6 Easy Ways to Instantly Declutter Your Vanity

There are lots of things cluttering the vanity over time — gifts with purchase, goodie bags, little pick-me-ups. "Most often the things you get for free are not used," Reich states. "Start by purging all of the things that you don't use. If it's unopened, donate it; if opened, throw away; and don't look back," Reich says.

Beauty products should be the easiest to get rid of because they have an expiration date. "You have to throw it away. You need to be purely pragmatic about it and get rid of it," Levy adds.