Everything You Need to Declutter Your Home

Gift wrapping, old mobile phones, perfume samples, gifts you don't like... because your home is full of things you haven't used in years or no longer need (yes, years). See how many of these items you can get rid of. If you do a quick review, it will be easy to identify many of them. Start with the easiest: items you have no emotional attachment to, such as clothes, dishes, decor... Destroy them mercilessly. These 10 steps will help you get started.

Say Goodbye to These Items in the Entryway

Perhaps furniture or console in your entryway contains many items you no longer use, so carefully check and see how much space remains. Then tackle the accessories area: thousands of fabric bags, torn umbrellas, shoes and scarves you don't use, gloves without pairs... Check the following list and remove!

• Jewelry you no longer like.
• Keys you don't even know how to open.
• Restaurant brochures.
• Coupons for discounts.
• Unread letters.
• Broken umbrella.
• Shoes you no longer wear.
• Shopping bags you've accumulated.
• Used air fresheners.
• Old or outdated sunglasses.
• Used batteries.
• Old seasonal shoes.
• Hanging scarves you never wear.

Things Left in the Kitchen

Many items take up space in your cabinets and pantry that should have been thrown away long ago. Go through each drawer, then move to the large cabinets and finish in the pantry. If you have opened jars of food and don't remember when they were or expired, throw them out. These tips will help you never lose food again. But there are more things to discard from the kitchen:

• Cookbooks you no longer use. You can find them online.
• Damaged cups and plates. Farewell!
• Old aprons. How terrible they look!
• Devices you don't use, such as yogurt makers or refrigerators.
• Damaged fabrics and gloves. Better to have 5 good items than a dozen old ones.
• Thousands of jars. Keep only 4 good ones.
• Cutting boards in poor condition. Plastic and wooden ones have a shelf life. Don't overload!
• Baking tools and pastry makers, honestly you will never use them!
• Repeated utensils. Spoons, spatulas, grids... one of each is enough.
• Knives that don't cut. Instead of sharpening them, you've already bought new ones. Toss them!
• Spices you don't use and have expired.

Everything That Should Not Be in the Living Room

The living room is the part of your home where most activities happen and often accumulates more items than anywhere else. If you clean it up a bit, it won't only look bigger and neater but also make you feel better. Start with the bookshelf: furniture that usually accumulates more items than necessary, and at least 30% of its space should be empty. Also pay attention to so-called magnetic zones: coffee tables, side tables or chairs usually used for placing everything. But there's more!

• Old books, like encyclopedias or collections you no longer use.
• Devices such as defective TVs, old radios... they only gather dust.
• Videos and music you can no longer play back.
• Porcelain collection heirlooms you don't like at all.
• Coverlets you aren't using. Keep a good one for special occasions and leave 2 or 3 for daily use.
• Millions of throws. They're beautiful and practical, but 3 or 4 are more than enough.
• Travel memories you no longer love and have stopped loving.
• Nearly burned candles you won't light anymore.

Things Left in the Bedroom

This is your rest area, so you should have a minimum of items to avoid clutter interfering with your sleep. It starts with what you see: dresses you don't wear, perfumes you no longer use, a bookshelf on the table... There will be items to put away and others you can discard. Look at this list, tidy up, and when there are no more unnecessary things left, organize your bedroom.

• A bathrobe or jacket by the door you haven't worn in years.
• Papers on the desk that have no business being there.
• Socks without pairs for a long time now.
• Old or washed hangers. If they're all different, remove them. Better to be uniform.
• Your collection of bags and cosmetic pouches. A few different sizes are enough for you.
• Bags you keep just in case. More than 10 is too many.
• All the jewelry you don't wear.