News — Organizing
A round up of 20 home organizing items to tidy every room in your house, establish good organizing habits, and keep it that way
Don’t read that title as “My house is sparkly clean and everything has its place right now and I’m basically Organizer Barbie.” That ain’t it. We just took down our Christmas decorations last week, and now this house feels totally chaotic. It happens every year. But after cleaning up the same messes a thousand times in this house (mamas, y’all know that feeling, right?), I have figured out solutions that work to give the things in our house a “home”. When it does get messy, it only takes a few minutes to do a quick sweep of the house before...
Tired Of Clutter? Focus On These 7 Areas To Make A Huge Difference
At our house, it seems like both our dining table and the storage cabinet in the living room are always cluttered up with miscellaneous items. And I suppose it doesn’t help that the stuff cluttering the dining table often gets shoved unceremoniously into that storage cabinet. (But not by me, of course…) ;-) Since we’ve all been spending a lot of time inside lately, it isn’t surprising that these cluttered areas have been attracting more of my attention than usual. I’m sure all of you could tell me all about the clutter in your home that has been driving you...
You open the door and stumble in with a heavy bag in one arm, keys dangling from your finger, mail tucked under your elbow, and your coat dripping water onto the floor from the rain
What is your natural next step? Dump everything on the nearest flat surface! Sound familiar? If so, you are not alone. There are many reasons why we tend to “drop and go” when we walk in the door, such as: The phone is ringing and we are running to pick it up Someone in the room is demanding our immediate attention We need to go back and unload more things from the car We are running late We need to dash to the bathroom We have only a brief window of time before we need to leave again We need...
If you have a closet with less space than you need then you probably wish you could get double your closet space to let you fit everything in
You may even be considering getting a second closet to hold all your clothes. Before you spend money and floor space on an extra closet you should take a look at your existing closet storage and see if you can stretch it a bit further. Here are ten tips that will help you maximize your closet’s storage capacity. Use double hangers. Most of your hanger space is probably empty air. You can double the value of this space by buying double hangers that let you hang two items in place of one. If you don’t want to spend money...
The kitchen takes the prize for being the hardest place to sort out
There are simply too many things with not enough space. All the shelves are stocked, and the boxes stacked, which makes finding a new place to arrange your paraphilia a daunting task. Fear not, for there remains one place most of us seem to overlook; the area under the sink. Instead of utilizing the space under the kitchen sink to serve a maximum function, we tend to ignore it. This space is rather like the paradise of lost items, from expired cleaners to long-forgotten containers. Boost your storage capacity by actually looking at the space under the sink for what...
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