Category Archives: Organizing

Kid’s Room Organization–4 easy steps

Children’s rooms may be the hardest rooms in the house to organize, because they have their own ideas .  The best system to use is one you develop with their help and is simple for them to use.   Eclectic Kids design by Vancouver Interior Designer The Sky is the Limit Design I once saw [...]
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Organizing Clothes

At the end of this be sure to click the link to a previous post about how I like to make sure we have just the right amount of clothing for our needs and space limitations. But first, I have updated pictures of the little boy’s closet.  This closet houses 2 boys and the third [...]
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Sewing Rooms, Craft Areas, and the Home Office

Prepare to lose all respect for me. This was my office/sewing studio/school room.  It was a mess. (It’s a different kind of mess now.) I forget the actual measurements of the room, but it’s something like 20 feet by 17 feet. If I wanted to get nothing accomplished today I would go measure it for [...]
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Organizing Linen Closets

When I look at a well-organized linen closet I notice they have a lot less stuff than I do.  I’m still trying to figure out what amounts of things I need.  I have a bin in the attic of old towels for washing cars and camping. In addition, each child has 1 towel to themselves, [...]
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Your Own Gift Wrapping Station

My biggest mess in my office right now is gift wrap.  I moved a year ago, but never unpacked that box. Since Christmas the box has been broken on two sides and the contents strewn around my office. If I showed you a picture you might lose all respect for me.  So here’s one that [...]
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5 Steps for Organizational Bliss aka How to Organize Almost Anything

Drumrolllllll please. Are you ready for this?  5 Steps makes it sound so easy doesn’t it? I hope you can have fun with this and look at all your stuff with fresh eyes.  Try to think outside the box… . 1. Take a before photo of the mess.  You’ll be glad you did when it’s [...]
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Organization Week is Here!

  Organizing is awesome.  I’m not saying I’m good at it, but I really appreciate it.  When I’m organized I save time and get more done.  I can find things.  My rooms look lovely.  Organizing saves money.  On the surface, it doesn’t look like it–especially if you need to purchase some things to get the [...]
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