tell us below how it went today! What stood out as clear “yes” and “no” items for you in your closet?
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DAY 4: The Best Method for Decluttering Your Kitchen
It's day four of Apartment Therapy's Decluttering Cure, and we're tackling our one spot in our kitchen — whether that's the cabinets (one or all of them), a drawer, the entire fridge, or your pantry. Let us know below what you got to today.
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DAY 3: How to Declutter & Organize a Messy Junk Drawer in 15 Minutes
It's day three of Apartment Therapy's Decluttering Cure! Today, we'll be decluttering one messy junk drawer in just 15 minutes. Share with us below how your day went! Did you find anything interesting in your junk drawer?
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DAY 2: 15 Decluttering Principles & Rules That’ll Help You Tidy Your Home
It's day two of Apartment Therapy's Decluttering Cure! Today, we'll be establishing our guiding principles and setting some ground rules to make decluttering so much easier. A guiding principle can be a word, phrase, rule, statement, or philosophy that will resonate with you and keep you on-track. Share with us below what…
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DAY 1: Set Up Your 3 Outboxes Before Starting Any Decluttering Project
Welcome to the first day of Apartment Therapy's Decluttering Cure! This free 14-day program will guide you on how to start decluttering your home, and by the end you’ll achieve a tidier space in just two weeks. (Sign up now if you haven't already to get each assignment delivered straight to your inbox.) Whether it’s your…
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Thank you for inviting me
My name is Kerry and I live in a townhouse in Australia just 15 minutes out from Adelaide. I read post from someone who had taken the brave step to use the chaos decluttering method to organise her things and then read more and now I am hooked. I am the queen of clutter to the point that most rooms are multi purpose…
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Looking for pro organizers in NYC metro area (bonus points for Jersey)
If you're in the NYC metro area and have used a professional organizer (with decent rates) that you love for one-off projects, could you share their website/info? I'm based iN NJ and would love to hear who you love and why. We have some clutter trouble areas we just can't solve for and it's time for some professional…
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New and need help..
Hello everyone, I'm new here and I admit, I need help! I live in a 100 sq ft 3 bedroom 1 bath ranch over a full basement that is 1/4 finished space and 3/4 unfinished. Most of the unfinished space is taken up by storage of 25 years of accumulated STUFF that I need to declutter. The upstairs is alot better but it isn't the…
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Way behind
Day one of this wonderful Apartment Therapy I'm at the emergency room with Dr's taking Xray's of my right arm. They have found a mass. I have pain. but not serious. Just can't use my rt. arm. It's moved up into a nerve. Now I have no movement in rt. arm and PAIN! So all my decluttering plans are on hold until this gets…
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Staying focused
How do you all stay focused, especially when each room has a lot of decluttering to do. This is not all my stuff. This house has 3 generations of stuff in it. Some of Granny's and my Mother-in-Law's stuff, I really like, and I'm finding new places for it, and repurposing some of it. But, I really have a lot to declutter in…
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My 3 word mantra for decluttering
When we did a major remodel several years ago I read that one must choose three words to describe the vibe of your remodeled home and use as guiding principles to make the hundreds of design decisions. We finished the remodel and it turned out great, and now I use those same three words to decide what to keep or give away.…
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How About The Whys Behind Decluttering..
The psychology of clutter/hoarding is interesting and need more of the why behind the behavior and the whys to stop and get out of the behavior…. For people who have lived with it for years and just are in overwhelm to do much, I want more ways to make it easier to let go. Part of my issue is that I think everything is…
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Declutter Redesign & Relax..
I've decided it's time for a fresh new organized relaxing kind of life and I'm gonna make it happen 😁! Would appreciate any fresh new or even just different and simple ideas. Time to clean house ! Thanks 🙏
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Decluttering & Organizing Your Kitchen
Hey everyone, One day, I was making my dream bubble tea in the kitchen. As I was washing ingredients, the sink got clogged, and I realized how chaotic the space under my sink had become. That incident pushed me to organize my kitchen better. Here are the tips I used: Under the Kitchen Sink Stackable Bins: I started using…
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How do you keep your home organized and clutter-free?
How do you keep your home organized and clutter-free? Share a picture of your best organization solutions!
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I need to see my stuff but it is too messy
I have ADHD and find it much easier for me to see what is in my cabinets (clothes, pantry, toiletries) as opposed to putting them in drawers. I fold and stack my t-shirts, jeans, sweaters, etc., but it is unsightly and disorganized looking. I also have a hard time keeping up with housekeeping tasks, no matter how hard I…
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What's the next decluttering task on your agenda? I'll go first!
By this fall, my goal is to have the space above my kitchen cabinets organized. Right now, I'm using it as a storage space and it looks super cluttered. I want to purchase canvas or plastic bins and label them so it makes my life easier and looks good, too! I'd love to hear what other organizing projects people are working…
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What's something you know you should declutter, but you just can't?
Even as a decluttering pro, I can admit that there are still some items I just enjoy having one too many of — like coffee mugs, holiday decor and college memorabilia. I try to give myself grace and accept that I'll par those collections down if and when I'm ready, and that's okay. What's something you have a lot of and…
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Decluttering
I try to “Declutter” at least one thing a day from my house, even if it’s something small like an empty tube of toothpaste. How do you tackle decluttering?