We Asked Pro Organizers for Their Go-To Decluttering Rules—Here Are 5 They Use Every Day
By Arlyn Hernandez
A place for everything and everything in its place is the ultimate organizing goal in most homes. But for many of us, that feels more like a fairy tale than a mantra we actually live by, due in large part to the amount of clutter and stuff we hold on to. (And according to a professional organizer quoted in a Los Angeles Times article that went viral in 2014, households have around 300,000 items!)
"Think about how much space your stuff takes up, the guilt that comes when getting rid of it down the line, and the peace it steals from you when you don’t have a place for it," says Ryen Toft, founder of Simply Luxe, a professional organizing company based in San Diego. "At what cost do you hold on to something? When it no longer serves you, let it go.”