Organization Made Easy: How to Declutter in a Week! | Ep. 57

On this Week’s Podcast: 7-Day Decluttering Challenge

A decluttered home is a welcoming home — and it makes for a happy family, too!

Home organization doesn’t have to be hard, especially if you take it one day at a time. 

Here’s our seven-day guide to decluttering and organizing your home. 

Day 1: Empty your refrigerator; discard food and condiments that have expired.

Day 2: Clean and reorganize the kitchen pantry. Use plastic, color-coordinated bins and containers to create a consistent design.

Day 3: Clear out your kitchen sink cabinet. You can build a shelf on the floor and racks on the backs of the doors to boost storage. 

Day 4: Go through all your bookshelves; identify titles you haven’t read in a while (and won’t get around to reading) and donate any unwanted books. You decluttering can allow someone else to gain knowledge! 

Day 5: Have a packed closet? Remove unwanted clothes and shoes and donate them to free up some space. 

Day 6: Empty your bath vanity cabinet and medicine chest, clean them, and remove any empty or expired items. 

Day 7: Organize your kids’ rooms — use bins to keep toys out of sight and donate unwanted toys and books

Decluttering your home really is that easy! Give this challenge a try and let us know how it worked out in the comments below.

Also in this week’s podcast:

• A homeowner wants to swap out her electric outdoor lamps for natural gas ones. The process isn’t simple or inexpensive, but it can be done. 

• If you’ve ever finished painting and noticed the walls look like a cracked eggshell, you likely missed this important prepping step.

• Joe has a Simple Solution that makes woodworking and tape measure reading more efficient!

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DIY Project of the Week: How to Improve Your Shelves’ Design

Most homes have builder-grade shelves that get the job done, but don’t enhance their interior design. 

Here are 4 ways to improve your shelves’ design and elevate any room’s appearance. 

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Question of the Week

Deborah in Georgia writes, “I’m in an ’80s condo and want to remove the wall between my kitchen and dining room. How can I tell if the wall is load-bearing? I need countertop space!”

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More Inspiration

• How to Hang Poster Board Behind Shelves
• Circuit Breaker Tripping? Here’s How to Fix It! | Ep. 55
• How to Build a Storage Shelf Under the Kitchen Sink

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