Where does it go?Everything has somewhere to go.It did not pile up overnight. One thing at a time.

Declutter · Wardrobe

How to declutter your wardrobe

The short answer

Do the wardrobe in one pass, half a day, or not at all. Everything comes out onto the bed, because the mess forces you to finish before bedtime. Three piles only: keep, sell or donate, textile recovery. A maybe pile is the wardrobe in another place. Try on anything uncertain for ten seconds.

Half a day, done properly

Checked

What order should I declutter the wardrobe in?

  1. Everything out, onto the bedThe mess is the point. It forces you to finish before bedtime.
  2. Three piles onlyKeep, sell or donate, textile recovery. A 'maybe' pile is just the wardrobe again in a different location.
  3. Try on anything you're unsure aboutTen seconds each. Uncertainty usually resolves the moment it's on.
  4. Hang the keepers facing the same wayTurn each hanger around as you wear something. In six months, the untouched ones are obvious and the decision is already made.

What will I find, and where does it go?

Every wardrobe declutter turns these up. Each has its own page, written for Australian Capital Territory where the answer changes by state.

Stuck on one thing?

Run it through keep or go, or read the eight thoughts that stall everyone. If it's going and it's big, need it gone in Canberra.

Nobody is coming to inspect it. This one is for you.