5 Decluttering Tricks That Just Don't Work, According to Some Professionals — "Effective Techniques Aren't About Magical Shortcuts"

A colorful bedroom with baby blue and dusty rose walls, floating orange shelves with vases and trinkets, green wall lamps, a blue study with a black and white chair. A red door, a striped colorful curtain and a bay window with pillows.

What decluttering tips simply do not work? Well, according to one expert — there seems to be quite a few.

"The promise of an effortless, instant transformation is incredibly appealing, especially when dealing with overwhelming clutter," says storage expert Max Wilson. And yet, there's no such thing as a quick fix with any clutter-culling technique.