Horan said breaking down extra boxes is a tedious but necessary step in decluttering your room. This includes old appliance boxes, packaging, and storage bins.
“The boxes might look important, but they also are an eyesore and waste of space you could be using for something else,” Horan said.
Instead of keeping them in your room, she recommended stacking and packing them away in a storage closet, crawl space, or basement.
She also suggested throwing away smaller boxes, such as packaging from phones or computers, because they don’t offer much storage space.
This story was originally published on August 13, 2024, and most recently updated on August 15, 2025.
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