Clutter creep. Like the proverbial middle-age spread, it sneaks up on you — quietly and gradually — until one day, you look around and wonder how the heck your reasonably tidy home became so chaotic.

If you've ever felt the frustration of clutter accumulating uncontrollably around your home, you've likely experienced 'clutter creep.' But what is it exactly, and why does it keep coming back? As our ...