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Looking for ways to declutter your home? There comes a time in everyone's life when they just get FED up with the clutter, and simply must do SOMETHING about it. If that time is right now for you, my friend, you have come to the right place. On this lens you can find tons of ideas on how to declutter your home! There are some fabulous "in the trenches" tips on how to go from a clutter-bug to the possessor of an orderly, clutter-free home, as well as some links to great sites or articles that will give you that extra edge.

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  1. Ways To Declutter Your Home #1-5
  2. Declutter Advice For The Desperate!
  3. Declutter Your Walls!
  4. Ways To Declutter Your Home #6-10
  5. Other Great "Declutter Your Home" Lenses
  6. Love This Decluttering Lens?
  7. Declutter That Pantry!
  8. Have A Look! A "Declutter Video"
  9. Tools to Declutter And Organize Your Pantry
  10. Ways To Declutter Your Home #11-15
  11. Want More Information on How To Declutter Your Home?
  12. Help Yourself DeClutter With These Great Tools
  13. Leave Your Comment - What Is Your Favorite Decluttering Tip?
  14. Do Some Reading On The Subject

Ways To Declutter Your Home #1-5

Getting You Started!

So you need some ideas, right? Of course you do! Read through the suggestions below. Jot down a few that you think might work for you, and laugh at the ones you think are ridiculously un-helpful. Remember, not all advice or ways to declutter your home works for every person out there! How you declutter your home will be different than how your neighbor may do it!
  1. Pick a room and get everything up off the floor! If you're de-cluttering your bedroom for example, put the clutter that has collected on top of your bed so that you can't get INTO your bed without moving it into a new (and proper) spot!
  2. Go through each room with a box, searching for only the things that go in one area. Example: look for CD or DVD cases, and return them all to their proper storage areas.
  3. Make a particular room worthy of beautiful flowers. Once it's clutter free, reward yourself with something beautiful!
  4. Ask someone to help you go through anything you're not sure if you should throw out. Trying to explain why you really need to keep something can be both enlightening and hilarious!
  5. Do a quick walk-through the whole house with a garage bag in hand and dispose of the trash that has accumulated. Easy enough to do, right?

Declutter Advice For The Desperate!

Declutter Your Walls!

Create a clean-cut, organized look!

One of the often forgotten ways to declutter your home is to consider your decorating! If you have several smaller photo frames hanging spaced out on a larger wall, consider rearranging them in a tight geometric design (a cluster). Rule of thumb? Max 2 inches between photo frames. If you do this, it will calm down the room because you are building a focal point that draws the eye to the one collection, rather than cause the eye to jump around a larger space!
Another simple way to show off your many favourite pictures is to use a multiple-photo frame such as the one below.
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There are many types of frame collages/sets such as this one that can give a polished look to your house in a matter of minutes! Your pictures are too precious not to display, so show them off well, and declutter your house at the same time!

Ways To Declutter Your Home #6-10

Five More Ideas To Get You Going!

  • Look at the space you want to focus on first. Come up with a Rewards / Punishments System for yourself, and then FOLLOW THROUGH with it! (It works for your kids, doesn't it?)
  • Invite your mother-in-law for tea or dinner one week from today!
  • Buy a pantry cupboard and put it in the office! Pantry cupboards work well as extra closets... they are basically bookshelves with doors.
  • Do a quick walk-through the whole house with your laundry basket in hand and toss in all "lost" tea-towels, sweaters, socks, spit blankets, rags, and whatever else you find.
  • Hire a professional organizer to do all the work for you!

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Declutter That Pantry!

A "How-To" That REALLY WORKS!

ways to declutter your homeIn your search for ways to declutter your home, perhaps you have made your way into the kitchen area by now. You notice that your pantry cupboard is over-flowing, and your freezer for that matter, is too! Did you notice the other day when you were unpacking your groceries that you once again bought items of which you already had plenty? Does your family half-jokingly say that you have enough diced tomato jars to last you through 2 more years? You need to declutter your pantry!

How to BEST declutter your pantry is a tip I learned from my own mother, a woman who not only had nicely organized cupboards and always the right ingredients for her meals in her house, but a woman who also was able to stretch her food budget very nicely because this tip saved her from impulse buying at the grocery store!

To declutter your pantry, take a good look at the items you have on hand and jot down a basic menu for the next 2 weeks on a calendar. Use the menu plan to slowly but surely go through the build-up of boxes of minute rice, canned beans, spice packages, etc. Then, write your grocery list for the week, incorporating only the items you still need to make those meals. Fight off the impulse buys and the "sales", and stick to your list! If you do succumb to a good deal, USE THE PRODUCT by adding it to your menu for the following week!

If you follow this plan, your pantry will soon be much less cluttered, and you will notice one added benefit... you won't have to struggle with the age-old question of "what should I make for dinner" every night, because you will have all of your ingredients on hand and a plan in place!

Have A Look! A "Declutter Video"

Check out this YouTube video on decluttering!

Declutter Your House
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Tools to Declutter And Organize Your Pantry

Want to declutter your pantry? Check out these tools!

If you want to make your pantry function well and use the space to suit your needs, you need to have the right tools!
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Ways To Declutter Your Home #11-15

Need A Few More Ideas? Check THESE out!

