Finally learning that just because there is a space where decor can go doesn't mean it needs to be there has helped cut down on visual clutter.

The cool thing about this exercise is that I realize that I’ve finally gotten to the point where I love the decor items that I currently have. So I’ve just moved items around and my decor items feel refreshed again. Thanks for the inspiration!

If you're doing Secret Santa with your family, that elephant would make an awesome gift! It will probably return each year to spend the next 12 months with another lucky family member though 😂... And that way turn into a new fun memory!

@susanknox1102

2 жыл бұрын

Elephant? I thought it was a seahorse! Lol

@jerripeterson4689

2 жыл бұрын

What a great idea!

@janedrolet2807

2 жыл бұрын

That is a genius idea!

I'm the type that thought if there was space against my wall, something needed to be there. And then if something was there, something needed to be either in it or on it. Since I started watching you and Dawn, I'm at a happier mental place knowing that empty space is nice! And you helped me realize that having too many things makes a room look cluttered and really are not necessary. I rent so there is nothing on the walls - don't want to get charged for putting holes. My clutter is mostly bins and not STD's .... that's NOT the STAD that you are thinking - shame on you! We call STD's S&$t to dust LOL. But your series is really helping me keep clearing those pieces out as well to get ready for our move. Side note - years ago when my husband and I moved into our first home together, his Aunt gifted us a small elephant as a sign of good luck in the home - so I totally get it. You should take this opportunity and turn it into a game. You can sneak it into your mom's house and see how long it takes her to notice it.

When we moved I realized I had drawers full of empty candle holders 😅 I kept my favorites and I purged the rest, we don’t need 50 candle holders at once ever 🤣

Taking all my decor down for house prep and showings made me realize how much of it was just there because it had been there for so long I didn't see it anymore! I've been loving the minimal look with everything packed away, but I'm hoping I'll discover a few treasures when I unpack in the new house!

Hah! This inspired me to do a bit of the opposite. I drastically cut down on my possessions when I left the ex and moved to a different state. I really don't have a lot of decor. What I do have are a dozen Dinotopia prints that are framed and have been sitting in a pile in the corner instead of being hung up where I can enjoy them. This inspired me to get them off the floor and back into the walls where they belong!

I know you're going to remodel this summer, but all the old light fixtures in your dining/living rooms are what we've been buying for our remodel to make our house look old! 😆 Be sure you resell those because people are definitely looking for them, especially the shades. Thanks for the encouragement!

I've got toddlers and messes happen quicker than I'm able to clean the up. I know that I've got to purge. With less stuff, there'll be less opportunity to scatter said stuff. Saying and doing the purging are another subject. Breathe, and repeat "one day at a time". 😂

@clusmanfamily1155

2 жыл бұрын

I remember having to remind myself “one day at a time” while I was getting my house in order. Decluttering is the most worthwhile thing I’ve ever done for myself. The house still gets chaotic but my husband and I can pick it up in 15 minutes at the end of the day. You got this! And be kind to yourself during the process. 😉

@emilyferrante4589

2 жыл бұрын

One day at a time indeed! I too have small children but since subbing to this channel, each day has gotten progressively easier. I have less stuff, less to clean and i feel more on top rather than chasing my tail all day long and feeling overwhelmed. Im a homeschool mum too so things have to be organised pretty well or it gets too hard.

I think this is the first time I’ve seen Decor as an area for decluttering, but it’s so needed. I even have to look critically at my plants to make sure I love each one enough that it’s worth the time it takes to keep it watered and dusted.

I grew up in an era where you held on to things regardless. As I have been purging through my house in this last two years, I have realized I am only keeping the things that I really use and that I really enjoy. A lot of heirlooms that have been passed on to others and some heirlooms that were donated for someone else to love. That brings me joy!

