How to Organize Clutter

Get tips and ideas for how to organize clutter.

Here we'll look at my best hints and help for getting rid of clutter in your home.

And how to keep it clutter free in future....

My Clutter Chaos!

Well, if you are anything like me, organizing clutter has got to be one of your biggest interior design, and housekeeping, dilemmas!

The problem is, I've got lots of 'stuff' - I like 'stuff'...

...I like books, I like magazines, CD's, DVD's - I work from home, I buy things, I like drawing, I like taking photos, I use the kitchen, I go out and walk the dog 3 times a day....

All these things require 'stuff' - books, pens, papers, CDs, collars, leads, coats, scarves, hats, gloves, boots, slippers...

...but my house is only small - and the clutter hoarding does build up!

If you love bits and pieces, or like to have collections, clearing clutter does not mean you have to do without - simply keep control by displaying your treasures in a more organized way...

(...and perhaps doing a strict 'stuff audit' too - we'll show you how in the other pages of this section)

Clutter can definitely be pretty, too...

And we don't want to lose that!

Organizing clutter is a fine line between a too-minimalist (no-one lives here) feel and a 'too-much', haphazard or chaotic feel.

I heard it nicely put a while ago, and unfortunately I can't remember where - if you are one of those people who does like a lot of stuff, what we need to aim for is 'controlled chaos'...

I think I could have a go at that!

Clearing clutter makes you happy

There is no doubt at all that a home looks better after reducing clutter - and its not just the look of it...

...getting rid of clutter can help you to feel more relaxed and less stressed - so it's surely worth a try!

A simpler feel is more relaxing, that's for sure...

But I think part of the 'making you happier' feel is to do with the feel of re-gaining control over your own life and your own stuff...

Yes please - I'll have a bit of that as well!

So, we agree - clearing clutter is a good thing!

But, how to go about it...?

Can you help it?

I have a theory that you are either a clutter hoarder, or you're not! If you are not, you probably have a pristine, clutter-free home, and you're not reading these pages....

If you are a clutter hoarder, then I think it is just in your nature...

This doesn't mean that you can't succeed in getting rid of clutter, to have a nice, clutter free home...

But it will definitely take more effort to get on top of it - and keep on top of it!

Don't despair - as I have lots of ideas, hints and tips for how to organize clutter in your home....

...ones that I am going to try to put into practice myself too! (Promise!)

Readers with clutter problems

Reader, Katrina, needs help with a cluttered feel

Further reading

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