Doing laundry can be a real chore, especially when you have an active or messy family members. Whether it's little Johnny's messy bib, or teenage Tanya's sweaty, muddy soccer uniform, dirty laundry is difficult to clean well. And laundry can be even more of a hassle if your laundry room is in disarray or simply not arranged in a way that is conducive to the process of washing laundry. Changing up … [Read more...]
Keep Your Winter Boots Corralled
Do your winter boots end up plopped by the door, all jumbled with other family members' boots, maybe even getting each other's boots wet? bobvila.com has the perfect solutions for your boot debacle in their article "11 Smart Ways to Organize Your Winter Footwear". This article has some great ideas and pictures to get your DIY creativity going. You'll find DIY projects and solutions such as: a … [Read more...]
How to Get Your Closet in Order
Messy closets are a common problem - chances are, you're suffering from at least one right now. What you need may very well be in this post, as we have some tips on how to better organize your closet. Perhaps the biggest problem is the lack of space. When a closet lacks organizational tools, it quickly becomes a jack-in-the-box for whoever's unlucky enough to next open the door. We have 4 tips … [Read more...]
Keeping Your REAL Desk Clutter Free
If you work at the office (or work at home) you know that if you have a desk, it often is a catch all for, well, all. Bills, coupons, paper work, photos, art work from little people, it's hard to keep your desk clutter free. So how do you keep all your essentials and still have a clean working space? Easy, take your storage to the wall, shelves or any other creative way you can think of. Bob … [Read more...]
10 Habits of a Highly Organized Person
I am ALWAYS looking for new ways to get myself organized. It is a dream of mine to have my family and friends look at me and say "Wow! Your home is so organized and orderly!" Here are some tips from Apartment Therapy to help me (and you) achieve our goals. apartmenttherapy.com Jeni Aron 1. Know what you like and stick to it. I know I only like Aveda shampoo and Kiehl's face wash. This … [Read more...]
Video- How To Get Rid Of Stuff
School is starting and though you may not have needed it during the summer, you'll need extra table space and desk tops for home work. If you look around and every single space has something on it, maybe it's time to do some purging. Faith Wolfe is a woman of many talents: singer, song writer, actress and professional organizer. Through apartment therapy she has given us three videos on how to … [Read more...]
Clutter Hot Spots
It happens to the best of us. There are spots in our homes that tend to be magnets for messes. So here's a list of the most common culprits and how to combat them. Entry Way Set up clutter collectors where items naturally tend to gather, like a bowl on a table for keys and loose change, a set of tiered baskets for mail and school paperwork, a coat tree or wall hooks for outerwear and … [Read more...]
Build An Affordable Shelving Unit!
There are so many needs for additional storage all around your house and here is a super in depth tutorial of an affordable storage option that didn't look like it would take too terribly much and depending on how you decorate it could actually be quite stylish and for sure efficient. Here is the supply list: Plumbing pipe and fittings (all at 1/2″) Supply list: Fittings: 18 – 90º Elbows 14 – … [Read more...]
Keeping Kitchen Counters Clear
The kitchen is one of the most used areas in the home. Because of this it's an area that needs to be kept organized for optimal efficiency, on the flip side, it's also the area that's fastest to get cluttered and out of control. So how do you keep this from happening?? Here are some tips put out by theKitchen. 1. Limit mail on the counter. This means reducing junk mail, dealing with unwanted … [Read more...]
Creative Wall Hooks
This site is about to show you several hooks and racks that cost between $2.00 and $500.00 but I take a look at these things and don't see what I can buy, but how to do the same thing in my home for less. I love the idea of the dot hooks (shown above) but this can easily be pulled off cheaper versions found at your local hardware store. Just find screw anchors that will fit them and simply screw … [Read more...]