Almost every time I want to give away decor I no longer love, I often hear ‘it’s not doing any harm sitting on that table or hanging on the wall, just keep it’ Simplicity is so much better than having to look at an item I don’t love, a lot of people don’t see that Hello from Ontario 🇨🇦

@emilyferrante4589

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! I get funny looks from family when I let something go just because I dont like it any more. Its hard for some people to understand. Reality is, we dont need 'stuff' to make us happy!

@maryellenerikson1397

2 жыл бұрын

It makes dusting a whole lot easier too when you get rid of the excess! Why spend extra time cleaning something you don't even like? I'm all about cutting down cleaning time. :) Maybe put the items in the home of the person saying to keep it so they can dust it. ;D

A year ago I put away 2 boxes of everyday decor items that I had displayed in my house. I completely forgot I even had the boxes lol. Obviously I don't miss the items, so off they go to new homes!

What helps me is deciding what items aren't worth dusting, or have become white noise. I really like most of my "stuff," so using that criteria helps me declutter more!

Yes, things that belonged to deceased relatives are the HARDEST! I don't want my children to feel the burden to keep it! I'm taking a picture of it and getting rid of it today!

A tip for guilt items... take a photo, that way you still have the memory but not the item. ~Samantha

Thank you for the reminder that we can hold onto our memories of others without feeling obligated to hold onto their stuff. Yes!

Decluttering decor was huge for me. Now everywhere I look I see things that make me happy. And having clearer walls is super nice.

Decor is one of the hardest things to decluttered for me. I’m a crafty person and I always think “well maybe I could diy that”. It usually always ends up in a closet and I never actually do anything with it. I got rid of quite a few things today and feel so much better having the space. Decor isn’t a sentimental thing for me, but it still brings guilt because of the money that was spent. But the money is already gone and I can’t get it back, and I’d rather have a clean home that a bunch of junk I’m not using. Thank you for the inspiration!

Totally hear you on the ‘guilt’ decor items - we inherited a carload of them from my husband’s family. I have them stored in boxes in our basement. Just because we were given them and told, ‘now, don’t get rid of this,’ doesn’t mean it has to be on show in our home. I actually have very few decor items, and almost all are wood or metal, a holdover from when my kids were small. I wanted nothing breakable in any room they played in. The advantage to having just enough to keep the place from looking bare is that I can dust a room in a few minutes!

I like that you included the sentimental, guilt item. I have definitely held onto some things that I don't love, but they belonged to a family member who has passed. I have found it really difficult to part with them, so I took pictures of the items, and finally donated a few things, and I love that I still have the memory of the item, captured in the pictured, but they aren't cluttering my house, and pulling away from the decor I like.

I've come to realize the more decor I have the more I have to dust. For the last few years I've been resisting buying just because it's on clearance at home goods and instead purposefully looking to decorate. I've been leaning more toward unique and/or handmade things because they're more meaningful:)

Most of our decor is plants also. I used to feel bad about my minimalistic approach to decorating because it was more out of indecision and fatigue. Now I embrace it and think it makes my house look neater!

Loving the declutter challenge! The decor pieces that are most difficult to let go are the ones that the kids got from the dollar store...they were so proud of them. I still have them after many years, some aren't displayed anymore, but I still have them. 😊

We are visiting our son next week and have already talked to him about decor items he wants for his new apartment - pictures, books and some sentimental items for his childhood. I am so happy things are going out of my house and into his.

I used to have a ton of decor around my house because I liked them, but I decluttered a lot of them and now it feels so much better and have less dusting to do!

I have realized that though I like decor, having anything on a surface invites other items onto that surface... Especially items placed there by other members of my household. Getting rid of decor particularly on hot spots like the kitchen counter has really helped keep piles from forming in my house.

