Declutter with the Pensacola Habitat ReStore: A spring cleaning checklist

More than 70% of Americans take part in some form of spring cleaning every year, according to the American Cleaning Institute. The benefits of this annual tradition are easy to see: a clean home is a healthier home. It also provides a great time to take stock of the things you need and those you don’t.

Though spring cleaning is often most associated with scrubbing and dusting, many also use the time to declutter their homes of items they no longer use. While the task can seem overwhelming, a room by room spring cleaning checklist can make the decluttering process a much more manageable.

The three box method

The three box method is a great way to organize your decluttering process. As you go from room to room, take three boxes or large containers labeled “Donate,” “Keep” and “Trash/Recycle.” For larger items, place sticky notes labeled with the same three categories. Removing all items in every room and sorting them into boxes also presents a fantastic time to tackle a thorough deep clean of your house!

Benefit your community

In addition to providing you with a clean and organized home, we see indirect benefits of spring cleaning at our Pensacola Habitat ReStore from those boxes marked “Donate.” When those donated items are sold, someone in your community gets to give your item a second life for a great price. An even further benefit is that the proceeds from the sale go towards helping a family achieve affordable homeownership.

Would you like to donate your “Donate” box to us? Click here to check out our list of accepted items!

For your convenience, you can find an abbreviated PDF version of the Declutter spring cleaning checklist on the Habitat for Humanity site.