If you’re working on getting your closets organized, and following all the basic tips, but still having problems, here are some ideas…
1. Consider moving your closet out of the closet. Get an inexpensive wardrobe. IKEA has the best looking inexpensive wardrobes, such as this Aneboda Wardrobe shown below (a steal at under $100).

2. A dresser works well too, but not quite as well, because it won’t allow you to hang stuff.
3. Use an over the door shoe holder vs. keeping your shoes in your closet. I don’t love the look of having shoes hanging out, but if your closet is …read more

Our first task of the new year is to get those closets organized. Following are some solutions that may help.
If you’ve got lots o’ cash to spare…Think tax refund soon!

Reach in closet solution complete with baskets, shelves, hutch drawers, and more from Closets to Go. Custom options available as well.
If you’ve got some cash…

This week we’re talking about getting an organized and clutter-free home for the new year. A good place to start is somewhere small. For example, tackling your closets is a great place to start.
Closets are easier than other home areas to organize and declutter, mainly because they tend to be small, and because there are plenty of inexpensive organizational products available that can help you.
Closet tips:
Plan a day. Because closets are small, it’s unnecessary to drag this out. Choose a free day, and plan to declutter and organize your closet from start to finish.
Most closets only need a good purging. …read more

To kick off your new year right, I’m going to do a small series this week – a room by room guide to getting organized and decluttered. Of course, a real, in-depth organizational system and deep decluttering takes a lot, but this series should get you started.
Before we get going, I wanted to post some basics tips. These posts linked below are some of the basics we’ve seen here at Declutter It, and they should get you thinking about how you’re going to go about organizing and decluttering your whole house.

What exactly is clutter?
One of the first things you should …read more

One of the best ways to keep your house clutter-free is to maximize on your minimizing stuff potential. One great way to achieve this is to know and track item time limits. Not all, but many home items do have time limits you should adhere to. For example:
Magazines – read it, love it, cut out keeper articles and pics, then recycle that sucker. Magazines are not meant to be kept forever.
Calendars – I don’t care how pretty it is; do you honestly browse calendars you had nine years back? Recycle them when the year is over. The same goes for …read more