100+ Readers On What Really Makes a Difference in Keeping a Clean Home -- Apartment Therapy Reader Month

In one's attempt to get their life together, so to speak, one will inevitably feel pressured to buy into gimmicks. That's how The Container Store makes you feel like you're just one $300 receipt from the Mariah Carey closet of your dreams, and why The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up has sold five million copies worldwide. But the truth of keeping a clean home is so much simpler than that.