Home Declutter Checklist, Room by Room, with a 30-Day Declutter Challenge (A4 PDF)

Decluttering before you clean means you aren't cleaning around things you'll give away. This checklist goes room by room, then gives you a 30-day challenge of small tasks for the days a whole room is too much.

Australian councils run hard rubbish collections and drop-off days for e-waste, paint and chemicals; book yours before you start a big clear-out.

• 2 A4 pages: room-by-room checklist; 30-day declutter challenge
• Keep, donate, sell, recycle, bin: where things go
• Three colourways

1. Have four boxes ready: keep, donate, sell, recycle.
2. Do one area at a time and finish it before you start the next.
3. Take the donate box to the car the same day.

Where do I start decluttering?
Somewhere small and quick to finish: a drawer, the bathroom cabinet or the fridge door. Finishing one spot makes the next easier.

What do I do with things I don't want?
Donate clean, working goods to op shops, sell the valuable things, recycle what you can, and use your council's hard rubbish and drop-off services for the rest.