Linen closets need to work for you. But this closet had gotten out of control. We categorized, folded, organized, and labeled so that, in the future, this area could stay organized longer or be re-organized quickly. It’s easier if you maintain your space, but every so often a space just needs a quick tidy to …
Sometimes you have such a great way of organizing something, that you don’t stop to think about whether you actually need that thing you’ve organized. Please tell me I’m not alone. What have you organized that you now realize should have been donated instead? There have been many times when I’ve been trying to figure …
***Nerd Alert*** For my birthday I asked my teenage daughter if I could organize her clothes with her for my birthday present. I know it sounds like exactly the opposite thing most people would want to do on their birthday, but I’m not most people, so I loved it! Organizing Her Clothes I’ve been wanting …
Sometimes in order to fix a problem, we need to change the way we look at it. Instead of thinking, “My house has no storage” maybe say, “My house does have enough storage, I just need to find it.” No matter how much storage you do or don’t have. If you look at your problem …
This overflow cupboard is used to hold extra supplies that the family uses often but doesn’t need right now. It was working pretty well, but a little tweaking made it much nicer. Games We sorted games by who would play them. Kids games on the left, older games, and games that take a long time …
If you have organized a place over and over again, but it keeps getting messy, then your problem is probably too much stuff. The same thing applies when you think you don’t have enough storage space in your home. You need to edit and declutter what you have in that space if you want to …
As we move into fall’s cooler weather now is a great time to look at your shed, garage, or outside storage. What’s working? What’s not working? Why isn’t it working? Am I using the vertical space available to me? What would make this space easier to use? The answers to these questions will be different …
Organizing a pantry is one of those things that need to be done every once in a while. I try to go through mine once a year or so because we have a lot of people using it. It also helps us catch any food that has expired. I tidy small areas throughout the year …
It can be so overwhelming when you get to your new home because you don’t know how to unpack. When you’re unpacking, the best thing to do is get everything out of boxes. Open all the boxes for that space and start pulling things out. Yes, it makes a big mess and takes up a …
This client wanted a central location for her family’s medical supplies. So we moved things around and created a medical cupboard. Then as we organized other areas in her home we found more and more medical supplies. It’s totally normal to have a gathering phase before you are ready to organize. And sometimes that takes …