here are a few of the most common clutter hotspots that you really need to tackle and we ve thrown in a few tips and ideas for each on that are bound to help you become more clutter free kitchen work surfaces make sure your cupboards are all easy to get things in and out of if we leave them out it s usually because it s easier than putting them away or getting them out each time keep items near to where you use them dressing table use minimal products decide on what you actually need and use and stick to these only use a dressing table with storage drawers bedside table use a tray make the bedside table top drawer the place to put all those things you need each night moving them out of the way but still just as easy to grab food cupboards declutter all the out of date food have a place in the cupboards for each type of food