Life is a constant battle between the urge to relax and treat yourself, and the need to get stuff done. Finding a great organizing and decluttering show gives you the best of both worlds: you can lounge around on your sofa while simultaneously getting great ideas about how to manage your mess and conquer your clutter.
But decluttering and cleaning shows aren't one size fits all. Depending on where you're hoping to corral the chaos—and your unique organizing style—you might relate a little more with a particular decluttering style. If you're still searching for your streaming organizing expert, we have some great options here.
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Hot Mess House
Big concept: Pro organizer Cas Aarssen helps people reorganize their space virtually by giving them advice that suits their organizing style.
Best for: People who want to figure out what their organization style is—and find tips that suit it.
Where to watch: Discovery+
Hot tip: To deal with the paper mess, create categories with stickies—and simply put the papers in the right piles. (Then put them into folders!)
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The Minimalists: Less Is More
Big concept: A pair of minimalist-loving guys talk about the movement toward living with less.
Best for: People interested in living a minimalist lifestyle.
Where to watch: Netflix
Hot tip: Take the minimalist challenge: Find one item to get rid of on the first day, two on the second, three on the third, and so on—for a full month.
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Get Organized With The Home Edit
Big concept: Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin make your closet (and home) look like a boutique you'd love to shop at by displaying everything beautifully. Their signature organizing and decluttering look is a rainbow closet reorder, which sorts the racks by organizing from red to purple.
Best for: People whose closets are a fashion emergency (the team spends a lot of time in closets) and anyone who wants to take a peek inside celebrity homes. (Reese Witherspoon's mammoth movie memorabilia closet? Yes, please!)
Where to watch: Netflix
Hot tip: Don't buy your organizing boxes and bins until you've pared down your possessions. (Otherwise, you'll just have to return them.)
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Tidying Up With Marie Kondo
Big concept: Keep only the things that spark joy for you.
Best for: People who need an overhaul in many different parts of their home. (Watching her clear a kitchen made me itch to tackle my overcrowded pantry.) And people who don't mind the rather woo-woo concept of holding each object in your hand and deciding if it sparks joy. (P.S. Marie Kondo's newest show, Sparking Joy, helps people find ways to declutter their entire lives, if you're looking to simplify everything.)
Where to watch: Netflix
Hot tip: That KonMari folding method truly makes your drawers and linen closets look seamless.
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Tiny House Nation
Big concept: Families from around the country build and move into tiny homes, which means they're under 500 square feet. And we're talking full families! Every nook and cranny needs to be optimized for storage and function.
Best for: People who feel like there's never enough room to stash their stuff at home. Once you see how little clutter these families are able to keep, suddenly your home will feel like an endless mansion.
Where to watch: Netflix
Hot tip: You really don't need as much stuff as you think you do!
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Queer Eye
Big concept: The Fab Five (Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Karamo Brown, Jonathan Van Ness, and either Bobby Berk or Jeremiah Brent depending on which season you watch) help transform a person's life, updating their beauty routine, wardrobe, interpersonal skills, cooking repertoire, and home. The home part is where you really need to pay attention, because Bobby and Jeremiah give awesome tips on how to stash your things in a sophisticated way.
Best for: People who feel stuck in a rut and need to declutter their lives as a whole to move forward.
Where to watch: Netflix
Hot tip: Sometimes you have to let go of the past to make way for the future.
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Hack My Home
Big concept: Four design pros (including REAL SIMPLE HOME 2024 designer Mikel Welch) transform different families' spaces by creating space-maximizing solutions.
Best for: People with kids—there are a ton of great ideas to keep all of their stuff in check.
Where to watch: Netflix
Hot tip: Look for multifunctional furniture like a bed with built-in storage or a dining table that can expand when you're hosting company and need more seats.
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Problem Spaces
Big concept: Interior designer and blogger Fariha Nasir helps clients turn difficult spaces (think awkward angles or teeny tiny rooms) into functional, beautiful rooms.
Best for: People who aren't afraid to DIY! Fariha isn't carving a table from scratch, but a lot of her solutions mid-level DIY projects.
Where to watch: HBO Max
Hot tip: You can totally transform your space without breaking the bank. All it takes is a little inspiration!
