I can totally relate.  This was an issue between my husband and me when we got married because he tended to leave clothes on the floor.  I can handle clutter, but not on the floor.  

We came to the agreement that he had "the chair."  He could pile it to the ceiling and I wouldn't complain until the clothes fell on the floor.  Sometimes the pile was close to the ceiling, but as long as it stayed on the chair, we were good.