How To Organize Your House

Do you need to organize your house? The first step is realizing that there are two different kinds of clutter, physical and mental. If you get your mind organized, it will be a lot easier to organize your space.

Now let's get organized!

Has this ever happened to you? The doorbell rings. Unexpected guests. You are mortified but you let them in, hoping your house doesn't really look as bad as you think it does. You try to visit with your friends but all you can focus on is what a mess your home is and what your friends must be thinking.

You are not alone. Click here for some real life stories of embarrassing moments in home organization. Laugh a little and know you are in good company. Learn from others. Share your own story and see how many people can relate.

With the simple tips to organize your house that you will find here, you will never have to feel ashamed when your doorbell rings unexpectedly!

Clean Sweep Your Way to an Organized Home

The first big step in getting your house organized is to do a clean sweep of each room. Clear your clutter, put everything away and start with a clean slate. Once you do that, maintenance will be easy.

Need help getting started? Follow my room-by-room guide. I recommend you start with your master bedroom because waking up every morning in a clean, well-organized room will put you in the right state of mind to get the rest of your house looking that way.

Find out about household cleaning product recommendations that can help make cleaning easier and more efficient.

First, learn how to use Clutter Central to your advantage. Then start your clean sweep.

Organize your bedroom

Organize your child's room

Organize your guestroom

Organize your bathroom

Organize your laundry room

Organize your kitchen

Organize your dining room

Organize your living room

Organize your office

Organize your garage

Once you have completed a clean sweep of each room use these garage sale tips to get rid of your clutter.

A little a day goes a long way!

The next step to organize your house is to begin a new routine of small, daily chores to continually keep the cleaning cycle going.

Promise yourself that you will never spend another entire weekend cleaning when you should be out enjoying life.

Take some time to think about your daily schedule. Find pockets of unused time that you can fill with a few small chores. Five or ten minutes can go a long way.

• Throw a load of laundry into the washer.
• Fold and put away a load of laundry from the dryer.
• Unload the dishwasher.

Time-saving tip: Never leave a room empty-handed.

As you are walking through the living room on your way to your bedroom, grab the shoes you kicked off last night and put them away. This is an amazing way to organize your house without even realizing that you are doing it!

Enlist the help of your family.

Don't let yourself be the slave of your home. Ask your entire family to pitch in. Make a chore chart for your kids and provide a small reward every week if they accomplish all of their goals.

Take the time to think about your schedule. Are you using your time wisely? Can you find 10 minutes to get a jump start on organization?

If your goal is to keep the weekends free for fun, learn how to incorporate your errands into your daily schedule to become even more efficient.

If you still want more, here is a list of 52 small organizing projects with big impact.

Also, learn some seasonal storage tips to organize your house and keep it running smoothly throughout the year.