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Jamie Novak

Jamie is a cleaning and organizing expert with more than 20 years of experience. When she's not on deadline, you can find her searching for the mango slicer that mysteriously disappeared from her kitchen utensil drawer. The author of Keep This Toss That: the practical guide to tidying up she covers cleaning and organizing for RD.com.

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11 Smart Ways to Store Your Christmas Decorations, According to Professional Organizers

With these pro tips for storing Christmas ornaments and everything else, you'll never have to deal with broken balls, tangled lights, and smushed wreaths ever again.

20 Best Closet Organizers to Maximize Your Space

These are the best closet organizers to conquer closet chaos, once and for all.

18 Container Store Products Professional Organizers Use in Their Homes

Have you ever wondered which products professional organizers use to keep their homes tidy? Organizing...

14 Things Feng Shui Experts Want You to Throw Out Right Now

Does the good energy flow in your home and promote happiness and success? If you’re...

13 Must-Have Organizers from “The Home Edit”

Be the star of your own home-makeover show with these simple solutions to your biggest...

12 Things Professional Organizers Declutter Every Day

You know how people always say that the littlest things can make the biggest difference?...

25 Things in Your Basement That a Professional Organizer Would Throw Out

Putting random stuff in your basement is easy—deciding what to do with it is hard....

26 Things in Your House That a Professional Organizer Would Throw Out

Get your trash bag ready! An expert organizer shares her list of the top 26...

17 Spots to Never Skip When Fall Cleaning

If you miss these magnets for dirt and germs, you’re missing out on having a...

14 Spring Cleaning Tips (and Products) to Cut Your Cleaning Time in Half

Try these expert-approved tips and products to get your dusting, scrubbing, and vacuuming done in...

13 Amazon Products Tiny Home Owners Can’t Live Without

Maximizing space is something owners of tiny homes know a thing or two about. They're...

14 Clever Storage Hacks from People Living in Tiny Houses

These tiny home dwellers reveal storage hacks so good you'll want to steal them for...

12 Pantry Mistakes The Container Store Thinks You’re Making

Looking to give your kitchen pantry a makeover? Side-step these slip-ups to create a neat...

11 Fall Cleaning Tasks Every Smart Homeowner Tackles

Is your home ready for the change in seasons? Only if you’ve completed the expert-recommended...

30 Things You Need to Throw Out Before the Fall

From summer stuff you never wear to old sunblock, here's a list of things to...

9 Summer Items You Need to Throw Out Right Now

How many tiny, paper drink umbrellas do you need disintegrating in the way back of...

17 Home Organizing Tools with Nearly Perfect Reviews on Amazon

You'll soon see why these top-rated organizing tools have fans who give them all five...

25 Hidden Container Store Gems Under $10

For less than the cost of take-out, you can scoop-up one (or more) of these...

17 Products from the Container Store You Need in Your Life

The Container Store is so much more than just bins and boxes. Here are 17...

7 Organizational Skills to Stress-Proof Your Holiday Season

Organizing expert Jamie Novak shares seven organizational skills that will have you sailing, stress-free, through...

10 Common Items You Shouldn’t Buy If You Want to Have a Clutter-Free Home

How many of these "future clutter" items are you guilty of buying?

15 Things You Never Knew You Could Borrow to Save Money

Stop wasting money and cluttering up your home with single-use purchases when you could borrow...

11 Key Organizational Skills That Will Help Get You Promoted at Work

Towering piles of paperwork do not portray a professional image. A cluttered desk looks chaotic...

This Is How You Should Be Storing Off-Season Clothes (No Bulky Bins Necessary)

Don't let a seasonal clothes switch stress you out! Personal organizer Jamie Novak reveals her...

This Is the Super-Simple Entryway Organizing Idea You Need in Your Life Right Now

Is your entryway missing a key element to keep your home clutter-free?

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