How to Keep Your Home Organized This Holiday and Beyond

It’s the holiday season, which means it’s officially time to make things easier on yourself. Here are the tried-and-true tips we swear by to help your home run smoothly—so you can actually enjoy the festivities.

Kitchen + Pantry

Hosting this year? Now’s the time to take inventory of your holiday dishes, serving pieces, specialty appliances, and glassware. Make a few smart shelf swaps so the items you’ll reach for most are front and center. Anything you won’t need—like outdoor entertaining pieces or grill tools—can be packed away.

Give your pantry a quick refresh, too. Toss expired baking ingredients, streamline your staples, and make grab-and-go snacks easy for guests to find.

Toys

Before the gift-giving begins, do a quick edit of your kids’ toys. Clearing out what’s broken, unused, or outgrown now makes space for whatever new treasures arrive this season.

Decorations

As you finish unpacking your holiday décor, take a few minutes to edit out anything that’s broken, tired, or no longer your style. When it’s time to put everything away, choose bins that actually fit your items and group like with like. Your future self—next year’s decorating self—will thank you.

And if you want an expert set of hands to take these projects off your plate, NEAT Method is here to help make the season feel a little lighter.

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