Monday 13 January, 2025
Do You Have a Household Notebook
If you’re the one in charge of keeping your household organized, it is a great idea to arm yourself with the best possible tools for the job. That means stocking up on home organization products and also coming up with some clever tactics for keeping track of chores and goals. A household planner notebook is […]
Monday 06 January, 2025
De-Cluttering Tip Create a Donation Station
What is the hardest part of getting your house organized? Finding organization supplies which are affordable and convenient? Nope, that is pretty easy with a nice set of plastic storage bins. Finding time to organize? That probably depends on how busy you are, but most of us can find plenty of time on the weekends. […]
Monday 30 December, 2024
Decluttering Strategies – Box and Banish Method
Decluttering Strategies: Box and Banish Method Living in a house full of clutter? Looking for a way to get it all under control? Earlier I talked about the popular Four Box method. Another popular method which can work just as well, and which is especially helpful in a pinch, is the Box and Banish method. […]
Monday 23 December, 2024
Decluttering Strategies: The Penicillin Method
There are numerous methods for decluttering your home. What is the best decluttering method? It is hard to say, but one strategy developed by an online decluttering expert named Ellen has become quite popular. It’s known as the Penicillin Method. It’s an odd name, but it comes from a metaphor for clutter. Imagine clutter as […]
Wednesday 18 December, 2024
Cute and Inexpensive Organizing Ideas
One of the biggest reasons that people tend to avoid getting organized in the home or office is a fear of racking up large expenses. This is understandable; if you have a lot that you need to organize, you could end up needing to purchase a lot of supplies. Thankfully there are a lot of […]
Monday 09 December, 2024
Create a Self-Watering Planter with a Couple Plastic Bins
In a recent article, I talked about how you can use clear plastic storage bins as miniature greenhouses for small potted plants and growing seedlings. This is a very cool idea for how you can incorporate plastic storage containers into your gardening efforts, but it is not the only exciting way of using plastic containers […]
Monday 02 December, 2024
Create a Household Organization Center
Do you have an area of your house that isn’t going to use? It could be anything—just a narrow wall in a mudroom, entry hall, or kitchen. All you need is a few feet of space. If you have that, you can set up a household organization center! A household organization center is a great […]
Monday 25 November, 2024
Common Home Organizing Mistakes – Part 3
When you spend a lot of time, energy, and money organizing but do not get the results you are hoping for, it probably means you are making organizing mistakes. The best home organizing ideas in the world will fall flat if you are continually compromising your efforts with poor organizational practices. In parts one and […]
Monday 18 November, 2024
Common Home Organizing Mistakes: Part 2
If you are someone who puts a lot of time and energy into getting organized, but still find yourself feeling disorganized, it could be that you are making common home organizing errors. In our first installment, I talked about the importance of choosing organizational schemes that make sense and offer convenience and logic, not just […]
Monday 11 November, 2024
Common Home Organizing Mistakes – Part 1
Do you put a lot of work into DIY home organization without getting the results you are looking for? Do you spend hours a week cleaning and moving stuff around, and still feel like you are living in the middle of a cluttered mess? It could be that you have been using a lot of […]
Monday 04 November, 2024
Benefits of Organizing Your Clothes
One of the main benefits of organizing your closet is to organize your clothes. But what are the advantages of doing that? You may think of an organized closet as simply a luxury, especially if you are pressed for time each day, but it can be well worth it to invest a little extra time […]
Monday 28 October, 2024
5 Tips for Making Organizing Fun
Cleaning house is something many people dread—but everybody looks forward to living in a clean, well-organized space. The chores won’t do themselves, however. We focus a lot on the practical aspects of cleaning and organizing here: how to organize your to-do lists, what household organization products you need to buy, and how to get family […]
Monday 21 October, 2024
5 Steps to Organizing Your Kitchen
The kitchen is one of the most difficult areas of the house to get organized, perhaps in part because so much of your kitchen is one form of storage or another. Between your pantry, your cabinets, and your drawers, there are a lot of different areas that you need to get in order. Here are […]
Monday 14 October, 2024
5 Outdoor Cleaning and Organization Projects for Fall
While the idea of working outside in the shed or garden may not be as appealing in autumn as it is in spring or summer, taking care of some last-minute outdoor projects before winter sets in is one of the best fall organizing tips. Here are a few fall organizing projects to take care of […]
Monday 07 October, 2024
5 Elements of Successful Visual Merchandising
Looking for visual merchandising display ideas for your retail sales floor? The power of your retail displays lies in your understanding of the elements of successful visual merchandising. To that end, it is a good idea to read up on visual merchandising tips before you shop for retail product displays for your store. Here are […]
