The Bigger Picture: A while ago a reader sent me a very warm appreciation, and asked if I might write an article on "de-cluttering". "What I good idea," I thought, "but not me." My environment was ...

Stacks of paperwork, piles of toys, closets stuffed to capacity. Does any of that sound familiar? Clutter is a major problem for lots of people. It causes stress. It costs us time and money, and can ...

DVDs gathering dust, a rarely-used exercise bike languishing in the corner and a towering pile of well-thumbed magazines doing nothing except taking up space. Sound familiar? Maybe not for much longer ...

A lot of current decluttering trends and systems work on the idea that we need to get rid of a vast majority of our things in order to have a peaceful home. If you struggle to reduce clutter in your ...

Pete Hollosi doesn’t like going into his Lake Stevens garage. He feels overwhelmed and stressed. Pete Hollosi, of Lake Stevens is stressed out about his disorganized garage. He describes himself as a ...

If you've been convinced we live in a throwaway society - think again. Research has found that a rising hoarding instinct among Britons means our homes are now packed to the rafters with clutter.

Now that I have a 15-month-old daughter, I’m acquiring a lot of things baby-related. Since my house in Colorado’s Vail Valley isn’t getting any bigger, all those items are pushing all my other items ...

The "Newsweek Staff" byline typically denotes a collectively authored piece, often produced by the editorial team or news desk. It's commonly used for breaking news, aggregated reporting, or stories ...

Not all clutter is made equally, and not all clutterers are made equally, either. Writer Julia Williamson identified four different clutter personality types, but there’s another way to determine your ...

Feeling overwhelmed by clutter? Gabrielle Fagan reveals storage solutions for every budget IF SOMEONE peered into your drawers and cupboards, would they find them enviably neat and orderly – or ...

Clutter and things accumulate. One group, NSGCD, or the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization, has developed a scale to determine the degree of clutter or hoarding. The scale, NGSCD Clutter ...