Minima’s Comprehensive List of Organizing Resources
If you’re looking for a comprehensive list of resources for getting organized and decluttering—especially in the Richmond, Virginia area—you’ve come to the right place! Our job keeps us in the know when it comes to the best spots to donate, sell, or recycle your unwanted items. Sometimes it can be easier to let go of something when you know it’s going to a great home, or you can get some cash for it. We’ve also included some of our favorite books, blogs, and films on the subject.
Be sure to check out our related post, “Donations for a Good Cause”. We recommend saving this to your bookmarks for quick access. Minima’s Portfolio and Minima’s Pinterest can provide tons of additional inspiration. If you’d like our help getting organized, please reach out—we take donations for free at the end of each client session and offer personal shopping services (including consignment runs) for a small fee.
Education & Minimalism
Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things by The Minimalists
No Sidebar blog about simple living
Minimalism Life website about everything minimalism
Organizing from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern (affiliate link)
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo (affiliate link)
Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism by Fumio Sasaki (affiliate link)
Paperwork & KEEPSAKE
Artkive transforms piles of kid art into art books and framed mosaics
Catalog Choice unsubscribes unwanted catalogs
The Heirloomist turns keepsake into art
IRS guidelines for how long to keep tax records
“How to Deal with Paperwork” by Minima
Paperkarma unsubscribes unwanted mailings
Revolve can transfer your photos and VHS to digital format
Staples and Office Depot securely shred bulk paperwork and charges by weight
Donation & Recycling
Best Buy and Recycling for Charities for electronics
Crayons to Computers for school supplies
CVWMA for Richmond’s list of recyclables
Diversity Thrift for household items and clothing (including clothes hangers!)
Earth911.com for specialty recycling centers
Fan Tastic Thrift for toiletries
Get My Junk or Junk Shuttle for “junk” removal and high-volume or large item donations
Goodwill for almost anything (FAQ and list of accepted items)
Habitat ReStore for building and home improvement
Scrap Creative Reuse for art and craft materials
Resale | General
Amazon for used books, CDs, DVDs and video games
Art · Style · Design RVA for estate sales
Attic Consignments consigns furniture, household items and jewelry
Caravati’s buys and sells vintage home parts
Chop Suey buys used books
Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace and VarageSale for almost anything
Decluttr for books and electronics
eBay for clothing and collectibles
eBid Local for high volume estate sales
Impulse and Revival consign furniture and decor
Plan 9 for DVDs, CDs and vinyl
Whiting’s Old Paper buys vintage paper
Resale | Clothing & Accessories
Baggio consigns high-end women’s clothing
Bygones and Halcyon buy vintage clothing, jewelry and accessories
Carreras buys gold and jewelry, even broken pieces
Clementine and Stitchback consign women’s and men’s mid- to high-end and brand name clothing
Clover consigns children’s clothing
Indigo Avenue consigns women’s clothing
It’s Chic Again! consigns women’s clothing including formal wear
Kid 2 Kid buys children’s clothing and toys
Plato’s Closet buys mid-end young adult clothing
Poshmark for mid-end women’s clothing