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Looking for a full list of categories and subcategories to declutter? See here!

  • Writer: Abby Rowan
    Abby Rowan
  • May 17, 2020
  • 1 min read

Looking for a list of categories to help you go through your home methodically? I'm sharing my list that anyone decluttering should go through and add/take out. Anything you think is missing?

Clothes

- Tops

- Bottoms

- Skirts

- Trousers

- Shorts

- Dresses

- Underwear

- Socks/stockings

- Coats/outerwear

- Bags/purses

- Hats

- Belts

- Shoes

- Jewellery

- Swimwear

- Activewear

- Sleepwear

- Other


Books

- Fiction

- Non-fiction

- Cookbooks

- Magazines

- Other


Paperwork

- Bank documents

- Warranties

- Insurance documents

- Bills

- Other


Kitchen

- Cooking utensils

- Pots and pans

- Baking equipment (tins, scale, etc)

- Electronic kitchen equipment

- Cooking tools:

- Wooden spoons, spatula, whisks, etc

- Kitchen knives, etc

- Tools for eating

- Cutlery

- Plates and dishes

- Serving dishes

- Storage:

- Tupperware

- Wraps; over paper, ziplock bags

- Lunchbox items

- Food

- Other


Bathroom

- Hair products

- Brushes, combs

- Skin care; creams, lotions

- Hygiene care; nails, cotton buds, tweezers

- Cosmetics

- Candles and aromatherapy

- Consumables; tissue, toilet paper

- Medicine

- Other


Sheets/linen

- Linen and bed sheets

- Towels, face cloth

- Washing machine items

- Other


Study/Office

- Stationary

- ‘Tools’ – pens, scissors, stapler, hole punch, ruler

- papers – notebook, memo pad

- Electronic chords; extension cable, earphones, chargers

- Electronic items; computer, digital camera, portable games

- Other electronic items: memory cards, USB, ink cartridge batteries

- Valuables; passports, certificates

- Other


Home items

- Cleaning:

- Products

- Equipment

- Tools

- Gardening items

- Hobby items e.g. Sport

- Special occasions: e.g. Christmas, festivals

- Sewing kit

- CDs and DVDs

- Other


Children

- Toys

- Clothes

- Other


Sentimental items

- E.g. Awards, yearbooks, medals, artwork, letters, photos, childhood items.



Don't forget it's by category, NOT LOCATION. Items in your GARAGE for example would probably fall under 'Home items' (think of your gardening tools, camping equipment, sports stuff, etc!).


See if anything would be missing from your list and post in the comments!

 
 
 

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