Start your year by simplifying your space. Want to get your closets cleaned out and organized, but worried about committing to the task? Getting organized requires putting in some time and eliminating things, but the benefits are well worth it! Being organized requires discipline and good habits. Designating an appointed place for everything in your home sounds trite, but it …
How To Give Your Accessories The Care They Deserve
When you picture a beautifully organized closet, you might be focusing on clothes. They ARE the star of the closet, right? But what about your accessories? Shouldn’t those shiny, sparkly, “uniquely you” elements of your wardrobe get a little attention too? From jewelry and handbags, to neckties and shoes, I can give your accessories the home they deserve. Shoes My …
Finding the Balance to Packing
When you pack for a trip, do you find yourself packing 50 pounds of luggage for a weekend trip, only to find that you still don’t have the perfect outfit? Have you ever arrived to your destination, only to find your clothes all wrinkled or – worse – no luggage at all? If this scenario seems familiar to you, then …
College Bound
Packing for college has become an education in itself – there are so many options these days when it comes to customizing your collegiate living space. Here are a few tips to help. – Check with your college for school regulations on what is supplied and what is allowed in your dorm room. Can you paint the walls, or add …
Organizing Your Home Office
A dedicated home office is practical for everyone, whether it’s where you pursue a career or simply pay the bills. But finding the space to set it up, let alone make it efficient and comfortable, can be daunting. Don’t have an entire room to convert to an office? No problem! With some reconfiguring, a surprising number of spaces throughout the …
Getting Your Garage Organized
Are your cars stuck in the driveway, unable to squeeze into the garage that was once their home? We often think, if only we had enough space, our life would be the picture of organization. The truth is that the very thing we crave—space—is often a garage’s undoing. Before you know it, this wide open room becomes a repository for …
Real Solutions to Pantry Problems
Whether you are a consummate amateur chef or a proud supporter of Lean Cuisine, finding adequate storage space in the kitchen can be a constant challenge. Fortunately, today’s pantry concepts provide practical solutions. Expansive kitchen pantries rate high on the wish list of homeowners, thanks to increased accessibility to food and tools, and decreased clutter on counters and work spaces. …
Avoiding the Paper Pile-Up
Do you suffer from a paper pile up in your home? Junk mail, old magazines, newspaper clippings, circulars, etc. Stay tuned for some strategies to rid your home of the paper clutter. Step One Discard! Discard! Discard! Junk mail and catalogs are like door-to-door salespeople. Occasionally, you’re interested in what they are selling, but more often than not, you are …
Closet Chaos
Picture yourself in the morning, getting ready for the day. Are you scrambling around in the closet, looking under three layers of shoes for the ones you planned to wear? Are your skirts mixed with your blouses and jackets, forming a solid wall of fabric that you have to sift through again and again to put together an outfit? How …
Organizing the Medicine Cabinet
No one wants to wake up with a headache, stomach pain, or other ailment only to discover that the medicine cabinet is empty or in shambles. Keep basic medicines, first aid supplies, and other items in good order and within easy reach. The first step is to purge your medicine cabinet. Get rid of all medicine and first-aid products which …