Peter Walsh's 5 Ways to Declutter Your Home This Weekend
Dreading the big cabinet-and-closet cleanout? Peter Walsh suggests five fun, easy ways to lighten your load this weekend, with your family or a few friends—and do some good while you're at it.
The Housewide Shoe Purge
Time Required: One Hour
Avoid an avalanche of shoes every time you open the closet and maybe even make room for a new pair.
Do It: How to decide what stays and what goes
The Two-Step Toy Tidy-Up
Time Required: Two Hours
Peter Walsh shows you how to tidy up those toys once and for all—with a little help from the kids.
Do It: Your playroom clean-up strategy
The Closet Declutter-fest for Couples
Time Required: Three Hours (Depending on your closet—and your partner)
If a shared closet has you and your partner divided, try Walsh's no-stress strategy for eliminating bulk and creating harmony.
Do It: Clear out your closet this weekend
The Progressive declutter Party
Time Required: One Weekend Morning
Enlist your friends in your clean-up efforts with a "party" that will lighten your loads and leave you all a little better off.
Do It: Have your own declutter party
The Pantry Pare-Down
Time Required: 30 Minutes
Walsh offers his four quick tips to tame your overstuffed pantry and find a worthwhile home for your excess food.
Do It: Organize your nonperishables
Next: The ultimate guide to spring cleaning (in 8 hours or less!)
From the
March 2013 issue of
O, The Oprah Magazine
