20 Things Professional Organizers Would Never Do in Their Own Homes

A professional organizer can tell you how to clean up your living spaces, but what about how they handle their own spaces? From the files on your computer to the spices in your kitchen, great ideas on how to make everything easy to find, store, and create less clutter. Simple suggestions that go a long way, like not purchasing more storage bins before paring down. Taking stock of what you have. Letting go of unnecessary items. Quick hints for every area of your home to keep it neat and tidy.

Key Takeaways:

A professional organizer would arrange spices by how often they use them and not by the alphabet.
While professional organizers encourage donating personal belongings, they would never let them linger around the house or car in a box.
Professional organizers always go through their mail as soon as it enters the house, shredding what they don't need right away.

“Clutter-busting habits make all the difference between a messy home and a tidy one.”