Spring Cleaning Declutter Checklist For A Fresh Start: 54 Ideas

This spring cleaning declutter checklist will help you unburden your space and finally let go of everything your home doesn’t need!

There is something about spring and the days getting warmer and longer that makes us want to clean, reset, and have a fresh start for the months ahead.

Spring cleaning has always been something I love doing!

But before every major cleaning job, I always make sure to declutter my space so I don’t end up cleaning things I don’t even need.

If you, too, are in a cleaning mood, do yourself a favor and clear the clutter before tackling the grime.

Cleaning is just so much easier when there is actually less to clean.

Makes total sense, right?

This room-by-room spring cleaning declutter checklist is here to guide you through the process and give you specific ideas of things you’re probably better off without.

Time to finally let it all go!

Your ultimate spring cleaning declutter checklist: What to get rid of (room by room)?

Kitchen

The kitchen tends to be one of the most cluttered rooms in most homes, especially for people who cook a lot.

Dinnerware, cookware, appliances, gadgets, food, and more accumulate faster than we realize.

Make preparing food actually enjoyable by removing the excess!

The spices you bought for one recipe three years ago and never touched again
Appliances living on the counter that you haven’t plugged in in months
Tupperware graveyard — containers with no lids, lids with no containers, broken or misshapen pieces
The mug collection that somehow multiplied on its own
Reusable bags stuffed into other reusable bags in a cabinet you dread opening because everything falls every time
Cookbooks you own for the aesthetic, but always end up cooking from your phone anyway
The junk drawer — you don’t have to eliminate it, but at a minimum, pull it out and actually look at what’s in there
Old condiments on the fridge door you keep moving to reach the ones you prefer

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This spring cleaning declutter checklist has many different ideas for things to let go of in the kitchen.

Living room

The living room is where we spend most of our time at home — from movie nights to lazy Sundays to parties.

Yet somehow it’s also where decorative clutter quietly accumulates until the room stops feeling like yours.

Throw pillows that take longer to arrange than they’re worth
Candles that are basically just wax stumps at this point
Decor you don’t even see anymore because it’s been there so long
Remote controls for devices you no longer own
The blanket you always skip over to grab a different one
Books you display because they look good, but will never reread — or never actually read in the first place
Cables in a tangled pile you’re afraid to touch — and a nightmare to vacuum around

Bedroom

Your bedroom should be a safe space where you can relax and unwind after a long day.

But how can it do that if it’s full of clutter you’ve been ignoring for months?

Clothes you keep because you might fit into them again “someday”
The perfume you got as a gift that just isn’t your scent, but feels too wasteful to toss
Shoes at the back of the closet you forgot existed, and felt zero excitement rediscovering
Bags and purses you haven’t carried since a different era of your life
The nightstand drawer you have to dig through every time you need something simple, like a hair tie
Hangers — specifically the wire ones from the dry cleaner that deform your clothes
Jewelry that’s tangled, tarnished, broken, or belongs to a version of you from 10 years ago
Stuff under the bed you haven’t touched since you moved in

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Some of the best things to let go of in the bedroom are unnecessary items in your nightstand, excess hangers, and clothes that don't fit you anymore.

Bathroom

The bathroom is sneaky — you don’t realize how much has accumulated in there until you actually open the cabinets.

Make getting ready in the morning and taking care of yourself at night easy and stress-free by removing anything that doesn’t serve you.

Seventeen different half-empty shampoo and conditioner bottles in the shower
Skincare products from a routine you tried for two weeks and abandoned
Hotel toiletries you took with good intentions and will never actually use
Makeup you bought in the wrong shade and kept anyway, hoping it would somehow work
The collection of stretched-out hair ties
Expired medication that’s been in the cabinet for years
Products you spent good money on that just don’t work for you — but feel too guilty to toss
Cleaning products you bought, hated, and kept anyway, just in case you want to use them again
Duplicate cleaning products you kept buying without ever checking what you already had under the sink
Cleaning supplies like old scrubs, gloves, and sponges that are way past their prime, but somehow still in the cabinet

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Kids’ room (if you have children)

Studies have shown that kids who have fewer toys play longer with each toy and even experience higher quality play.

They’re also more focused and more creative.

This is your permission to ruthlessly purge your children’s rooms!

Toys your kids haven’t played with since the day after they got them
Games and puzzles with too many missing pieces
Art supplies that are dried out, broken, or just excessive — how many markers or pencils does one child need?
Stuffed animals — this one is hard, but keep their favorites and give away the ones that are collecting dust
Clothes they’ve outgrown that are still folded neatly in the drawer, as if that helps
The school paper avalanche — keep the ones that actually mean something, and let the rest go
Sports equipment for every sport they tried once and quit
Happy meal toys, party favors, and other tiny plastic items that will break after one or two uses anyway

Wondering what to get rid of in your kids' room? This spring cleaning declutter checklist has great ideas you probably haven't thought of!

Home office

A cluttered desk makes for a cluttered mind — and a very unproductive afternoon.

Clear the chaos so you can actually focus.

Pens that don’t work — you know you have them, so why are you still keeping them?
Cords and cables for devices you got rid of in 2019
Old planners and notebooks you filled up and will never look at again
Business cards from people you don’t remember or even care about
Papers you printed “just in case” and have never looked at since
Books you bought during a phase you’re no longer in — you know exactly which ones
Sticky notes that have lost all context and meaning

Digital

Clutter isn’t just physical.

Your digital life is probably just as overwhelming — you just can’t see the mess.

Subscriptions you forgot you signed up for that are quietly draining your bank account
Apps on your phone you swipe past every single day without opening
Digital photos — specifically the blurry ones, the duplicates, the failed shots, and the screenshots of things you’ve long since dealt with
Email lists you subscribed to in 2017 that still show up every Tuesday
Browser tabs you’ve had open for weeks because you’ll “get to them later”
Phone contacts you have zero memory of adding

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Final thoughts on this spring cleaning declutter checklist

I hope this spring cleaning declutter checklist gave you the push you needed to finally tackle the clutter in your life.

Your space should now feel lighter, calmer, and refreshed.

And most of all, spring cleaning will become so much easier with less stuff lying around!

If you’re looking for more inspiration, check out my other practical home decluttering ideas:

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SPRING CLEANING DECLUTTER CHECKLIST: 54 THINGS TO GET RID OF ROOM BY ROOM