14 Things to Declutter from Your Bedroom Right Now
Apartment Therapy’s Decluttering Cure is a free two-week decluttering program that’ll help you achieve a tidier home. Sign up here and get all 14 assignments delivered to your inbox.
As the place where you start and end your day, your bedroom should feel peaceful and tidy so you can rest and recharge with ease. But if it’s currently a mess, that can directly affect both of those things. That’s why it’s so important to declutter and organize your bedroom.
Here’s how to declutter your bedroom, including where and what to look for.
Day 9: Declutter Your Bedroom
Today’s assignment is to declutter your bedroom, and we highly recommend setting a timer for an amount of time that’s manageable for you — whether it’s 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or an hour — and seeing what you can get done. When the timer is up, stop decluttering! Take the items that don’t belong and return them to where they belong or sort them into your outboxes. Throw any trash away.
Look in and around side tables and nightstands, on and inside your dresser, consoles, armoires, closets, hooks, storage racks, vanity tables, open shelves, under and around the bed, inside a storage ottoman or bench, and anywhere your clothes tend to pile up, such as on a chair or in a corner of the room. Not sure what should go? Start with the list below.
What to Declutter in a Bedroom
- Trash
- Paper, such as notes, receipts, or clothing tags
- Books and magazines
- Drinking glasses and mugs
- Remote controls and electronics
- Phone chargers and cords that aren’t being used
- Random objects and decor
- Dingy or old sheets and linens
- Hangers or garment bags to take back to the dry cleaners
- Safety pins and bobby pins
- Out-of-place grooming supplies, makeup, or jewelry
- Clothes piled and draped where they shouldn’t be
- Socks
- Shoes, handbags, and accessories that are out of place
More Ways to Participate in the Decluttering Cure:
- Sign up for email updates.
- Visit the 2026 Decluttering Cure page and catch up on assignments.
- Download the Decluttering Cure calendar.
- Check off that you’ve completed this task and track your overall Decluttering Cure progress here!
- See all the winners from our 2026 Organization Awards to get your home organized.
The Cure Program is a tradition here at Apartment Therapy — it happens every January, April, and September. Click here to learn more about the year-round program and when to sign up.