The other day, we were decluttering books. I have in my guestroom floor to ceiling/wall-to-wall bookshelves. They are filled with books, records, and some decor. I had been ongoingly decluttering books, in anticipation of downsizing. Easter morning, I went through my three book shelf section of books. I wanted to get them all together, to see if that is left I wanted to keep. I got them all together. Pulled out eight more books to put on my free Facebook page. Consolidated the rest into one full shelf, and a couple of items on other shelves that had open spots, because they had already been decluttered. I found quite a handful of decor items I purchased on European trips. I put them all together on one shelf, but they’re small and hard to clean around. I want to keep them all, so I’m going to move them into the entertainment center in the living room. There are sections with tinted windows you can see through. I’m going to make a little montage on a plate or container lid, so it’s easier for the cleaning lady who helps me once every four weeks. Thank you so much.

I'm so glad I don't have decor, I said and looked around to see a bunch of empty decorative pots for house plants and empty picture frames I've been planning to fill up and hang for months.

This actually inspired me to put a couple decorations and candles out. Instead of me just hoarding the candles. Thanks Steph!

Thank you for this. I found a wooden sign hanging on the wall behind my desk hutch. I now remember I left it there to keep it safe. Well it's safe... been safe for over 5 years!! I love this wood sign and now have it hanging proudly on my wall. Thank you!!! I have also learned I have a lot of guilty things in my house that don't belong here anymore. I'm taking a pic of all of this stuff and sending it to family members and giving them a 3 day limit to pick it up if they want it. If not GW (Goodwill) is getting it. Super excited!!! WV momma is loving your Spring Declutter!!

Because we just did a massive remodel here, we had the opportunity to go through so many things. As we redecorated the space, I took items from other rooms etc. I also donated 2 large boxes of things that we held on to in case we needed them. Now that the remodel is finished, I am happy with the choices I made with the items we kept and used. I did however remove 7 more decor items today. These were items I found in the spare bedroom closet and have no place to put them. GONE... Thanks again for all the inspiration

I LOVE that you tackled decor today! I think too often we don't consider decor as contributing to the clutter. Myself, I have spent the last year decluttering my mothers house 🤪 and most of the clutter is all decor! Thank you for inspiring me to get back to work!! Have a wonderful day and thank you for just "being".

I personally like to see clear surfaces or have an area just for decor. I live with other family members and they love to have decor out in their area and even in shared spaces. All I can really do is declutter in my areas and hopefully it will motivate them to declutter even more.

I've never been much for decor. I've always called it dust catchers. 🤷‍♀️Functional decor is my maximum.

@jennyh4025

2 жыл бұрын

Same here, my „decor“ consists of three pictures (in nice frames, that we took ourselves), a clock in the kitchen and some art my child made in Kindergarten, that was too cute to declutter without attracting attention. And that’s for a whole apartment. We do of course have some Christmas tree decorations, but those are just for the tree and some fairy lights for the garden (two small strings).

Decor is something I’ve thought about a lot for a while. We mostly have plants but do keep a few other items too and I’m a bit fed up. Not with the items themselves - they’re thoroughly curated and loved - but taking care of them. I’ve been thinking of just gathering them up and putting them all away for a bit, and then taking some of them out on occasion to really cherish them, and then put them away again. Not unlike Christmas decorations! I honestly think that’s the way to go for us.

Not a lot of decor pieces but I did declutter an entire box of framed artwork! Things I've collected over the years that are no longer our style plus art that was in my son's nursery. He's 20 now! So, one big donate box. Thanks for the inspiration!

Decor is hard for me to get rid of because I feel like I don't have a ton. So even though I might not like it the best, I want to hold onto it until I find something I like better. Good reminder to keep the things that are truly special :)

This one is easy for me, as I am decor challenged and only have treasured items; beautiful bowls, my grandmother's button collection, etc. I decided a few years ago that I didn't want mass produced decor in my house. Some of my friends' houses all began to look like a hobby lobby commercial! I do still have a bit, such as a home interior mirror that my mother bought me over 20 years that I love and two unusual pier one photo frames.

Decor. What a good idea for a category. I even got rid of some plants that had seen better days. Amazing how the stuff is blind to us until we stop and do a conscious walk through. Thanks Stephanie.

