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January 10, 2019 32 Comments

Clutter Free Challenge – Six Week Plan to Decluttering Your Home

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Friends, this post has been a long time coming. Every year when January rolls around I tell myself this is going to be the year I’m more organized. I buy a planner, throw out some clothes, organize my kitchen and I let the organizing steam fizzle out until next thing I know it’s been 12 months and I’m back where I started. Don’t get me wrong, I’m semi-organized, I have a few systems in place and you can find a dozen or so organizing posts on this blog. This year when those thoughts of purging all the things started to bubble up – I had an idea to make it a group effort. I seriously believe everything is done better in community, so I shared the idea of an organizing/decluttering challenge to you all on Instagram and it got an overwhelmingly positive response! I’m so excited (and a little nervous) to introduce you to the Clutter Free Challenge – a six-week guide to decluttering your home!

Declutter your home with me!

A few things…

First, I’m using the word “guide” loosely here.
As previously mentioned, I am no expert (I have a real home tour to prove it). What I did do is put together a big ol’ spreadsheet full of things that I know a lot of us struggle with when it comes to organizing/decluttering. I’m using that information to steer the challenge. I will be participating in each week right along with you guys – decluttering my own home and I’ll share my progress and ideas each week here on the blog.

This is plan is not 100% complete.
The task of organizing an entire house can feel extremely daunting. I’ve honestly lost sleep at night thinking about the time it would take to completely overhaul my organization systems. That’s not what I want for any of us. What I think is most beneficial is to go through several spaces in your house, week by week, making a habit of getting rid of unused, and unwanted things. I want us to take those six weeks to begin decluttering our homes. After the six weeks, you’ll likely still have a few places in your house that could use some attention but a pretty big chunk will have been tackled and you will feel amazing about it. You have to start somewhere, that’s what they say anyway!

Use this plan in a way that is most helpful to you.
I’ve created this weekly challenge in a way that should help each of us tackle spaces that need it most but if we get to the kitchen week and you’re like, Chels – my kitchen is good – my label maker and I tackled that last year, that’s okay! Consider tackling a space that isn’t covered in the challenge instead. I would encourage you to just keep going!

Okay – here’s the plan!

Each week we’ll focus on one space/room/objective. I’ll give you an idea of things can declutter, organization tips and specific project ideas to help get organized.

Our six week declutter challenge will look like this:

If you’re joining in – please let me know in the comments! You can also participate by using the #mhbclutterfree hashtag on Instagram! It will be so fun to see our progress as we go!

Here’s a shortcut:

Week 1 – Kitchen
25 Things in Your Kitchen You Can Declutter Right Now
An Organized Pantry – Round 2

Week 2 – Living Spaces
20+ Things You Can Declutter From Your Living Room Right Now
Organizing a Craft Cabinet

Week 3 – Kid Spaces
How we Organized Tiny Toys
How we Keep Kids Clothes Organized

Week 4 – Closets
How to Organize a Tiny Walk-in Closet
How to DIY a Custom Closet from IKEA systems

Week 5 – Bathrooms
How to Organize and Store Makeup
Wooden Bathroom Caddy

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About Chelsea

Chelsea Coulston is the resident decorator, baker, and pillow hoarder around these parts. A wife to an active duty Sailor and mom of two girls, Chelsea's got a knack for decorating even the most challenging spaces (just see her military base house!) She's inspired by cool beach tones and warm natural elements that remind you of a day at the beach. After living in a half dozen rentals, she's enjoyed spending the last few years in a cute ranch style home that she and her husband have almost completely renovated themselves. Chelsea lives in sunny Jacksonville, Florida with her husband and two daughters.

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  1. Charlene says

    January 10, 2019 at 9:36 pm

    Hi. It’s Char and i’m In!

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    • Chelsea says

      January 12, 2019 at 8:19 pm

      yes!! So happy you’re joining Char!

      Reply
  2. Katie Gordon says

    January 11, 2019 at 11:40 am

    I’m in! Bring on the organizing, Chelsea 🙂

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    • Chelsea says

      January 12, 2019 at 8:20 pm

      Yay, Katie!! We’re going to be so organized!!!

      Reply
  3. Sharon says

    January 11, 2019 at 1:48 pm

    awesome im in!

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    • Chelsea says

      January 12, 2019 at 8:21 pm

      Hooray!!! I’m excited you’re joining in Sharon!

      Reply
  4. Glenda says

    January 13, 2019 at 1:40 am

    I need to do this so bad, we shifted 2 years ago and I still have boxes in the garage. Need to change that.

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    • Chelsea says

      January 13, 2019 at 10:41 am

      Let’s do it!

      Reply
  5. Kim says

    January 13, 2019 at 8:10 am

    I’m in. I’m always up for a good challenge and getting organized is what I really need now that I’m back in the workforce full time with 3 kids and a lot of extra curricular activities. Thank you for the invite!

    Reply
    • Chelsea says

      January 13, 2019 at 10:42 am

      Great! I think the challenge will kick a lot of us into gear!

      Reply
  6. Lois says

    January 13, 2019 at 10:49 am

    Ready!

    Reply
  7. Sylvia says

    January 13, 2019 at 2:56 pm

    I’m in! Just started decluttering a couple of weeks ago, so this should be incentive to keep going.

    Reply
  8. Annie Leckie says

    January 13, 2019 at 4:54 pm

    I’m In!!!!!

    Reply
  9. Jane says

    January 14, 2019 at 5:54 am

    I’m in! Although, do to health issues, it may take me a little longer, but I definitely need this!

    Reply
  10. Lenna says

    January 14, 2019 at 4:55 pm

    Late as usual, but all the more ready for the challenge!

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    • Chelsea says

      January 15, 2019 at 9:15 pm

      You’re just in time!

      Reply
  11. Jaclyn Lorimer says

    January 15, 2019 at 12:38 pm

    Yay! I actually did clothing items this past week–got rid of two hampers full! Excited to get rid of more items and simplify!

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    • Chelsea says

      January 15, 2019 at 9:15 pm

      Yes!! Feels so good!

      Reply
  12. Susan says

    January 15, 2019 at 2:53 pm

    Count me in!!

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    • Chelsea says

      January 15, 2019 at 9:15 pm

      Great, Susan!! So glad!

      Reply
  13. Linda says

    January 15, 2019 at 6:14 pm

    I’m ready so count me in!

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    • Chelsea says

      January 15, 2019 at 9:15 pm

      Awesome!!!

      Reply
  14. Colleen Molnar says

    January 17, 2019 at 12:51 pm

    I’m in.

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    • Chelsea says

      January 17, 2019 at 12:55 pm

      So happy to have you, Colleen!

      Reply
  15. Meredith says

    January 19, 2019 at 10:48 am

    I’m definitely all in for being clutter free! Thanks for being a trusty tour guide… I appreciate the help since I struggle figuring out where to start and what to do next… you’re the best!

    Reply
  16. Barbara Armstrong says

    January 16, 2021 at 12:42 pm

    I’m Barbara. I’m in!

    Reply
  17. Loy says

    January 16, 2021 at 6:59 pm

    Oh, I so need this. Thanks so much for your efforts. I’m definitely in.

    Reply
  18. Cherrie Nielsen says

    January 17, 2021 at 9:39 am

    I’m in!

    Reply

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