THINGS TO DECLUTTER IN AUGUST TO SIMPLIFY YOUR HOME AND LIFE
Here are some ideas, projects and things to declutter in August. It’s part of my monthly series to help keep the clutter from your home!
DECLUTTERING YOUR HOME WITH EASE
When we have a lot of stuff it can feel difficult knowing where to start decluttering. That’s why I encourage readers to take it slowly, go steady and build up decluttering confidence by practicing.
There are so many reasons to declutter your home. It makes it easier to look after and manage, gives us more physical space to move around in and is often more calm and relaxing.
But, getting to that point can be far from calm and relaxing! That’s why I share so many tips on this website to declutter your home, the simple and strategic way!
Below you’ll find a list of things to declutter in August. Simple, daily projects which you can tackle each day of the month and build up your confidence, day by day.
THINGS TO DECLUTTER IN AUGUST
Here are 31 things to declutter in August to simplify your home and life.
- Take away menus
- Product packaging
- Old dressing up clothes your kids don’t wear
- Plastic hangers from shops
- Old make up brushes and make up applicators
- Old pillows that have lost shape or are stained
- Old mattresses that aren’t good for your back or are uncomfy
- Kids that don’t do as they’re told (only joking!)
- Things that bring you down
- Stuff that’s lurking under your bathroom sink
- The glove box of your car
- The boot of your car
- Underwear with holes
- Sleepwear that you want to replace to feel good!
- Unhealthy eating habits
- Postal bills which you can swap for online ones as part of simplifying your finances
- Opt out of marketing phone calls
- All the drawers in your home
- All the cupboards in your home
- Your kids’ bedroom
- Stuffed furry toys
- Excess Lego
- Kitchen utensils
- Things that are stuck on the front of the fridge
- Your noticeboard
- Laundry room and laundry supplies
- Tin foil, baking paper, cling film etc
- Baking supplies
- Clean laundry – put it away!
- Blankets
- General paper clutter

DECLUTTERING RESOURCES
- Benefits of decluttering – powerful reasons to clear your clutter
- Where to start decluttering – tips to help you know where to begin clearing your clutter
- How to declutter when you feel overwhelmed
- How to find the motivation to declutter
- Types of clutter and how to deal with them
- Simplify Your Home – a guide and workbook to help you declutter your home, room-by-room. With checklists, further reading and lots of actionable steps and prompts to help you understand WHAT clutters your home, WHY it’s there and WHAT to do about it.
DECLUTTER PROJECTS FOR EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR
If you enjoyed this post, you might like to take a look at declutter projects for other months in the year.
Each month I suggest a series of declutter projects. I hope they help you clear the clutter in your home, little by little and create space and calm for you too!
Hop over to my post on declutter projects for every month of the year.
YOUR NEXT STEP…
I hope you enjoyed this list of things to declutter in August. There’s an item for each day of the month. If you’d like to carry on decluttering your home, your time and your life, check out my FREE Declutter Starter Kit. It’s packed full of helpful decluttering tips, projects and advice to get you started.
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