Decluttering is crucial for any home. It can be a hard task for people who are more likely to hold onto things than others.
You can divide your decluttering process and take one step at a time. For example, keep one day to declutter your bedroom and another day to declutter your kitchen.
I am sure that there are plenty of things in your house that you don’t need. But it is hard to let them go for some reason.
If you are looking for the things you must throw away for an organized house, you have come to the right place. Also, donate or sell the items if they are still usable.
I will show you all the things that you must throw away or donate to make your house clutter-free and more organized.
151 Things You Must Throw Away Today for an Organized Home
1. That rusty and old pair of shoes that you will never wear again
2. Books you will never read again
3. Glittered headbands if you don’t wear them anymore
4. Broken plastic hangers
5. Out of fashion jewelry
6. Clothes that don’t fit you anymore
7. Expired medicine and other supplies
8. Video games if your kids don’t play anymore
9. Old CDs and DVDs
10. Scrap wood of unfinished wooden projects
11. Last year’s calendars
12. Ugly fridge magnets that don’t look good in your fridge
13. Cell phone covers that you don’t use anymore
14. Sunglasses that are out of style
15. Old and broken watches
16. Air fresheners that don’t smell good
17. Worn out headphones that don’t work
18. Old keyboards that will never come in handy
19. Pieces of wrapping papers after using the bigger portion
20. Bill and receipts of last year
21. Movie tickets that were already used
22. Old and expired coupons
23. Plastic boxes that are in your kitchen cabinet for no reason
24. Makeup kits that you have bought 2 years ago
25. Recycle those shampoo bottles
26. Candles that have become old
27. Old bed sheets that have worn out
28. Magazines that you will never read, not even the guests
29. Board games that you don’t like
30. Broken cords of electronic devices
31. USB flash drives that will of no use
32. Baking sheets that has become warped
33. Cutting boards that are not sharp anymore
34. Rusted knives
35. Old and out of style purses
36. Earrings that are glittery and out of style
37. Those cartoon printed dishes your kids don’t use anymore
38. Socks with a tiny hole in the front
39. Stretched t-shirts
40. Dried flowers in the vase
41. Hair accessories you will never use the second time
42. Dried and old acrylic paints
43. Extra mugs that you never use
44. VHS tapes and floppy disks that will never come of use
45. Greeting cards that don’t mean anything to you
46. Nail polishes that have dried up
47. Baby cribs if your baby has grown up
48. Expired canned foods
49. Horrible smelling perfumes
50. Last year’s newspapers
51. Extra cushions in your bed that is of no use
52. Cracked mugs
53. Unused notebooks and papers
54. Pens that do not have ink
55. Lids of the containers you lost
56. Holiday decorations you don’t think you will use again
57. Artificial flowers in your cabinet
58. Extra buttons and beads
59. Bath mats that have worn out
60. Pet toys that your pet doesn’t play with anymore
61. Stockings that have holes in them
62. Prom dresses unless you have good memories attached with them
63. Undergarments that has become stretchy
64. Useless shoelaces that are of no use
65. duplicate kitchen utensils
66. Mayonnaise that has expired
67. Coffee mugs that you never use to drink coffee
68. Condiments that have expired
69. Old cellphones that no one use
70. That glittery pair of shoes you will never wear again
71. Address labels that you bought but never used
72. Screws and nails of your furniture you don’t own anymore
73. Wedding invitations
74. Bridesmaid dresses that you will not wear second time
75. Useless teeth whitening accessories
76. Menus from restaurants for takeout
77. Cardboard boxes you will never need
78. Socks that don’t match with each other
77. Water bottles that are just sitting idle in your cabinet
78. Old bathroom towels that have worn out
79. Teflon pans with scratches
80. Letters from your ex
81. Posters of actors and actresses in your college life
82. Junk mail that are of no purpose
83. Diet books that you have bought 5 years ago
84. Cookbooks that you never used even once
85. Items that have been destroyed by your pet
86. Photos you never want to look at the second time
87. Old paintings that don’t go with the interior of your house
88. Laundry baskets that have broken
89. Tools that have become rusty
90. Credit cards that you don’t use anymore
91. Point and shoot camera
92. Jeans with broken zipper
93. Brochures from travel agencies
94. Bridal shower party supplies
95. Flower pots with no flower
96. Keychains you never use
97. Ugly stuffed toys that you hate
98. Batteries that will never work
99. Expired lotion and moisturizer
100. Textbooks from years ago
101. Charger of your old phone
102. Business cards of people you will never contact
103. Sponges that have stretched out
104. Dimmed bulbs and LED lights
105. Glue that doesn’t work as a glue anymore
106. Napkins that you never use
107. That fancy showpiece sitting idle in the cupboard
108. Tea coasters that are of no use
109. Loyalty cards of years ago
110. Halloween costumes of last year
111. Scarves that you will never wear
112. A pair of gloves missing one glove
113. A pair of eye rings missing one earring
114. Hats you will never wear
115. Neckties that are out of style
116. Glass cases you never use to store glass
117. Flimsy flip flops
118. Baseball caps
119. Wallets that you don’t use
120. Belts that do not fit you anymore
121. Uncomfortable shoes
122. Broken watches
123. Broken bracelets
124. High heels that hurt you feet
125. Swimwear that you will never wear again
126. Promotional t-shirts
127. Same shade of nail polishes
128. Expired eyedrops
129. Years old lenses
130. expired lip balms
131. Dried and old mascara
132. Contact lens cases without any contact lens
133. Empty pill bottles
134. Rusty tweezers
135. Sewing kits if you never sew
136. Birthday party decorations from last year
137. Coloring book your kid doesn’t like
138. Expired diapers
139. Bath toys with holes in them
140. Baby monitors if your kid has grown up
141. Bakeware if you never bake
142. Banana slicer that you never use
143. plastic cutleries that have become flimsy
144. Keep one bottle opener and throw away the rest
145. Chopsticks from takeout, you don’t need 50 of them
146. Chipped plates and cups
147. Broken bins
148. Stale cereal
149. Grocery bags made from plastic
150. Duplicate sets of measuring cups
151. Shot glasses you never use
Finally, you have reached the end of this big list. It seems like a lot, doesn’t it? But if you are planning to declutter your house, you must throw away unnecessary items.
As I said earlier, you should always donate and recycle items. That is how you won’t feel bad about getting rid of things.
Let me know if you have been successful in getting rid of these things to make your house more organized. 🙂