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Cut the Clutter and Get Organized
Denise G. Dias Sedgwick County Extension Agent
Family and Consumer Sciences
Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service
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Is clutter a problem at your house?
Do you … • say, “This house is a mess” more than
three times a week? • move something every time you want to sit
down? • have piles of paper all over the house?
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Is clutter a problem at your house?
Do you … • have brimming closets and drawers? • spend lots of time looking for things? • frequently hear, “I can’t find it”? • serve as the family’s chief picker-upper?
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Does this sound like you?
If so, it’s time to take control of the clutter at your house.
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Start with a Positive Attitude • Cleaning is a
chore. • Taking a positive
approach will encourage family members to become involved.
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Clutter is a Family Affair • Choose a convenient
time for everyone to discuss plans for clutter control.
• It is unfair to expect one person to restore order.
• All family members share the responsibility for picking up after themselves.
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Sources of Clutter • Newspapers and magazines • Mail and bills • Books and papers • Toys and Games • Hobby Materials
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Sources of Clutter
• Cleaning supplies • Tools and hardware • Clothes • Outerwear: Hats, mittens and boots • Laundry and Ironing
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Source of Clutter
When to Sort
Who is Responsible?
Newspapers, magazines weekly John
Mail, bills, books, papers daily Jane
Toys and games daily Susie
Hobby Materials weekly Jane
Cleaning supplies and Laundry
Daily, weekly, monthly, and annually
Jane and Susie
Tools and Hardware weekly John and John Jr.
Clothing Every 3 months Everyone
Outerwear daily Everyone
Make a Chart
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Make Time • Set aside several
Saturday mornings to work as a family on big cleanups.
• Use the box approach to sort clutter: Keep, Store, Throw Away Give Away/Sell and Maybe.
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The Keep Box
• This is the put away or storage box. • Sort like items together. • Return items to their places. • Create “centers” for work, such as
cleaning, desk/office, cooking, baking, makeup, tools, etc.
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The Storage Box
• Store these items for use at a later time.
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Give Away
• Sell these items at your next yard sale OR give them to secondhand stores.
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The Throw Away Box • Throw away these
items. A trip to the recycling center or dump may be in order.
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The Maybe Box • Go through this box
one more time and sort items into the other boxes.
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Maintaining a Clutter-Free Home
• Everyone needs to do a little bit every day. • It is everyone’s “job” to keep items picked
up and put away. • Tasks need to appropriate for ages and
abilities. • Share your ideas and expectations of what
is expected and acceptable.
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Plan for Success • What are everyone’s daily and weekly
responsibilities? • What are the acceptable standards? • What are the consequences if the jobs are not
completed? • Caution: Some members may object. Stay firm
and do not do their share of the work, or you will end up getting it back! It will take at least 2 weeks for the jobs to become routine.
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Relax and Celebrate a Clutter-Free Home
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Organizing Your Closet
A Three-Step System for Wardrobe Storage
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Step One: How Much Clothing?
• We often keep all of our clothes, compacting them tighter and tighter.
• Clothes we don’t wear are clutter. • Most garments need 2 to 3 inches of
space for hanging. It also depends on the length and width of the garment.
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Ten Things to get rid of NOW! 1. Anything with a stain, hole or tear. 2. Clothing or accessories you like, but look funny on you. 3. Purses you no longer use. 4. Outdated clothing or accessories. 5. Ratty weekend clothes 6. Clothing that does not fit. 7. Worn shoes. 8. Anything of a lower quality than your regular wardrobe. 9. Dead lingerie. 10. The good coat that won’t fit over your other clothes.
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Step Two: Where is storage needed?
• 10 percent of the space of a home is allocated for storage. Therefore, a 1,500 square-foot house has 150 square feet of storage.
• Where is this space? • Is used appropriately?
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Step Three: Organize • Learn to maximize your space by
consulting a redesign expert, studying home design books or visiting home organization stores.
• Everything should be visible at a glance because you wear what you see.
• Some suggestions: shoe shelves, sweater shelves, hanging racks, and a wall rack for jewelry and scarves.
• Precise measuring is essential.
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What do you do with the little things
that drive you crazy?
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How to Store …
Shoes – • Shelving • Stacked and labeled boxes • Racks for the door or floor
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How to Store … Scarves – • Fold and store in transparent drawers • Hang on a kitchen mug rack • Hang on a pants hanger • Clothes-pin to a regular hanger • Hang over towel bars on the wall or door
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How to Store … Jewelry – • Plastic mesh wall grid • Kitchen utensil divider • Hardware store nail organizer • Small plastic chest of mini drawers
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How to Store …
Hosiery – • Separate by color • Store in clear bags in a drawer • Store in shopping bags on a hanger • Store in clear plastic shoe boxes
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How to Store …
Bags – • Store flat, loosely stuffed with tissue paper • Stack gently, so they don’t lose their shape • Store in a drawer • Try using a giant lazy Susan
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Need More Space?
• Look for storage in other areas of your home to store out-of-season clothing: – Other closets, – Guest room closet, – Utility room, – Under the bed in another room
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Getting ready to go out to dinner was never so easy!
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