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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Chiana Dickson

Decluttering myths debunked – 11 rumors making your life 10 times harder

A soman with short brown hair carrying a stack of small boxes out of a walk in closet.

When it comes to a topic as diverse as decluttering, there is so much information and 'helpful' tips and tricks out there, that it can be hard to separate the facts from fiction, making decluttering far harder than it needs to be and wasting our time and energy. 

Although everyone declutters differently, several decluttering myths can result in a home that is less organized than when you started – making it difficult to fall in love with organizing and commit long-term.

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