Weekends are the perfect time to tackle decluttering, but sometimes your efforts don't lead to the progress you hoped for.

The 80/20 rule dictates that your stuff should take up only 80 percent of a given space — a closet, a drawer, a bookshelf — leaving 20 percent empty. Think of it as headroom for your stuff: Leaving ...

I’ve always been a staunch believer in decluttering—on a conceptual level. Ideally, I’d have a single rail of clothes and a near-empty house (my dream home is austere and brutalist, like something ...

Spring may get all the credit for cleaning, but fall deserves a reset, too. As the days get shorter and cooler, we spend more time indoors — and research shows clutter can heighten stress and even ...