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    Home » Home & Garden » Cleaning » Declutter Your Home Checklist

    Last updated: Jan 27, 2021 by Melissa Riker · 5 Comments

    Declutter Your Home Checklist

    checklist of 50 things to throw away

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

    checklist of 50 things to throw away

    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

    • stained clothing
    • wrong size clothing
    • broken jewelry
    • unused accessories-purses, scarves, hats
    • unmatched socks or socks with holes
    • store plastic hangers
    • worn or unused linens

    Bathroom

    • 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

    • 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    • outdated electronics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

    • 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    • outdated electronics/game systems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

    • 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:

    • 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!

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    1. Karen says

      June 07, 2017 at 9:30 pm

      Thank you for educating me on how to de-cutter and to maintain my hope, this is great. Thanks again.

      Reply
    2. Elaine says

      April 03, 2017 at 9:51 am

      Some of the things on your list could be given away to needy people, not thrown in the trash.

      Reply
      • Melissa says

        April 03, 2017 at 11:37 am

        I did not intend it to be literal as in throw it in the trash can, I meant removing it from your home to prevent clutter. I have updated the blog post to make that clear. ~Melissa

        Reply
    3. Jeanie says

      March 29, 2017 at 10:09 am

      Great ideas!!!

      Reply
      • Melissa says

        March 29, 2017 at 4:20 pm

        Thanks Jeanie! Happy de-cluttering!! ~Melissa

        Reply

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