15 Things to Purge From Your Home Before 2024

15 Things to Purge Things to Purge From Your Home From Your Home Before 2024

Get rid of tablecloths that you no longer use, and consider buying a new one to welcome the new year. Get rid of tablecloths that you no longer use, and consider buying a new one to welcome the new year. 1. Stained Tablecloths 1. Stained Tablecloths

We know it's tough to throw away ornaments that bring back happy memories, so consider upcycling the fragments into playful wall art. We know it's tough to throw away ornaments that bring back happy memories, so consider upcycling the fragments into playful wall art. 2. Broken Holiday Ornaments 2. Broken Holiday Ornaments

Keep a few on hand for guests to peruse, whether in the den or the bathroom, and recycle the rest. Keep a few on hand for guests to peruse, whether in the den or the bathroom, and recycle the rest. 3. Magazines 3. Magazines

Most types of makeup are past their prime after about 6 months—mascara, especially. Most types of makeup are past their prime after about 6 months—mascara, especially. 4. Old Makeup 4. Old Makeup

Before you drag them to your town’s next electronic waste event, take the time to find out if they are worth anything if you trade them in. Before you drag them to your town’s next electronic waste event, take the time to find out if they are worth anything if you trade them in. 5. Old Electronics 5. Old Electronics

Go through your closet and discard anything that doesn’t fit or is no longer in style. Donate items you don’t need or want to those who can make good use of them. Go through your closet and discard anything that doesn’t fit or is no longer in style. Donate items you don’t need or want to those who can make good use of them. 6. Clothes That No Longer Fit 6. Clothes That No Longer Fit

As you sort, toss out games and puzzles with missing pieces—they’re not worth the frustration. As you sort, toss out games and puzzles with missing pieces—they’re not worth the frustration. 7. Outgrown Toys, Games, and Puzzles 7. Outgrown Toys, Games, and Puzzles

Delete junk mail, respond to messages you’ve been meaning to, and sort everything else into labeled folders. Delete junk mail, respond to messages you’ve been meaning to, and sort everything else into labeled folders. 8. Accumulated Emails 8. Accumulated Emails

Toss out expired coupons and flyers, recycle old batteries, and throw out any receipts you don’t need anymore. Toss out expired coupons and flyers, recycle old batteries, and throw out any receipts you don’t need anymore. 9. Papers and Broken Stuff in Your Junk Drawer 9. Papers and Broken Stuff in Your Junk Drawer

If you have more than you can possibly use in the near future, consider donating the extras to a charity gift-wrapping service. If you have more than you can possibly use in the near future, consider donating the extras to a charity gift-wrapping service. 10. Excess Wrapping Paper 10. Excess Wrapping Paper

Get rid of duplicates and warped whisks, and donate any utensils that you never use. Get rid of duplicates and warped whisks, and donate any utensils that you never use. 11. Kitchen Utensil Drawer Surplus 11. Kitchen Utensil Drawer Surplus

Gather them together, along with all those gifts of soaps, bubble baths, body lotions, hair products, and other beauty items that aren’t your preferred brands, and donate them. Gather them together, along with all those gifts of soaps, bubble baths, body lotions, hair products, and other beauty items that aren’t your preferred brands, and donate them. 12. Health and Beauty Products 12. Health and Beauty Products

With so many movies available digitally, it’s hard to justify storing physical copies of shows and movies on your shelves. With so many movies available digitally, it’s hard to justify storing physical copies of shows and movies on your shelves. 13. Your Old Movie Collection 13. Your Old Movie Collection

And if you still have a collection of takeout menus hanging out in a kitchen drawer, toss them in with recycling—they’re probably all available online. And if you still have a collection of takeout menus hanging out in a kitchen drawer, toss them in with recycling—they’re probably all available online. 14. Takeout Utensils and Condiments 14. Takeout Utensils and Condiments

Use the discarded towels as rags or donate them to a local animal shelter. Use the discarded towels as rags or donate them to a local animal shelter. 15. Dingy Sheets and Towels 15. Dingy Sheets and Towels

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