The 10 Best Books About Decluttering to Get You Motivated

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars | Frequently called "the most organized man in America," sought-after organizer and trainer Andrew Mellen has created unique, lasting techniques for streamlined living, bringing order out of chaos for the chronically overwhelmed everywhere. Acknowledging that it's often the "stuff behind the stuff" that holds people back, Mellen offers a surprisingly simple, yet effective solution in his step-by-step guide, guaranteed to help achieve organizational bliss for everyone from perpetual key-misplacers to hard-core hoarders.

Your boxes of photos, family’s china, and even the kids' height charts aren’t just stuff; they’re attached to a lifetime of memories--and letting them go can be scary. With empathy, expertise, and humor, Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff, written in collaboration with AARP, helps you sift through years of clutter, let go of what no longer serves you, and identify the items worth keeping so that you can focus on living in the present.

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars | Do you ever feel overwhelmed, instead of overjoyed, by all your possessions? Do you secretly wish a gale force wind would blow the clutter from your home? If so, it's time to simplify your life! The Joy of Less is a fun, lighthearted guide to minimalist living.

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars | You don't have to live overwhelmed by stuff - you can get rid of clutter for good! Decluttering expert Dana White identifies the emotional challenges that make it difficult to declutter and provides workable solutions to break through and make progress. 

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars | The Home Edit walks you through paring down your belongings in every room, arranging them in a stunning and easy-to-find way, and maintaining the system so you don’t need another do-over in six months. When you’re done, you’ll not only know exactly where to find things, but you’ll also love the way it looks.

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars | Through years of experience as an industry expert, organizational expert Cassandra ‘Cas’ Aarssen has uncovered easy and inexpensive tips, tricks and solutions that allow her to maintain a clean, organized and functional home. Let her teach you in Real Life Organizing, one of the best books about decluttering and organizing.

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars | Also from professional organizer, Cassandra Aarssen, Cluttered Mess to Organized Success: Declutter and Organize your Home and Life with over 100 Checklists and Worksheets offers you everything you need to organize your home, family and your time. This book not only provides helpful tips and advice, but it is jam packed with over 100 worksheets, forms, labels, schedules and everything else you need to organize your life.

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars | Here's one of the best books on minimalism. Discover how to apply the minimalist mindset to every aspect of your life by changing the way you think about your home, career, relationships, family, and money. The Minimalist Way will help you take it one step at a time with simple exercises and activities. Ease into minimalism at your own pace.

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars. | One of today's most influential minimalist advocates takes us on a decluttering tour of our own houses and apartments, showing us how to decide what to get rid of and what to keep. He both offers practical guidelines for simplifying our lifestyle at home and addresses underlying issues that contribute to over-accumulation in the first place.

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars | You don’t have to live with overflowing closets, an attic full of boxes, and a basement packed with more of the same, just because it’s so hard for you to sort through and give up belongings linked to your past. In this book, Claire Middleton shares tips that will help you give up the bulk of your sentimental clutter while keeping your most precious treasures to use and display.