A clean, well-organized home can help keep you and your loved ones feel more energized, focused, and at ease, instead of overwhelmed by clutter and chaos. If you’re ready to get serious about home organization, keep reading.

Start with the room that is bothering you the most, or the one you use most often. If that all feels overwhelming, start small by organizing a junk drawer or shelves. Whether you are organizing a drawer or a room, take everything out, return items to their proper rooms, and declutter what you don’t use into donate, sell, or toss piles.

As you work through the items you’re keeping, group like things together. Consider how you will store the items, with some options being bins, baskets, jars with labels, pegboards with hooks, or door hooks for extra shoe storage. You can even double your hanging space in closets by linking two hangers with a pop can tab. Modular storage systems are great for custom fitting into almost any space.

Keep everyday essentials within easy reach, and store seasonal or rarely used items in less accessible spots. Once you have everything organized, keep it that way by making it a habit to put everything you touch back in its place immediately after use, and revisit your belongings occasionally to declutter.