Monte Recommends: Organizing

 

If getting things tidy is on your list of things to do, look to these titles for inspiration.

 

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo

Follow this no-nonsense guide if you need some solid guidelines to lessen clutter. Kondo discovered success with organizing all of the same items in category instead of by location. She's a proponent of using what you have to store your items and stresses decluttering as the first step. 

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The Home Edit: A Guide to Organizing and Realizing Your House Goals by Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin

Friends turned business partners, Shearer and Teplin feature gorgeous inspiration! Color coding, beautiful stacks of cookies in glass jars, and handwriting you will covet—dive into the eye candy of organization. 

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Organized Simplicity: The Clutter Free Approach to Intentional Living by Tsh Oxenreider

Oxenreider is practical and inspiring. She shares her experience of living across the globe and prioritizes experiences over stuff. She also squeezes in clean living and has the best natural deodorant recipe! Cleverly, the book is spiral bound for easy use. It is list heavy for those who thrive 

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Remodelista: The Organized Home: Simple, Stylish, Storage Ideas for All Over the House by Julie Carlson and Margot Guralnick

Remodelista is more inspiration, less decluttering. It's tips and tricks to employ for all sorts of spaces. They acknowledge we all don't have spacious mudrooms as entryways and show off how to tackle small spaces like an apartment entryway. 

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New Order: A Decluttering Handbook for Creative Folks (and Everyone Else) by Fay Wolf

This book is more interested in how to tackle your mess, not the outcome of the mess (so it's not pretty photos of organized food items in pantries). This book is resource-rich; there is a section in the back of the book that lists so many places you can recycle, drop off shredding, send old trophies, donate musical equipment, and more. It is a treasure trove of responsible ways to banish clutter from your space!

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