I don't have much decor, aside from wall art, photo frames and plants. I love this challenge as an opportunity to change things up like updating some photos or repotting plants. Thanks, Steph!

Perfect timing, as I put away the sweet Easter decor that I have collected and curated over many, many years. Example: 29 ceramic bunnies, one for each child, grandchild, great grandchild, in-laws. Over the winter I culled tons of this stuff and resolved to buy no more! Thanks, as always, fir the motivation.

I’ve spent the past year decluttering as each season rolls around. I’ve managed to donate loads, particularly seasonal stuff. We renovated last year, so I’m now only buying stuff I truly love, and that goes in our new spaces.

For me this included going through all of my seasonal decor. Like Christmas decorations, Halloween decorations etc. I have a cabinet where I keep it all. I had a lot I could purge!

@infopubs

2 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea! I'm going to pull out my old Christmas decor and go through that.

When we painted our living room, it was so nice to get things off the walls! I waited months before putting anything back up because I realized I didn't really like what I had hanging (most of it had been on the walls for over 10 years) and I was mostly keeping some of it because my MIL had given it to me. But it wasn't really my taste. SO freeing to finally just let it go and get things that I really DO like!

Haha! I was going to say when you next visit your mom, you can secretly leave it somewhere and see how long it takes for her to notice it! But putting it in her suitcase works! Love it!

Yes! Just because someone gave it to you does not mean you have to keep it! Freedom! Thank you!

I’m so glad you did this and had the talk with us. I had decluttered my decor but I left like 6 guilt items. They are going today. I would also like to call out that in the United States if you’re looking for an agency to come pick up all the items you want to bless others with, you can call your local Salvation Army and they will schedule a free pick up. You just have to give them a list of what you’re donating in general. For example; 3 bags of clothing, 10 boxes of household items and a bookcase. Do basic box descriptions and specific furniture descriptions if you have any to donate. And Steph, I’m of course all in on the daily drawing.

My decor is so minimal, but I’ve finally put up family photos after years of procrastinating & it’s the perfect touch!! Feels complete now!

Decor edit is a timely exercise. Putting Easter stuff away today, so I may as well look at everything.

Thanks for the inspiration! I moved in with my Forever Fiancé who is more of a decor person than I am. He has a few items that are sentimental to him that I dislike. (3 ceramic frogs, each with a broken tongue or toes, made by his ex’s not very pleasant children in art class hanging on a shelf in the basement…really?? Eew!). Finally, after I had lived with them for about 15 years, I boxed them up, took down the shelf and hung a picture. Yay me!

This challenge is so fun! I don't have a lot of decor myself, only a few plants, photos of my loved ones and a paw print of my sweet little bunny who passed away two months ago.

As I have been helping my Mom declutter decor, I have been asking questions about the decor items that have been in our home my entire life and finding out alot of them were handed down or had a story behind them. Like one little flower vase was a centerpiece from my parents wedding. I had no idea all of these years. Anyway decluttering decor is something that is needed, but it is also helping connect me with my family.

This decluttering challenge feels so good. Cleaning and dusting is sooooo much easier. Have a good day!

I've been working on decluttering / going more minimal the past few years and one of the things I've realized is how much I LOVE tables with nothing on them. It's so much easier for cleaning and looks so calm. But it's taken me awhile to get here. Good luck today everyone!

