Stephanie NguyenCleaning & Organizing Editor Stephanie is a writer, editor, and full-time dog petter. As Apartment Therapy’s Cleaning & Organizing Editor, she covers all the ways to make your home sparkle with decluttering tricks, cleaning tips, and organizational hacks. Stephanie holds degrees in English and journalism from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She lives … Read more
Stephanie NguyenCleaning & Organizing Editor Stephanie is a writer, editor, and full-time dog petter. As Apartment Therapy’s Cleaning & Organizing Editor, she covers all the ways to make your home sparkle with decluttering tricks, cleaning tips, and organizational hacks. Stephanie holds degrees in English and journalism from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She lives … Read more
Receiving belongings passed down from family members can be a special moment or they can come into your possession unexpectedly when someone passes. Inheritance can help you establish your identity, find personal meaning in your ancestry, or even immortalize people after they are gone. It’s the perfect opportunity not only for deep storytelling but also … Read more
Lauren Wellbank Lauren Wellbank is a freelance writer with more than a decade of experience in the mortgage industry. Her writing has also appeared on HuffPost, Washington Post, Martha Stewart Living, and more. When she’s not writing she can be found spending time with her growing family in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania.
Charli PennExecutive Lifestyle Director Charli Penn is the Executive Lifestyle Director at Apartment Therapy and an award-winning journalist, editor and Webby-nominated former podcast host who writes in the name and praise of all things good living (and loving!). She thoroughly enjoys photography, 90s R&B, and all things gold accents. When she’s not curled up at … Read more
Autumn is an excellent time to hit the reset button and get back into a routine before the hectic holiday season. That can, and should, include clearing clutter from your home so that you can coast into the new year without extra stuff weighing you down. For more content like this follow Organize & Clean … Read more
Shifrah Combiths With five children, Shifrah is learning a thing or two about how to keep a fairly organized and pretty clean house with a grateful heart in a way that leaves plenty of time for the people who matter most. Shifrah grew up in San Francisco, but has come to appreciate smaller town life … Read more
There are many factors to consider when decluttering; among them, the size of your apartment, aesthetic, and sentimental value. But according to Bobby Berk, there are still other factors you should include: the age of your decor, as well as yours. On his website, Berk explains that, in the process of decluttering, you should always … Read more
I like to think I’m an organized person. But, let’s face it, no matter how organized you can be, things can pile up — and fast. You could be in an extremely busy season of your life, and sure enough, clutter will form, laundry will grow, and before you know it, the mess has become … Read more
Shifrah Combiths Contributor With five children, Shifrah is learning a thing or two about how to keep a fairly organized and pretty clean house with a grateful heart in a way that leaves plenty of time for the people who matter most. Shifrah grew up in San Francisco, but has come to appreciate smaller town … Read more