Photo Storage
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Struggling with how to best organize and store your photo collection? Read on for our tips and recommended products to help get the job done…
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Storage Solutions for Every Room in Your Home
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Good storage systems are a must when decluttering and organizing your home. It’s important to choose organizing materials that make it easy to maintain order. There’s an abundance of options out there, and it can be downright overwhelming deciding which is the proper container for the job. Although every organizing project is unique, there are some general guidelines everyone can follow when it comes to choosing bins or baskets. Let me take you room by room and show you my favorite products for nearly any organizing job in your house.
Read MoreHow to Organize Your Garage
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Are you parking in the driveway or street because clutter has taken over your garage? If you find yourself frustrated with the mess and chaos, it’s time to get organized and reclaim those parking spots. When it comes to garage organization everyone’s needs are going to be a little different—maybe you have a preschooler and the sidewalk chalk and bubbles have taken over, maybe you’re having trouble corralling all the sports equipment needed by your young athlete, or maybe you enjoy DIY projects and need more space for tools and supplies. I’ll show you how to maximize your storage space while keeping those frequently used items within reach. Let’s implement an organizational system that will get your garage in order and be simple to maintain.
Read MoreOrganizing Hacks for Charging Cords
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A reader submitted a message requesting advice for storing charging cords, ear buds, charging adapters, and the like. These items can quickly become a tangled mess and pose a real storage struggle. Here you’'ll find organizing hacks for these hard to store items.
Read MoreHow to Organize Paperwork
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Six days a week we are given a mailbox full of paper. Five days a week you may have kids handing you graded assignments, permission slips, or classroom schedules. It’s easy to just keeping throwing these documents in a pile to deal with later, but you’re left with a mess of paperwork on the kitchen counter, on the desk in your home office, or on the table in the foyer. All those papers add up fast, and it can be difficult to take the time to sort it out and clear the paper clutter laying around your home. Here’s what you can do…
Read More5 Kitchen Organizing Essentials
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With so many organizing products out there, how do you know which are worth purchasing? The kitchen is a great place to invest in organizing materials, but they aren’t all created equal. Many organizing products just don’t provide enough function and order. Here are my top five essential items for getting any kitchen organized.
Read MoreHow to Clean Out and Organize Your Closet
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A change in seasons makes for an ideal time to clean out and organize closets. Are you starting to think about swapping out your tanks and tees for sweaters and long sleeves? While you’re shuffling around seasonal items, take the time to edit your wardrobe, purge unwanted items, and get organized.
Read MoreHow to Organize Jewelry
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Have you ever struggled to find two matching earrings? Have you ever decided against wearing a necklace because it was tangled with another, and you didn’t have the time to unknot the pieces? A little jewelry can turn into a big mess, and most of us have more than just a little…
We accumulate quite a bit of jewelry over the course of our lives. Think of all the Valentine’s Day and anniversary pieces you’ve received, all the items you’re still hanging onto from when you were a teen, and the jewelry that’s been passed down from previous generations. Because more often than not jewelry has a sentimental tie, it can be difficult to let go. Even the pieces that you have no intention of wearing take up storage space and make it a challenge to keep the items you do regularly wear organized.
By organizing your jewelry, you’ll be able to see each piece you own, and you’ll be more likely to actually wear it.
Read MoreA Guide to Eco-friendly Organizing
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So you’re ready to get organized. You set out to buy some super functional organizing supplies… but wait… they’re all plastic!? Disappointment sets in. Maybe you start to feel a little guilty about the impact you’re having on the environment. There’s a way to get organized WHILE being eco-friendly! Now don’t get me wrong, there are certainly times when it’s hard to beat the functionality of plastic storage bins—areas that experience excessive moisture, or when critters are a concern—but there are tons of opportunities to skip the plastic for more sustainable options! Here are plastic-free alternatives for getting your home organized.
Read MoreHow to Organize a Laundry Room
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I asked my readers to tell me non-laundry related items that are stored in their laundry rooms. I got such a variety of answers: paper towels, lightbulbs, margarita machine, wrapping paper, bug spray, and the list goes on. One commenter said it perfectly, “laundry rooms are the ‘junk drawer’ of rooms.” How true! Because laundry rooms differ so much from home to home, it can be difficult to find effective storage solutions. Using my own laundry room redesign experience, I will give you applicable tips for getting your own laundry room organized.
Read More55 Things to Declutter (…that you won’t even miss!)
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