Streamline Your Space: The Ultimate List of Home Organization Categories

Are you tired of constantly tripping over clutter and misplacing your belongings? Do you find yourself spending hours searching for things that should be easy to find in your own home? Fear not, my friend! It’s time to streamline your space and achieve the level of organization you deserve.

Organization is a skill like any other, which means it can be learned and improved upon with practice. However, before diving into the nitty-gritty details of decluttering and arranging your possessions, it’s important to establish some basic categories that will help guide the process.

In this article, we’ll provide you with the ultimate list of home organization categories (yes, we’re being dramatic – but trust us, these categories are pretty great). Each category includes subcategories where appropriate so you can get as specific as possible when optimizing your environment for maximum efficiency.

Clothing

Let’s start with an obvious one – clothing. Most people have too much clothing taking up valuable space in their closets or drawers. Here are some potential subcategories:

  • Tops
  • T-shirts
  • Blouses
  • Sweaters
  • Bottoms
  • Pants
  • Skirts
  • Dresses/Rompers/Jumpsuits/Overalls/Any Other One-Piece Garment That Makes You Feel Cute
  • Outerwear
  • Jackets/Coats/Hoodies/Sweatshirts
  • Athletic Clothes/Activewear/Loungewear/Pajamas (Because who really knows what category those yoga pants fall under?)
  • Shoes/Socks/Tights/Gloves

Once you’ve sorted all your clothes based on these subcategories (or whatever system works best for you), consider getting hanging organizers or drawer dividers to make everything easier to access.

Kitchenware/Food Storage

The kitchen can quickly become one of the most cluttered rooms in the house. Take control by dividing up your kitchenware and food storage into these subcategories:

  • Cookware
  • Pots & pans
  • Baking sheets/casserole dishes/muffin tins/any other tool necessary to make all that Pinterest recipes you’ve saved
  • Utensils
  • Spatulas, spoons, whisks, etc. (Name one who hasn’t bought a spoon even they have more than enough at home)
  • Plates/Bowls/Cups/Glasses/Mugs (You get it – anything you eat or drink out of)
  • Storage Containers
  • Tupperware/plastic wrap/foil/storage bags
  • Pantry Items
  • Canned goods/Dry goods/Spices/Sauces

Consider using drawer dividers for utensils and shelf organizers for spices to keep everything within reach.

Electronics

Electronic devices can quickly take over surfaces and create unnecessary chaos. Divide them up like this:

  • Computers/Laptops/Tablets (If you have one from each category please share the secret of having that much money with us)
  • Phones/MP3 players/iPods
  • Chargers/Cables/Wires (PSA: You do not need every wire ever made to use only one device)

Consider labeling wires with their corresponding device so there’s no confusion when unplugging things as needed.

Office Supplies

Working from home? Aimless doodling enthusiast? Either way, you probably have a collection of office supplies taking up valuable desk space. Here are some subcategories:

  • Pens/Pencils/Markers/Any art supply which makes no sense how it ended up in our vast collection
  • Promising yourself never buying another pen until current ones are properly utilized but end-up buying new colored pens within hours after going shopping
    % [use a table]
Color Total number
Blue 37
Black 12
– Highlighters
– Sticky Notes/Notepads
– Stationery/Paper Clips/Tape/Stamps (Do I really need all this? Oh wait, it’s cute. No. Wait, but do I even use eBay anymore? Maybe it’s vintage or something)

Consider using drawer organizers to sort your supplies according to category.

Bathroom

If you’re like most people, you probably have an excess of cosmetics and toiletries taking up space in your bathroom cabinets or drawers. Divvy them up accordingly:

  • Toiletries
  • Shampoo/Conditioner/Shower Gel
  • Razor/Shaving cream/any other item necessary for a healthy grooming habit
  • Cosmetics/Skincare
  • Foundation/Mascara/Lipstick
  • Moisturizers/Face Wash/Sunscreen (REMEMBER: Sunscreen is very important)
    -Feminine Hygiene Products (if applicable)
    -Hair Accessories/Brushes/Combs/Nail Clippers

Consider investing in a few shower caddies and storage containers with dividers to keep everything organized and easily accessible.

Miscellaneous

Of course, not everything fits nicely into one of the above categories – so here are some miscellaneous items that deserve their own subcategories too:

  • Hobbies/Craft Supplies
    • Knitting needles/Yarn/Wax seals.
  • Books/Magazines/Newspapers(No we don’t want to let go old magazines from ’91 when our star crush set his foot on moon finally runs out’, Let’s put them in the attic)
    % [Insert a bookcase picture]
    Because right decoration can make clutter seem classy!

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  • Travel Items
    % [Table with columns Title and Number of items]
    |Title |Number|
    |————–|——-|
    |Suitcases |2 |
    |Backpacks |3 |

  • Miscellaneous

    • Weird things (You know what we mean)
      Consider using labeled boxes or decorative baskets to keep them out of sight, but easily accessible.

Now that you have our ultimate list of home organization categories, get to work organizing your space in a way that works best for you. Trust us – it’ll feel like a breath of fresh air!

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