Declutter Your Home Checklist

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Declutter your home with this printable checklist containing over 50 things you can throw away today!

Do you ever feel like you’re drowning in clutter? I know I have to regularly, intentionally declutter my home to ensure I don’t get overwhelmed.

When living in a small space, decluttering helps you make the most of the square footage you have, and when you have a larger home it can help you prevent filling it up with random, unnecessary items.

If you’re feeling the need to clear out your space, here are 50 things you can throw away today! Click here to print the declutter your home checklist.

Need more help decluttering? Check out my Declutter Challenge!

What to do with things you declutter

• throw away broken items
• recycle when possible
• donate old linens to animal shelters
• donate items to thrift stores
• have a garage sale

Declutter Your Home by Zones

Bedroom

The bedroom is often a place where clutter can build up in the backs of closets or bottom of drawers. This is the first place I would start when decluttering.

• stained clothing
• wrong size clothing
• clothing you haven’t worn in over a year
• broken jewelry
• unused accessories-purses, scarves, hats
• unmatched socks or socks with holes
• store plastic hangers
• worn or unused linens

One helpful tip I learned from my mother to help get rid of clothes you don’t wear is to turn all of your hangers backwards and as you wear items, replace them in the proper direction. Then, anything still left backwards indicates you don’t need/wear that item.

Bathroom

Bathrooms are another hot spot for clutter, especially expired items. Check expiration dates carefully when cleaning this area out.

• expired medicines
• old nail polish
• old makeup
• worn towels and washcloths
• expired sunscreen
• unused hair styling appliances
• broken/unneeded bobby pins or hair elastics
• samples or unneeded travel sized toiletries

Home Office

Paperwork builds up quickly in the home office if you are not careful. This is especially true if you work from home as I do.

Here are a few things to look for when decluttering your desk and office:

• magazines you’ve already read
• unneeded receipts
• pens that have run out of ink
• old users manuals
• outdated electronics
• old craft supplies
• old calendars
• expired coupons
• old newspapers

Kid’s Rooms

Oh the kids! It’s always a challenge to clean out their items. With 3 boys my youngest son’s room is especially difficult because he is the repository for all hand me downs!

• unused toys
• broken toys
• puzzles missing pieces
• games missing pieces
• old craft supplies
• broken crayons
• used coloring books
• outgrown clothes
• outgrown DVDs
• outdated electronics/game systems

Kitchen

I try to declutter the kitchen at least once a year if not when I am doing my spring cleaning or fall cleaning.

Don’t forget to check the junk drawer too!

• plastic storage containers without lids
• broken appliances
• expired food
• unused cookbooks
• duplicate utensils
• unused vases
• unused appliances
• extra dishware and cutlery
• extra mason jars (just kidding-I hoard those!)
• expired coupons
• unneeded cleaning supplies

Garage/Storage:

Before my husband retired from the military we moved often and these areas would get attention while we packed. Now we need to make time to clean out and declutter these areas at least once a year.

• broken holiday decor
• duplicate holiday decor
• dried up paint
• outgrown bikes/scooters/riding toys
• unused sports equipment
• broken tools
• unused gardening equipment
• old cleaning rags
• empty spray paint cans
• old party supplies

Click here for the free Things to Throw Away Printable Checklist

If you need help downloading and printing your checklist please see the video below for step by step instructions!

What else would you add to the list? Let me know in the comments!