September Decluttering Ideas to Get Your House Ready for Fall

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We’ve put emphasis on resetting your home to say goodbye to summer and welcome fall with open arms with our September decluttering month.

With this, and other decluttering months, the goal is to simply do your little bit every day. Good luck with the decluttering, and scroll to the bottom to get this calendar as a printable.

Organize your summer photos (on the phone & print).

Donate or gift summer books you’ve finished reading.

Declutter BBQ and picnic supplies (donate what you don’t need).

Sort through your reusable water bottles (toss broken ones).

Declutter beach and pool gear (and store away if no longer used).

Sort through your summer clothes and get the fall clothes out.

Organize fall accessories (coats, scarves, gloves, hats).

Sort through the summer shoes and get the fall ones out.

Take 30 minutes to declutter the nightstands in the bedroom.

Take 30 minutes to declutter under the bed.

Take 30 minutes for a general bedroom declutter.

Declutter the entryway, making room for fall items (backpacks, umbrellas, jackets).

Get the umbrellas and other fall items out of storage.

Have a general 30-minute living room declutter.

Take 30 minutes to put away summer home accessories and get the fall ones out.

Sort through school or home office supplies (markers/pens/pencils/notebooks).

Take 30 minutes to sort through paperwork and mail.

Cover or store away garden furniture.

Toss any broken garden items.

Sort through and organize bathroom products.

In the kitchen, toss expired condiments.

Organize and declutter the bakeware (for baking this fall).

Have a general 30-minute kitchen declutter.

Organize the pantry for fall and winter (hot teas, hot chocolate, baking supplies).

Take 30 minutes for a general pantry declutter.

Declutter and sort through sports and hobby gear.

Declutter your backpack/purse and suitcases.

Sort through workout gear.

Declutter and organize the linen closet.

Take 30 minutes to declutter the car.

Get this September decluttering calendar as a PDF here.

You might also want to check out this living room cleaning checklist (with printable).