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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Eve Smallman

Too busy to declutter? The Incremental Improvement System creates lasting change with small daily actions, say pros

A living room with floral wallpaper, a gallery wall, a dusky pink L-shaped couch, and a marble table with a plant and books on top of it.

I get overwhelmed easily when tidying, so I’m always looking for new methods to solve this. That's why the ‘Incremental Improvement System’, which involves gradually clearing areas, rather than doing it all at once, piqued my interest.

Pro organizers say that it is a smart way to tackle cleaning different rooms, which makes tackling the house much less stressful. Here, they’ve shared what it is, where it does and doesn’t work, and how to do it. I also tested it out on my untidy vanity.

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