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