7 things pro organizers immediately notice in a messy home – and how to turn things around

Someone putting glass jars of dried food goods on a wooden shelf / A white kitchen with a chrome sink, white floating shelves with a blue breadbin / a neutral entryway with a wooden wall-mounted coat hook rack, an orange jacket hanging from it above a bench shoe rack.

Decluttering and organizing a home is difficult at the best of times, but it is often made worse by the fact that we quickly become accustomed to our environments, becoming blind to the smaller messes, underlying issues, and storage solutions that can all help to get our lives in order.

A professional organizer, on the other hand, with their well-trained eyes and practiced mindset can spot the main causes of clutter and mess as soon as they step through the front door and now they're sharing their top seven bloopers, plus how to fix them.