“I will take charge or the clutter—someday.” If you’ve uttered these words or something like them recently, then you’re in dire need of fixing up your home. If you’ve struggled with keeping your home space clean and organized, then let these tips helps you out in knowing which items you should keep or toss out.

Learn more about home organization with these articles:

• Preventive Maintenance: Keeping Your Home Junk-Free
• Cleaning is Cathartic: De-Junk Your Home This Long Weekend!

(First published in Real Living magazine, Renovator’s Diary section as “Goodbye Gulo” in January/February 2006; photos by Ocs Alvarez and Bahaghari MFI unless otherwise noted; adapted for use in Female Network)