20 Things to Declutter from Your Home

At the beginning of this year I shared two posts about tossing excess stuff and reducing clutter. 10 Things You Can Toss Right Now and 10 More Things to Toss Right Now. I decided to add 20 more easy things to toss before the end of this year: 20 Things to Declutter from Your Home. Once you’ve used these lists to get rid of unneeded items, you’ll have a great start to a decluttered and more organized home.

20 Things to Declutter From Your Home

Take Out Menus – Most restaurant menus are on line now. Don’t keep more paper than you need.

Combination Locks – You probably have combination locks around the house that your kids forgot the combination to. It’s time to get rid of them.

Old Electronics – If you have electronics you’re not using, now is the time to donate them.

Party Supplies – Do you have a mishmash of party supplies? Start using them today! Add the paper plates, napkins, and plastic utensils to you picnic basket or use them on a day when you don’t feel like doing the dishes. The napkins are also good to add to lunch boxes or keep in the car glove box.

Ticket Stubs – There’s really no reason to have ticket stubs once you’ve attended the event. It’s just more paper clutter.

Hotels Toiletry Samples – You don’t need to save that bag full of toiletries, the hotel has more for your next visit. Donate the ones you already have to a local shelter.

Free Promotional Items – You know those promotional items you grabbed because they were free but have never used? They are taking up valuable space so get rid of them.

Store Reward Cards and Gift Cards – Store reward cards that you are no longer using and expired or used gift cards are taking up space in you wallet or purse and can be confusing as to whether you’ve used them or not. You can give your phone number at most stores for rewards.

Wrapping Paper Scraps – You have good intentions of using all those scrap pieces of wrapping paper and ribbon but never do. It’s time to toss them. Or use them for packing material when you mail a gift or something fragile.

Broken Christmas Lights – Don’t pack away those broken strands of Christmas lights. Toss them!

Grocery Bags – Most grocery stores have grocery bag recycling areas where you can turn the bags back in. Better yet, purchase reusable bags.

Old Business Cards – Toss your old business cards and ones you have received from others. If there is some information you want to keep, take a picture of it with your phone and save it in a folder.

Broken Jewelry – Either fix the broken jewelry or toss it. If it’s too difficult for you to fix take it to a jeweler.

Greeting Cards – You don’t need to keep every greeting card you have ever received. Only keep the very special ones if you feel you need too.

Puzzles, Games and Playing Cards – Puzzles, games, and playing cards with missing and broken pieces need to be tossed. They’re just taking up space and will never be used.

Flat Pillows – Toss flat bed pillows and flat decorative pillows. You can keep the pillow cover and replace the pillow form.

Old Text Books – If you haven’t had to look at a resource book for over a year then donate it to someone who will use it. Or you might even be able to sell it.

Phone Books – When was the last time you used a phone book? Recycle it! Or better yet see if you can be taken off the delivery list.

Stuffed Animals – Pare down your kids stuffed animals then limit them to a certain amount. Let them help you decide which ones to donate.

Dead Plants – Tossing dead plants is pretty obvious but can sometimes be overlooked.

So are you ready for a cleaner, more organized home?

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