Just went thru and got rid of a couple of candle holders I got for my momma's funeral- 23 years ago. Every time I looked at them I just couldn't let go of them. They are just collecting dust up there. She loved candles. I have candles I love, and getting rid of them won't make me not remember how special she was. It was so so hard, but I just did it really fast haha. It can be so incredibly mentally tough!!! But I feel free. I haven't snatched them back out so that's a good sign haha! My hubs and daughter also helped me make the leap and let them go too. We love the people and not the things. Now the bathroom shelf looks great and it will be so much easier to keep clean!!♥♥

Hi Steph! This is a tough one when you have a spouse who wants to keep ALL of the things! Plus his decorating style is completely different! Think visual simplicity with natural, peaceful looking decor like plants vs many favorite nascar knick knacks, signed photos, blown up snap shots from 20 years ago, guilty antiques from decease relatives, etc etc etc. I understand that this is his house too and he should get to display favorite things, but there are sooo many that it's hard to manage. Any tips? On a funnier note, my mom used to have this old green pear clock. It's not something any of us kids would put on our walls, but she had it in every house and we couldn't bear to throw it away after she passed away. So my sister and I started this goofy tradition of wrapping it up at Christmas time and giving it to one of the siblings to "keep" for a year. We are a joking kind of family, so one year I wrapped about 10 boxes with scavenger hunt clues in them and made my brother work really hard to find this amazing gift. He wrapped it up and gave it back to me the next year! 😂 Maybe you could wrap up your glass thing and gift it back to your mom. Lol!

@teubank7357

2 жыл бұрын

That's a cool tradition! I'm gonna steal this one. Thanks!!

@EmeryShae

2 жыл бұрын

Would it work to give your husband one specific area or room in which to display his items? Really, those types of things belong in a man cave or workshop, not in the dining room. As for the antiques, if you aren’t attached to them, I’m sure they would sell.

@gaild9003

2 жыл бұрын

@@EmeryShae Maybe? I'm hoping to make a nice workshop for him in the basement (I'm moving my business office down there too), so he can put up anything he likes. I think meaningful, purposeful displays of collectables look much nicer than haphazard, random pieces mixed in with other stuff that looks cluttered, so fingers crossed he will agree 😁 He won't part with the antiques, even though they aren't especially sentimental to him.

@vivianhudacek1556

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely a great idea! My mom & I started doing that with an item many years ago. Then my husband & I started doing it with a different item. We’ve continued including the item Mother & I swapped. Our daughter & her family are now in on this tradition. Always makes for a fun memory!

@annw1395

2 жыл бұрын

For an item that you don't want to display in a main living area (such as that clock, or a kid's craft item, etc) hang it in the laundry room, office, or craft room. It's more out of the way, but still acknowledged.

I love all your plants! Can’t wait to see all the plans for your house. Things that make you feel guilty, I have finally learned, should go. You will never think about it again once you do. Adding that glass piece as something you have to remember to sneak into your moms suitcase adds to your to-do list and you should be free of that.

I love the idea of hiding an item in your mom's suitcase as a decluttering method. I've heard of people bringing books or knickknack items to people's homes and hiding them when they visit.

I, too prefer plants to any other decor--they bring me so much joy!

My daughter and I are still going through some of her decor and toys which were displayed. It’s a slow process she can’t decide what to keep. We might have to quarantine it for 6 months and see what she misses and still likes after that long.

I finally got rid of dusty fake plants that I usually just over look but I never really liked them, they get dusty they look old so I finally just said enough and they are gone! I love the open space they've left!

Like the idea of having plants as decor 🪴🌿 Decor-decluttering is a easy day for me, I'm bad at decorating my house and therefore it's pretty minimal!

I love the ease of taking care of clutter free dressers and desks. Now I just need to figure out how to keep them that way

This is one of the hardest areas for me. But I am making some progress and have a box that is full already! I know once they are out of the house I won’t miss it at all. Thanks again for all your hard work year round, but especially this past month as you have worked so hard on your whole house. It is very helpful for people like me to hear you talk it through. Like the lanyards. It makes it real to us. I see you have the same issues we have and that there are real solutions. And I am (sadly) surprised by all the light bulb moments that occur as I watch your videos. HOW DID I NOT REALIZE SOME OF THIS BEFORE? I don’t know 🤷‍♀️ 😔. Day by day my house is getting better and better. This isn’t a race for me. I haven’t even touched my basement. Stairs are an issue for a bad knee. So hopefully this summer I can concentrate on that. But you’ve taught me that’s ok. Just get started and keep at it. Eventually I will get there. I am seeing progress. So I know what you are telling me is true! Thanks again Steph!

