The Declutter Checklist — Everything You Should Purge From Your Home

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girls closet cluttered with boxes, shoes, clothes, etc.

So you (and millions of others) have decided you need to go Marie Kondo on your home and start removing anything that doesn’t “spark joy”… only to find that you actually have a ton of stuff. What do you keep? What do you toss? How do you make your way through the abyss of clutter?

Organizing can be overwhelming, so we’ve created a home declutter checklist to help you tackle your clothing, books, papers, mementos, and miscellaneous items in a focused format.

marie kondo inspired decluttering checklist print out

Starting with your wardrobe, you’ll go through your clothes by categories and start trimming away at the pieces that don’t bring happiness when you hold them. Then separate each article into piles of keep, donate/sell, and trash. If you’re not sure if something should make the cut, try this quick hanging method in your closet to see which pieces are seldom (if ever!) worn.

before and after photos of messy drawers turning into organized drawers of folded clothes

Once sorted, put back the “keep” pile into the closet and neatly organize drawers. We love the idea of folding using the KonMari method to maximize on space potential. Check out how Lina uses the method to in her son’s bedroom to make all his clothes visible within the drawers.

cleaning and declutter a pantry

And your clothes are just the start! As you go through your home, you’ll declutter room by room attacking each category and checking it off the list. I think you’ll be pretty impressed by the joy and relief of having beautiful, clutter-free spaces. Just check out the impressive transformation of Lina’s pantry when she decluttered and reorganized!

So, are you ready to get started?

Print out the checklist and declutter your home with ease!


These clever food storage containers organized Sara’s pantry in about an hour!


About the writer:

Emily obtained her Bachelor's degrees from Clarkson University with 5 years of content writing experience specializing in health, beauty, fashion, home, & living frugally.


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Comments 8

  1. MaymeV

    Lists are my jam, my groove, my guiltiest pleasure after good chocolate. Anyway thanks for THIS list to get me moving toward Joy!

    • Collin (Mrs. Hip)

      Oh perfect! You are SO very welcome! Glad you are loving this list! Thanks a bunch for taking a moment to comment!

  2. Sara

    The one problem I have with her method is that the sparking joy concept doesn’t work with everything. My toothbrush doesn’t spark joy, but I still need it.

    • Amber (Hip Sidekick)

      LOL! SO true!

  3. Corina

    Thank you!

    • Collin (Mrs. Hip)

      You’re welcome, Corina!

  4. Mama6

    Thank you for this! Loving this list 🙂 I watched all of the Tidying up episodes and loved it. I have a family of 8 so it was super helpful and encouraging. Using your list right now 🙂

    • Collin (Mrs. Hip)

      Yay! You’re very welcome! Happy this list has been helpful! ❤

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