5 Kitchen Organizing Essentials

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5 Kitchen Organizing Essentials

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.

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How to Organize Jewelry

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How to Organize Jewelry

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.

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The Book Lover’s Guide to Organizing Books

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The Book Lover’s Guide to Organizing Books

I love books. I like owning physical copies of books. Sure there’s some convenience to e-reading, but nothing beats the real thing—holding a book, the feel in your hands, the scent of the pages. As a home organizer and minimalist, it’s unique that I also own a pretty good-sized collection of books. Books are one item that I never push my clients to get rid of, unless it’s something they want to purge. But, when you own a small library’s worth, it’s important to have a good system in place for sorting, organizing, and tracking what’s on your shelves.

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