Books To Help You Declutter Your Home

Your home is your sanctuary, filled with warmth, laughter, memories... and stuff! And sometimes the stuff can take over, making you feel stressed and overwhelmed. If that's you, our friends at the Guille-Allès Library have created this list of books to help you live life well with less and take back control.

Start with the sock drawer and the rest will follow is the advice from one author, with another helping you to conquer the clutter with style. With tips to help you focus on what you want to keep rather than what you want to get rid of, there are room by room guides to help you get started.

So, it's over to you to choose you preferred method and get stuck in.

 

 

1.  Create Space: Live Well With Less by Dilly Carter

A master class in detoxing your home. Packed with practical solutions, advice and techniques, this book will teach you how to declutter your home, simplify your living space, and find a more organised and peaceful life. Explore step-by-step methods that you can adapt and sustain for your own needs so you can live better with less.

Discover the connection between outer order and inner calm in this self-help book. By clearing out your home, you can also clear your mind, improve your relationships, and enhance your wellbeing. When you stop allowing your life to revolve around mess and clutter, you instantly gain energy to focus on the things that matter.

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2.  The Home Edit: Conquering The Clutter With Style by Clea Shearer & Joanna Teplin

From the Netflix original series. From Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin, the Instagram-famous home organizers who made their orderly eye candy the method that everyone swears by, comes a signature approach to decluttering. 

The Home Edit walks you through paring down your belongings in every room, arranging them in a stunning and easy-to-find way (hello, labels!), and maintaining the system so you don't need another do-over in six months. When you're done, you'll not only know exactly where to find things, but you'll also love the way it looks.

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3.  Spark Joy by Marie Kondo

The secret to Marie Kondo's unique and simple KonMari tidying method is to focus on what you want to keep, not what you want to get rid of. Ask yourself if something 'sparks joy' and suddenly it becomes so much easier to understand if you really need it in your home and your life. When you surround yourself with things you love you will find that your whole life begins to change.

Spark Joy is an in-depth, line illustrated, room-by-room guide to decluttering and organising your home, from bedrooms and kitchens to bathrooms and living rooms as well as a wide range of items in different categories.

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4.  How To Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach To Cleaning And Organising by KC Davis

When you are neurodivergent, have undiagnosed ADHD or are struggling with your mental or physical health, keeping on top of the laundry pile and tackling dishes in the sink can feel like climbing a mountain. But it doesn't have to be that way. Licensed therapist KC Davis has been there. Having relearnt the basics of self-care after an adult diagnosis of ADHD, she is here to revolutionise the way you look after your home and your mind. This gentle guide to staying afloat when life is tough shares practical strategies to create a functional home, make your space work for you rather than against you, and treat yourself with more compassion and kindness.

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5.  Happy Inside by Michelle Ogundehin

‘I love this book. Strong, clever, intelligent advice with soul.’ Mary Portas.

Whether that home is owned or rented, small or large, and regardless of how much money you have, Happy Inside shows you how to harness its potential in pursuit of becoming your best self. If you want to feel calm, content, soothed or energized, you must begin with what surrounds you.

This comprehensive guide covers everything from how to create more light and space to how to get a good night’s sleep; the path to a perfect sofa and why a dining table is your most vital piece of furniture.

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6.  Start With Your Sock Drawer And The Rest Will Follow by Vicky Silverthorn with Emma Cooling

The world's gone tidying-up mad. We're increasingly desperate to declutter our crowded homes, in the hope that it will help us declutter our crowded minds. But while we may understand that the chaos most of us call 'life' can be calmed when we feel in control of our living space, many of us are overwhelmed by the prospect of tackling what seems like an impossible job.

Vicky Silverthorn is a professional organiser and declutterer, and her friendly back-to-basics method involves taking on small, achievable tasks one at a time; manageable chunks that even the busiest person can fit into their day.

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