I Tried the Simple Laundry Basket Decluttering Method to Save My Sanity When Hosting – Pre-Guest Organization is Now Effortless and Manageable

A warm-toned living room, with a brown three seater sofa and a striped arm chair. An upholstered ottoman table between them, and large glass patio doors behind. .

I used to dread the pre-guest clean up. As a serial procrastinator, it was always a mad dash to clear piles, relieve surfaces, and hide clutter. Then I tried the Laundry Basket decluttering method, and the process has become far less overwhelming.

The concept is simple: Keep a collapsible laundry basket on hand and sweep everything that's out of place into it before guests arrive. Stash it away out of sight until they leave, and you have time to put things away properly.