I feel your elephant pain! I have a couple of decorative plates tucked away in my basement that were from my grandparents but I am really not a decorative plate kind of person. My husband is, and not only did he have some of his own hanging on the walls when we got married (hunting dog puppies with dead birds!) but he has inherited an entire collection that completely encircles his grandmother's kitchen (fortunately they are still in her old house.) When we moved into our current house, I packed his away for the move and they have never seen the light of day since then. That was over 20 years ago, but one of these days he is going to go through his mess in the basement and find those plates! ;)

I finally got rid of all the candles that don't burn well bc I was so tired of scraping down the wax and trying to fix them so I've been there and definitely understand that. Now I just have one from Ikea that burns cleanly. I do not burn it often but it's nice not to have so many that do not burn well. I also decorate with plants and I love it so much better than decor that people have given you that you feel guilty about donating which now I don't feel guilty about that at all!! It's much more fun to fuss over my plants and groom them. And, I have noticed that they thrive so much when I tend to them and remove the dead 🍃🍂 and trim them... it's so much more rewarding than decor that just gets to be something you are tired of looking at. Go us!!

I have been getting rid of most of my seasonal decor (ie. Thanksgiving, Valentines, etc). If I can’t fit them into one box, I sell them. We simply don’t have the storage for multiple boxes for each holiday. It’s surprising how much we collect over the years. 😊

A nice break with an easy task today for me. I love decor but I don’t have hardly any, one day I’d like to go through and really decorate each room. :)

Here's a tip for the extra bits from scented candles ... though it may not work if you have little kids (sorry Steph!). I put some bits of scented candle/wax "melt" into a non-tippable bowl and put it under the driver's seat in my car. Now the car smells great! And it lasts for months. I had a little ceramic bowl to use, but probably a small pet dish with rubber feet would work best. Also, proud of myself because the cat got me up early this morning and I used the time to clean and reorganize my pantry! Now I have empty space. :-)

I can’t wait to go room by room and just notice what doesn’t spark joy!!

After moving a couple years ago, I still have yet to decorate some areas. I realized I like more of the minimal look! Now it's time to go into my storage area and get rid of the items that were never used!

Decor is hard for me cause I love buying things for my house but I definitely needed to purge some items. I do love looking around and seeing that 99% of the things around me, I absolutely love! Thanks, Steph!

Done! I moved some things to quarantine as I might want them for the bathroom we're updating, and I'm using up the last of 3 giant candles we bought SIXTEEN years ago 😊

I love the idea of evaluating what is loved. My mom isn't a minimalist like me and she is always trying to fill my house with decor. It is such a tricky thing because I love her and want to honor her but I also don't want those items in my home.

I don't have much in the way of decor, so there isn't much to declutter. I am more of a minimalist and a declutter bug by nature. But, I did just tidy up the top of my china cabinet. Someone taller that I, set our three oil lamps up there after we were thru with them this past Autumn. I'm short and need a step latter to reach! So, I left them there. Well, today after your video, I decided to, get 'er done!! And boy was it dusty up there!! Now its all clean with minimal decor that I definitely want and like there. Makes me happy to look at it!! Thank you for another of your motivating videos! They cause me to take a deeper look and and take action. Love and hugs. 💝🤗🌸🌿

Decor has become much easier for me the more often I visit it in a clearing out mentality

I've been decluttering all of my decor since we flooded in May. Finally got back into my house and found it much easier to get rid of the many knick knacks that were sitting around. Got rid of a lot of inherited items that are just not things that I like. I'll eventually get around to getting a few more things that I like to put in our home.

I’m doing the opposite kind of thing with decor. I had almost nothing on my walls in my old house and now I’m putting up the things I really want on my walls.

