Creatrope

Convert your clutter into something useful! Instead of accumulating those boxes, plastic, and blinky lights,
why not build a robot halloween costume?

Decluttering can be creative!

I got some good feedback on on the ceiling mounted kids gym so I’d thought I’d show you this Indoor Kids Playhouse

During dicey weather, this lets the kids burn off a little energy or have a quiet spot indoors to read or hang-out. Nothing to put away, and nothing to clean-up! A good decluttering project…

Decluttering isn’t just about stuff in the closets, the floor or the garage. Sometimes the clutter is right in front of you.

When I used to do a semi-professional magic act, an old friend who was a professional told me that the best way to improve your magic act was to remove your worst effect (non-magicians call them ‘tricks’).

Decluttering walls to improve the look of a gallery of photos or wall-hangings is worth considering. Perhaps removing your worst or least favorite item is the best way to improve it?

If so you might find yourself a bit puzzled on how to remove the drywall anchors.

I’ve written about one way that worked for me in Decluttering Walls: Removing Drywall Anchors

This ceiling-mounted kids gym and climbing wall has seen a lot of use, and was easy to build once I figured out a strategy. It was around $125 worth of parts. It was inspired by a friend who has an even more elaborate one.

It uses standard backyard playground equipment and the parts are interchangeable to give the kids some variation. There’s little rare-earth magnets placed on the beam to allow for hanging ‘targets’.

It fits into the theme of home organization and decluttering because there’s nothing to put away and nothing to clean up.

You might also like the DIY Indoor Playhouse.

Here’s a fun hack I put together while purging the VHS tape collection.

Semi-Automated VHS Tape Eraser