Quick Start Room by Room Purge Checklist


By  Erin Schmidt

Front and Backdoor Entry or Mudroom

Expired coupons & mail, lone gloves, broken umbrellas, extra key rings.


Pantry

Duplicate utensils, chipped mugs, gadgets you haven’t used in a year, plastic containers without lids, expired food, stale spices


Dining Area

Table linens you never use, extra chairs, formal china (if it doesn’t fit your current vision)

   

Home Office, Kitchen Junk Drawer

Out-of-date manuals, paid bills that are 7 years or older, duplicate supplies, mystery cables


Living Room

Old Magazines, electronics that don’t work, throw pillows, old blankets, Old technology chords.


Bedrooms

Clothes that don’t fit or you’d never buy again, single socks, excess hangers


Closets

Broken luggage, unused gift bags, duplicate linens, worn shoes


Bathrooms

Expired meds & cosmetics, sample bottles, worn towels


Kid Spaces, Closets

Outgrown toys, broken sets, duplicate stuffed animals


Garage or Basement:

Dried-up paint, duplicate tools, “someday” project kits, Empty appliance boxes, sports gear no one plays, bent garden tools