  • Sort through your clothes closet and focus on tossing into a garbage bag anything that screams "fad". Yes, it may come back in style someday, but probably that someday is 20 years from now! You may be surprised at how much you throw out, and how much closet space you gain!
  • Label 4 boxes as follows, and fill them with the appropriate clutter: 1) DISCARD 2) DONATE 3) DECIDE LATER 4) DEFINITELY KEEP
  • Realize that "anywhere" is a good place to start. You don't always have to have an action plan for decluttering your house. You may get more done by just jumping in where you are!
  • Advertise publicly the day you plan to hold that talked-about garage sale so there's no backing out! Chances are you'll appreciate the extra funds a lot more than you will the items themselves cluttering up your house!
  • List those already-unwanted items on freecycle.org. If you're uncomfortable with having strangers come to your door, tag the item with the person's name and leave it on the front porch.

Want More Information on How To Declutter Your Home?

Check out these articles!

These are full of ways to declutter your home, advice on getting started, tips on making the most of your time, and suggestions about how to stop the clutter habit for good.
Have You Said You Need Help Decluttering?
Has anyone in the last few weeks heard you say "I need help decluttering"? If you are one of the many who says "this is the year I will get my house organized", but then turns around and only adds to the mess, perhaps you really should be calling out for help! Get some much-needed advice here!
Want To Start Decluttering Your Home?
If you know that the clutter in your house is getting out of control, but are lost as to exactly how to start decluttering your home, get the right mind-set about the challenge ahead by reading this article.
Take The Declutter Challenge!
Get a brief overview on the 30 Day Declutter Challenge, the 2010 in 2010 Declutter Challenge, and the One Week Declutter Challenge!
I'm A Hopeless Case - Help Me Organize and Declutter My Home!
Perhaps you've seen episodes of the new TV Series called "Hoarders", and realized that if you don't change your pack rat ways, you could potentially end up ON that show in a few years time! Scary stuff, isn't it? Answer the questions posed to you in this article and make sure you organize and declutter your home before it's too late!

Help Yourself DeClutter With These Great Tools

Save space, save stress, save the mess!

Think about this: "It's hard to put things away if there is no 'away' in which to put them". Get yourself some extra storage organization items and make life easier for yourself! There are many stack-able shelves / closet organizers / bins / trendy boxes / cabinets available, and the money will be more than well spent when you see how clutter-free your room becomes! This is one of the ways to declutter your home that you will enjoy!
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Do Some Reading On The Subject

Some fantastic decluttering ideas can be found in the articles compiled below. Check them out!
Jan 8, 2011 @ 9:31 amEmergency Decluttering Tips ? How To Get A Clutter... from Declutter Diva
There comes a time, for most people, when that panic moment comes, and decluttering now is not an option, but a necessity. Another family member informs you that he or she needs to move in with you, a...
Nov 12, 2010 @ 11:14 pmAdvice For Those Who Say "I Need Help Decluttering... from Declutter Diva
Have you said to a friend or family member at some point in the last few months ?I need help decluttering my house?? Many people have grand intentions to get some serious decluttering done, especially...
Sep 25, 2010 @ 6:25 pmTake A Declutter Challenge And SUCCEED! from Declutter Diva
It's a new month or simply a new day… and it's the PERFECT time to set up a Decluttering Challenge!   Wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to return home to a clean, neat, peaceful house? Imagin...
Sep 8, 2010 @ 9:46 pmGetting Your Home Organized: What Is The Most Impo... from Declutter Dreams
Getting your home organized is not the easiest thing in the world, especially if you are a bit of a pack rat to begin with. But, doing so can hugely sky-rocket your productivity in all areas of life,...
Aug 23, 2010 @ 10:05 pm2010 In 2010 - This Is Your Year To Declutter! from Declutter Dreams
CLICK HERE if you want to find out how to DECLUTTER FAST! One of the most interesting Declutter Challenges that I have come across is one called the "2010 in 2010 Declutter Challenge". The concept...
Aug 13, 2010 @ 3:00 pmGet Started Decluttering Your Home from Declutter Diva
One of the hardest things to do when you want to declutter your home is actually beginning. The house looks so overwhelming, you feel like you'll never get anywhere with it, and often that overwhelmin...
Aug 9, 2010 @ 10:48 pmHelp With Decluttering! Tricks For Busy Moms from Declutter Diva
CLICK HERE TO DECLUTTER FAST You are a busy mom, and you need some help with decluttering! Every which way you look you see clutter! No matter how many times you remind your children to put away their...
Aug 2, 2010 @ 8:04 pmHelp Me Organize And Declutter My House! from Declutter Diva
There is a series on TV lately called "Hoarders" – perhaps you have seen it. It chronicles the incredible clutter that certain individuals have built up over the years, and how they finally deal...
Jul 27, 2010 @ 7:10 pmDecluttering And Organizing: Ready, Set, Go! from Declutter Diva
Start Decluttering And Organizing TODAY Getting your home organized is not the easiest thing in the world, especially if you are a bit of a pack rat to begin with. But, doing so can hugely sky-rocket...

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