Illustrated instructions for over three hundred organizing projects designed to reduce clutter and expand storage space.

The author draws on his experiences as both a hoarder and an investigator to profile subjects ranging from professional decluttering services and anti-hoarding therapy to the brain science behind hoarding and the way clutter affects relationships.

""Everyone should Barbarafy," raves The New York Times! A life-changing program for streamlining everything that's weighing you down--from over-stuffed closets to overwhelming social calendars--courtesy of the media's go-to organizing guru: Barbara Reich. Mothers can feel like life is one neverending loop. Just when one problem or responsibility is handled, another one trips us up. But help is on the way: Barbara Reich has all the strategies necessary...

Learn to separate the junk from the treasures; take stock of kitchen gadgets--if you don't use it lose it; encourage your kids to keep their rooms tidy; donate the things you no longer use; get a little cash for your stuff through online auctions; get your car back in the garage where it belongs; extend your organizing plan to your office or work environment; know when to call in the professionals.

"The 25 small houses presented in [this book] are owned by people who have made a conscious decision to downsize from a larger home to a smaller home--or who just decided to build small in the first place. Some of the houses are new (site-built or prefab), others are remodels. All are 2,000 sq. ft. or less. The featured houses show how to use space efficiently through such strategies as: creative storage space, multi-purpose rooms, pocket and barn...