Through the years I’ve learned to let go of guilty clutter. I get to decide what lives in my house. I do t have to keep not an item simply because it was a gift if I don’t like it.

I am not a big decor person. However, when I decorate for holidays, mainly Christmas cause all the normal decor is gone. When I go to put back my normal decor, I use it as a chance to decluttering and change it up.

For awhile my mom and I had a yankee candle obsession. I have almost 30 candles! Now with little kids in our house I rarely burn candles anymore. Time to declutter, Thank you Steph for the inspiration and reminder that they are there. 😀

I struggle with getting rid of decor, but have been trying hard to do so. We have recently taken several boxes of unused items for donations and I am still decluttering decor. Thanks for being a great motivator.

Thank you for these videos and challenges!! I'm a teacher and the school year is coming to a close so I'm taking these challenges into my classroom; cupboards, art supplies, books, corners of the room, etc. It's helping me refresh a space that I spend most of my day in. THANK YOU!

During the worst of the pandemic, I cleared everything off the bathroom counter to keep it sanitized. Um, wow, that made it so much easier to clean and I was way more likely to keep up with it! Light bulb! Now I’m no longer willing to move unnecessary items to dust and vacuum. I got rid of SO many and don’t miss them at all!

We just gave away some decor that we have had since we got married (almost 16 years ago) because it just felt like clutter and we'd kept it because we thought we had to since they were gifts. It really does feel good to let go of things that no longer hold value.

I am so guilty of candle clutter!! I always think, there might be one more burning left so I don't throw it away. Thanks for the rational push!

Hi from Norway. Thank you for sharing this challenge. It is very motivating and a lot easier to handle one category at a time. I tend to try to "attack" my whole house, and them give up because i get overwhelmed. Your challenge works better😁👍

4 years ago we started a remodel and I took all my decor down. And I have only put a few things back. Most of it I gave to our local thrift store. Recently some friends came over for lunch, and she asked "where's all your decor - your shelves are empty!" (I have two large wall units, one of them built-in in our living room). I thought about it later, and decided that I was going to take it as a compliment. I do have a few pictures I want to rehang but I don't have any nails and I keep forgetting to buy some, so they sit on the floor below where they will hang. I'm thinking of them as unique decor.

I downsized a lot of seasonal decor after I became weary of changing things out for the holidays. I agree that you do not need to display or keep items that you don’t like! Cherish the memories of the person instead!

I don't have a lot of ornaments or art in my home so an easy day for me. I'm still reeling over the craft category, lol. Thanks for the month long challenge!

I am finally at a place in my journey where I can say goodbye to many boxes of decor (a lot of it is seasonal). I don't like how it feels when I put too much of it out. Saving just the top tier favorites! Very freeing.

I took down the seasonal decor and refreshed the items I had out so they look new. I don't have much decor around my house. Most of it is in my home office and they are sentimental items that I like looking at during the day as I work. I also have a collection of Mary Englebreit ceramics that I love in my office. That will stay! Thanks Steph for a fresh look at my decor!

Ah I love this! A less obvious kind of clutter but definitely contributes to visual overwhelm.

Great category! Put away Easter things. I love asking myself with decor if it's something worth dusting! Keeps things more simple.

I keep inheriting decor items as my mom is going through her house🤦🏻‍♀️ Some are great and some definitely fall under the “I’m-keeping-because-of-guilt” category. Listening to you always helps my brain shift. I may not be getting rid of much, but my mindset is changing.

This last year I finally let go of décor I had been storing for "someday". I've realized I like things more simple as it feels cleaner.

We are redoing our house room by room. Scraping popcorn ceilings and painting. I have two big plastic tubs of decor in my husband’s office. Once we finish the house, any decor left in the tubs is being donated.

This is great! Sometimes we pass right by these items and they stay for far too long!

I rarely think of decor. I'm usually focused on the stuff that needs to be put away that isn't.