--- title: "Things to Get Rid of Right Now, Room by Room" url: "https://servingsandiegocounty.com/things-to-get-rid-of-right-now-room-by-room/" post_type: "post" date_published: "2022-02-23T04:00:16+00:00" date_modified: "2022-03-31T22:39:05+00:00" categories: ["Home Improvement"] --- # Things to Get Rid of Right Now, Room by Room “Your home is a living space, not a storage space.” – Francine Jay, Author of The Joy of Less and Lightly. Less is now the new more. It’s time to lighten the load in your home! Consider getting rid of the following and declutter your home one room at a time. Home Decluttering Checklist Living Room: Books you don’t enjoy Used up candles Unwatched DVDs, CDs, and VHS Old magazines and newspapers Worn-out rugs Excessive knick-knacks and decorations Remotes to old devices Broken or worn furniture Electronics that are not commonly used Dead plants Office: Dried up pens Promotional products/flyers Old electronics Expired coupons Old bills and receipts Broken cords Scraps of mail Kitchen & Dining Room: Old spices Expired anything Broken utensils Extra utensils, tools, or appliances Storage containers with missing lids Old cleaning supplies Chipped dishes Rarely-used small appliances Extra table linens Bedrooms: Orphaned jewelry Clothes and shoes you haven’t worn in a year Orphaned socks Excess/broken hangers Old gadgets and electronics Junk from the nightstand or dresser junk drawer Old t-shirts and white undershirts Bathroom: Expired makeup Expired meds Dried up nail polish Perfume you don’t like Lotions/soaps you don’t like Frayed towels Closet: Old product boxes Product manuals Broken seasonal decor Unknown keys Old textbooks Expired batteries Garage: Rusty hand tools Broken power tools Unused sports equipment Empty paint cans Hope this list helps. We have prepared a Decluttering Checklist Downloadable PDF that you can print at home. Please dispose of the items properly. For electronic waste, please drop them off at any of these electronics recycling center. Donate your old clothes, furniture, and other goods to a good cause like Father Joe’s Villages.