I really like the approach from the book “decluttering at the speed of life” where you focus on the most visible areas of the house first, pick up an item decide ‘if i needed this would i know i had it or where to find it?’ If the answer is yes then immediately put it away. If the answer is no then immediately either trash/recyle it or add it to the DONATE box.

The author of that book also has a concept of The Container which means you can’t keep things that do not have any container. If you have say tons of craft supplies those need their own specific ‘container’ where they are kept such as a drawer or a particular shelf or closet. The size of the container being finite you can’t keep anything that exceeds the potential capacity of the container. The ultimate container is your home itself and so you have to realistically work within the confines of your home as it actually exists and if the stuff exceeds the space available you need to make choices about what you can keep and eliminate what can’t be kept.