When you finally decide to declutter and organize your home, the initial decluttering and restructuring is important (and so satisfying), but keeping things organized in the future will be more challenging. To live a more organized and clutter-free life in the long run, focus on three pillars that make up the Organizational Triangle.

The Organizational Triangle was created by pro organizer Andrew Mellen, the man behind The Most Organized Man in America's Guide to Moving and Unstuff Your Life: Kick the Clutter Habit and Completely Organize Your Life for Good. Though Mellen writes and speaks about all kinds of organizing and decluttering, he describes the Organizational Triangle as "the foundation" of all of his work. This three-pronged approach offers a simple process for maintaining a clutter-free home:

Every item needs a home

Use a 'something in, something out' approach