{Guest Series:Urban Simplicity} Checklist Three: Declutter
September 20. 2012
So, you have company coming over this weekend for a dinner party. You look around your home and see a pile of papers on the dinner table and overflowing kitchen cabinets. Yikes! But never fear, follow this checklist to declutter, and you’ll be ready to party in no time.
{Checklist Three: Declutter}
- Open up kitchen cabinets and look for cluttered areas
- Pull items out of cluttered areas in kitchen cabinets
- Pull items out of the entertaining cabinet or hutch
- Sort like items with like items
- Purge items you haven’t used in one year
- Clear out and organize that junk drawer (Every kitchen has one!)
- Donate items to Housing Works in New York City or some deserving charity in your area
- Round up the loose papers and mail that have accumulated in your kitchen or living area
- Toss or take action on any items that you may have missed
- Make sure the coat closet is ready for company
- Purge any coats you haven’t worn in a year and rotate seasonal items
- Make sure there are extra hangers in your coat closet for company
Don’t miss next week when I wrap up this month of organized entertaining at Jentertaining with a checklist for planning the party. The best part of entertaining in my opinion!
And just in case you missed it: Checklist One: Assess and Stock-up here and Checklist Two: Make the Seasonal Switch here.
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