Thinking About Organizing Your Home This Summer? Start Here.
Can you believe summer is almost here!?
With calendars filling up quickly and routines shifting, organizing your home can easily get pushed to the bottom of the list.
But if creating a more functional, less stressful space is on your summer to-do list, don’t overcomplicate it.
Here are five simple steps I’d take if I were organizing my home this summer.
STOP Buying Organizing Product
I know it’s tempting because I, too, was once a chronic buyer of organizing product. It feels productive, promising and even a little fun. But it’s often the first mistake people make.
I have seen countless clients spend money on beautiful organizing products only to realize they don’t fit the space, don’t suit their lifestyle, or aren't needed at all.
Before you buy a single organzing product, declutter first. Be ruthless with your edit and focus on what you truly need, use, and love. Think about your lifestyle today- not the one you had five years ago or the one you hope to have someday.
Letting go can feel challenging at first, but trust me: once the excess is gone, you’ll have far less to manage and a much clearer picture of what your home actually needs.
2. Start Where You Feel the Most Frustration
When you’re deciding where to start- choose the one space that is causing the most friction in your daily life.
Think about the room or area that has frustrated you most recently. Maybe it’s the overflowing pantry that makes meal prep stressful, the cluttered entry way that greets you every time you come home, or the closet that makes getting ready feel overwhelming.
These friction points quietly add stress to your day, often more than we realize.
My advice? Focus your efforts on that one space and that one space only. When you reduce the frustration in an area you use every day, you’ll feel the impact immediately- and that momentum can carry you through tackling the rest of your home.
3. Make Intentional Decluttering Decisions
You can organize every room in your home, but if you’re trying to manage too much stuff, the systems likely won’t stick.
One of the biggest reasons organizing feels difficult is because every item requires a decision. The more you own, the more decisions you’re constantly making about where things are, how they’re stored, and what to do with them.
When you remove the excess, you create more space, fewer decisions, and systems that are much easier to maintain.
4. Create Simple Systems
The best organizing systems are the ones you can maintain with ease.
As you’re organizing, focus on creating simple, intuitive homes for the items you use most often. When everything has a designated place, it’s easier to find what you need and even easier to put it away.
Once you’ve established your systems, organizing products can help support them- but they shouldn’t create the system. Be intentional about the products you choose, measure your spaces carefully, and select solutions that fit both your home and your lifestyle.
Remember, organizing products are tools, not solutions. A simple system that works for your daily routine will always outperform a perfectly styled system that’s too complicated to maintain.
5. Finish One Space Before Starting Another
It can be tempting to bounce from room to room when you’re feeling motivated, but unfinished projects can often create more overwhelm than progress.
Instead, choose one space and see it through to completion before moving on to the next. Whether it’s a drawer, a closet, or an entire room, finishing what you start gives you a sense of accomplishment and allows you to enjoy the results of your hard work.
Small wins build momentum. And momentum is often what turns a one-time organizing project into lasting change.
Remember, you don’t need to organize your entire home this summer.
Start with one frustrating space, make intentional decisions, and focus on progress over perfection.
Small changes can have a big impact—and the sooner you start, the sooner you’ll get to enjoy a home that feels calmer, lighter, and easier to maintain.
A supportive home starts with systems that work for real life.
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