Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann Quotes

It's easier to get rid of things when you're giving them to someone who can use them, but don't let this kind intention become a source of clutter itself. I have a friend who has multiple piles all over her house, each lovingly destined for a particular recipient.

Less mess, less stress. That's my rule! If you don't stay on top of decluttering, it can get out of control. I maintain as much as possible. I'll do seasonal edits and decide what we can toss or donate. If we don't love it, need it or haven't used it in the past year, it's gone.

There's no need to let your family know the details of what you throw out or donate. You can leave communal spaces to the end. The first step is to confront your own stuff.

I was brought up to reuse things.

I don't throw my clothes out after one wear. Shocking, I know.

I'm going through an evolution. I'm completely cleaning out my closet. I'm purging, because I saw that show 'Hoarders.' I had a sweatshirt from sixth grade, and I'm going, 'Why do I hold on to this?'

I clear my wardrobe of anything I'm not wearing and give the clothes to charity.

I have been blessed with friends who do things rather than buy things: friends who will change books at the library, take a bag of your old clothes to a thrift store, bring you cuttings and plant them in a window box, fill the bird feeder in your garden when you can't get out.

I can't stand clutter. I can't stand piles of stuff. And whenever I see it, I basically just throw the stuff away.

If I buy something new - a piece of clothing, a tie, a shirt, a suit - something old has to go. That's the way I avoid clutter, crammed closets and drawers. It keeps things in balance, and it really works.

I'm the absolute opposite of a hoarder.

Sweep away the clutter of things that complicate our lives.

Tidied all my papers. Tore up and ruthlessly destroyed much. This is always a great satisfaction.

If I don't wear something for a year, I give it away.

Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.

Happiness is a very small desk and a very big wastebasket.

There are plenty of people out there talking about how difficult it is for some of us to just deal with all the stuff we already have, from packed closets that need organizers to storage spaces to maintenance costs, etc. Lots of people are reevaluating whether or not they need giant garages full of stuff and finding that they don't.

I edit things down, and I've got a massive dressing room in the country, and so all the things I'm not going to wear but don't want to get rid of go there. And all the stuff I want to get rid of goes to Oxfam.

The inside of a house or apartment after decluttering has much in common with a Shinto shrine... a place where there are no unnecessary things, and our thoughts become clear.

I don't like when I look too cluttered.

I'm so unmaterialistic in every way. If you saw my apartment, it would explain a lot, I think. It's not so much a mess, but it just needs to have some feng shui or a real 'Queer Eye' makeover or whatever.

If you've had something for more than six months, and it's still not repaired, it's clutter.

I have personal issues with clutter. I, personally, am very minimalist and like a clean slate. I like to throw everything away.

I look forward to spring cleaning and putting things in their place. It's therapeutic for me.

My friends tease me because I don't like clutter. I'm not someone who gets attached to things.