knick knacks & clutter

[MagicalMom]

As I'm preparing to put my home up for sale I am noticing that I have a LOT of stuff. I've just gotten used to seeing these things sitting around my home for so long that I don't even notice them anymore. Like the stupid decorative cutting board that has hung over my stove for years. I don't want to take that thing to my new house. LOL My plan is to declutter & get rid of knick knacks. Instead of a Christmas wish list this year I'll have a Christmas "please don't" list. No knick knacky stuff please! Does anyone else have this problem?

 

[gr8tpanther]

OH I know... we got new carpet back in March and I had to pack everything up and get it out of my rooms that were getting carpeting. The only things that made it back into the rooms were the furniture, I realized that the BOXES of "JUNK" looked better in the boxes!

 

[carole88]

I know exactly what you are talking about. I recently moved. Before the move I basicly did a "Clean Sweep" of my whole house. Then I had a huge garage sale. Not only did I get rid of a lot of "stuff" but I made $1,400. I have made a vow to myself that I won't allow my new house to have so much "stuff".

Good luck!

 

[EsmeraldaX]

I have a ton of these things. But most of them are collectibles, and not kitschy looking.

 

[jeleebeene]

I completely understand. I am just now decluttering our place of unecessary things that are only taking up space. I call them dust collectors - cause that is all they are good for half of the time!!

 

[CEDmom]

We're going to be painting the interior of our house in a few weeks. A lot of things will be put away at that point and not brought out again.

 

[denisem]

I'm moving too, and am doing some SERIOUS decluttering. In the 2nd half of my life, I plan on collecting "memories"... not things

BTW, I just discovered freecycle.org - for things that may not go at garage sales and/or you JUST can't bring yourself to throw them out. It's broken down by cities/communities and you offer them free for pickup. I've given away about 10-15 items that were probably going to get trashed.

I.E.: I had a homemade plywood two-tier raised platform (used under my xmas tree to display Dicken's Village) that received 8 requests! Just had a girl scout leader (and mother of 6) who was thrilled to get a bunch of odds-&-ends crafts stuff.

It's amazing the things that get listed/taken on this site.

Denise < --- learning one person's trash IS another person's treasure.