101 Things to Declutter Right Now in 2024!
2024 is upon us and a great way to start out the new year is to declutter some items around your home. If you are sentimental or you are overwhelmed, this can be a daunting task. I want to help! I’ve compiled a list of 101 things to declutter right now! So grab a box for donations and a trash bag, let’s get started!
How to get started with decluttering
If you’re new to decluttering, start with one room a day. Set a timer for about 15 minutes. Start with the items on this list. Regularly decluttering is a habit that is learned. Slowly work your way through the list. Normally, once you start, it gets easier as you keep going. You start to become ruthless and it gets easier to make decisions without fatigue.
101 items that you can declutter today
Bedroom:
- Clothes that don’t fit
- Clothes you haven’t worn in a year
- Socks with holes in them
- Underwear that aren’t comfortable
- Shoes that don’t fit right or you never wear
- Extra or broken hangers
- Excess purses or wallets
- Excess sheets (how many do you really need?)
- Unused decor or decor you don’t enjoy anymore
- Excess pillows or blankets
- Hats you don’t wear
- Broken jewelry
- Coats/jackets that you don’t wear
Kids Bedrooms:
- Kids clothes with stains
- Shoes or clothes that don’t fit
- Broken toys
- Broken craft supplies
- Books they don’t read
- Toys or puzzles with missing pieces
- Dress up your kids never wear
- Large toys they don’t play with (kitchens, bikes, etc)
- Old art projects
- Ratty sheets, blankets, pillow cases, etc.
- Coats and jackets that don’t fit
- Excess scarves/belts
- Formal items you won’t wear again
- Used up coloring books
Kitchen
- Appliances you don’t use
- Duplicate kitchen gadgets
- Expired food
- Pantry items you bought for one dish and never used again
- Food storage bowls without lids or vice versa
- Recipe books you don’t use
- Ragged dish towels
- Fast food utensils and straws
- Broken or chipped dishes and plates
- Rarely used or unused special occasion serve ware
- Takeout menus
- Empty/unused cleaning products
- Dead batteries
- Used up candles
- Used gift cards
- Expired coupons
- Random business cards
- Excess glasses/mugs
- Fridge magnets you no longer want
Bathrooms:
- Unused or old makeup
- Expired/unused medicine
- Unused hair care products
- Dried nail polish
- Ratty hand/bath towels
- Hair styling tools that never get used
- Uncomfortable feminine hygiene products
- Old personal care products
- Excess hair ties, brushes, combs, etc
- Old/expired sunscreen
- Beauty/travel samples you haven’t used
- Worn out bobby pins/hair ties
Office:
- Books you won’t read again
- Pens/Markers that don’t work
- Paper clutter
- Homeschool curricula you won’t use
- Old magazines/catalogs
- Used notebooks
- Those chords you’re never going to use and you don’t even remember what they’re for…
- Owners manuals (its probably one Google search away)
- Printers that don’t work
- Old receipts
- Paper work you no longer need
- Old phones you’re no longer using
- Old Phone cases/chargers
- Craft supplies you don’t use
Living Room:
- Furniture that is broken, scratched, no longer useful
- Remotes that are broken or no longer used
- Excess couch pillows and throws
- Decorative objects that you don’t use or like
- Broken or chipped decor
- Extra cables and chargers that you no longer use
- Anything stained that can’t or won’t be cleaned
- Dead house plants
- DVDs you don’t watch
- Video games/systems you no longer play
- CDs you don’t listen to
Garage/Storage
- Outdoor toys that are broken
- Tools you bought for one project and never used again
- Old paint
- Holiday decor you no longer want
- Random house parts you’re keeping “just in case”
- Old strollers, cribs, baby furniture/gear you no longer need
- Extra plastic grocery bags
- Pet grooming supplies no longer in use
- Old garden hoses
- Gifts you didn’t want
- Gloves that don’t fit anyone
- Unused sports equipment
- Backpacks/luggage you don’t use
- Broken/unused outdoor furniture
Digital Decluttering:
- Old emails
- Photos
- Unfollow people and accounts that make you feel bad
- Apps you don’t use