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By Carrie Ypma on January 8, 2019 Leave a Comment

A Room By Room Organization Plan for Your Entire Home

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Organize your home without being overwhelmed. This room by room organization plan shows you how to begin so you can tackle each room, one at a time.

As the seasons change, we may start to find ourselves spending a little more time indoors than we had planned. Instead of curling up under a blanket and watching Netflix for hours, why not start organizing your home! To keep this grand task from feeling daunting or too overwhelming, we have broken it up into a room by room organization plan so you know where to start, and you can tackle each room one at a time.

Organize your home without being overwhelmed. This room by room organization plan gives you ideas and tips so you can tackle each room, one at a time. Whether it's your bedroom, closet, or other small spaces, you'll get through the clutter in no time. #organization #organize #clutterkeeper

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Room by Room Organization Plan

Let’s get your entire home organized with a few easy steps. This room by room organization plan will walk you through each room, one by one. 

Before you go through this plan, download and print the Take Action Printables Binder. It has places for routines, task lists, and a way for you to organize all your projects and responsibilities for each room in your house. It pairs perfectly with this easy guide!

Table of contents

  • Kitchen Organization
  • Bathroom Organization
  • Living Room Organization
  • Bedrooms Organization

No two houses are exactly alike. Some homes have dining rooms and home offices. Let’s look at the most common rooms that every house will have and organize those. 

Kitchen Organization

The first room you should organize is the kitchen. 

For many of us, the kitchen is one of the most unorganized rooms in our home. Since we spend most of our time in this room, it is only fair that we start here.

Clean Out Food Storage Areas

The first step is to clean out your pantry, fridge, and freezer. Get rid of anything that you don’t need anymore, or has gone bad. This is going to free up your space for new organization systems, and new food down the road. Once you have cleared out these spaces, take the time to organize what you have left and group them together to make things easier to find.

Organize Drawers and Cabinets

Next, move on to your drawers and cabinets. Take everything out and wipe them down. Add in shelf liners and even drawer organizers to help keep your contents from sliding around and making a mess.

Organize Plastic Food Storage Containers

Lastly, don’t forget about your Tupperware! We all have cups, containers, dishes, and bowls that are spread out across the kitchen. If these areas are starting to burst from the seams, consider donating your current set and starting over with a set of nesting dishes.

Read more: Your Complete Guide to Kitchen Organization

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Bathroom Organization

Next, move on to the bathrooms and clean them out. 

While you may have multiple bathrooms throughout your home, all of the steps in this section will apply to all of your bathrooms.

Clean the Showers and Under the Bathroom Sink

First, start with your shower and under the bathroom sink. These will likely be the two areas that need the most help. Take everything out of this space and give it a good clean. Shampoo bottles and lotions can make a mess, and you may need to do some scrubbing. Next, group items together and store them in bins by item.

Clear off the Counters

Next, find a way to keep your bathroom counters clear of extra items. Limit your counter space to only the items you use every single day, and find a way to store everything else in the storage areas you have available. Don’t be afraid to get a little creative and use lazy susans to cycle through your hair products, or drawers for holding your makeup.

Read more: Your Complete Guide to Bathroom Organization

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Living Room Organization

Your living room is likely going to be the most organized space you’ve come across so far. Since this is the room where we usually entertain guests, we naturally have storage solutions in place to make things look nicer.

Take Note of Problem Areas

First, start by evaluating how your current storage solutions are working, and where you may need an extra hand. Is your DVD collection contained, or is it bursting from the shelves? Are things piled up all over the floor, or are there clearly marked bins and baskets (a label maker works great for this) for your items?

Sort Everything Into Categories

If you’re not sure where to start, take everything out and put it on the living room floor. Sort it into categories, and think about where you use these items. Once you’ve determined where you use them, think about how you can store them without turning it into an eyesore.

Read more: Your Complete Guide to Living Room Organization

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Bedrooms Organization

Organizing your bedroom will be one of the easiest projects, which is why we saved it for last! The items in your bedroom should fall into three categories:

  1. Items you use for sleeping
  2. Items you use before bed
  3. Items you use for getting dressed

Anything else that doesn’t belong in one of these categories needs to go! Do not let your bedroom turn into an overflowing storage unit! Move the items that don’t meet these criteria into another room where they can be properly stored.

Conveniently Store Items Near Place of Use

Once you are left with only these three types of items, it’s time to organize! Start by looking for storage options near where you use these items. For example, put your clothes in your dresser or closet, your book you read before bed on your nightstand, and so on.

From there, if you need to further organize your items, think about the most practical option available. If you need to look at your purses in order to see what you have, don’t keep them in a storage bin. Find a way to display them so you can easily browse through them when you need to.

Organizing your entire home doesn’t have to be a daunting task. Follow these tips for organizing your home by room, and you’ll have an organized home in no time.

Read more: Your Complete Guide to Bedroom Organization

Struggling to get motivated? Sign up to get our FREE guide, The 30-Minute Organizing Secret and discover easy ways to overcome the chaos of clutter – even with kids at home!

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More Home Organization Articles

Now that you have a room by room organization plan, here are some more home organization articles that will help you tackle other problem areas: 

  • Pantry Storage Mistakes – Are you making any of these common pantry storage mistakes? Here are some tips that will help you solve them.
  • Reduce Paper Clutter – 10 simple ways to cut down on the paper clutter in your home. 
  • Cord Clutter – Everyone has it, but now you can hide all the cords for your electronics in creative ways. 
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About Carrie Ypma

Carrie is the CEO and editor-in-chief of Clutter Keeper®, which she owns with her husband, Kent. Their two small boys give her plenty of opportunities to try out the latest organization methods and trends at their home in Michigan. She’s an optimist by nature who makes plans and to do lists in her sleep. She also loves helping guests plan vacations at Sunshine Villa at Glenbrook Resort, their short term vacation rental home in Orlando near Walt Disney World. When she’s not working on Clutter Keeper®, you’ll find her over at her blog, Ideas for the Home by Kenarry™ sharing recipes, trying new craft ideas, planning for parties and events as well as organizing, decorating and creating DIY projects for her home and family.

You can follow Carrie on Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Or connect with her on any of our Clutter Keeper® social media channels: Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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