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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Andy van Terheyden

The 1 bad organizational habit experts urge you to stop – and what you should do instead to avoid long-term clutter chaos

Dressing room with built-in cupboards and mirror tiles on one wall. Grey toile wallpaper.

When clutter builds up on surfaces and floors, many of us respond in the same way: stuff it out of sight. Closets, cabinets, drawers, and even the garage become catch-alls for anything we’re not quite ready to deal with.

But while it might feel like a quick fix, experts warn that this one bad organizational habit will inevitably create more chaos over time.

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