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Olivia Wolfe

How to Declutter Before Moving Home — These Steps Will Help You Cut the Clutter and Take Back Control

IKEA storage boxes and organization ideas for small spaces under a mezzanine bed.

Moving is not easy. As someone who's lived in over five homes in the past five years, I understand the struggle of having to pack up and sort through all the things you collect over time. It's easy to wonder how you ever ended up with so much junk or, worse still, how you'll ever get it all into boxes.

All in all, moving is a bittersweet experience. You're closing a chapter and looking forward to the next exciting thing that lies ahead. But, first, you have to deal with the taxing, rather stressful - sometimes very sweaty - ordeal that is physically moving everything you own, and the best (and most important) thing to do before all of that is declutter.

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