6 Things Not To Do When Decluttering Try and do it all at once Often we get all inspired to start decluttering and set aside a day to do the whole house in one go. This will likely result in overwhelm, frustration and just giving up. A much more manageable option is to choose a category, project or space and tackle them one at a time. Start with some small tasks if you’re new to decluttering (like these 30-minute or less tasks) and gradually work your way up to the more challenging ones. Buy storage before decluttering It can be so tempting to go out and buy lots of fancy storage options before you start decluttering, but try and stop yourself. If you do that you’re likely to just tidy up rather than actually decluttering or if you do successfully Declutter then you will have wasted money on the storage options. Do your decluttering first, and then figure out if you need any new storage to suit the items that you have decided to keep. Leave items lying around Once you...