Need a way to make the laundry process easier, more efficient, and go by faster? Our readers share their top tips. So many of you had great ideas for improving the laundry process. But before we get to the tips, we think that the most important tips we received pertain to the attitude we have…
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How to Get That Playroom Super Organized (Your Kids Will Even Want to Put Things Away)
Cleaning up is hard to do when your kids are not really sure where everything belongs. With this system, your playroom closets will look neat and stay neat…and your kids will be the ones to keep it that way! In every home, the space where toys are stored can be a bit different. Many have…
The Easiest Way to Keep Your Child’s Closet Neat
Your smallest fashionista can have a neater closet (even if she’s always pulling things off the shelf). Don’t you love the look of a neat bedroom closet? Nicely stacked piles, evenly folded? And then your little one wants the t-shirt from the middle of the pile, stands on tiptoes and pulls. And there go the…
Is Your Child Naturally Disorganized?
Organizing a backpack may be the first activity that can help your disorganized child learn to focus and organize. An occupational therapist shares the get-organized game plan. A while back, I shared my briefcase organizing technique in this post, where I recommended using the “SPACE” system. Then, one reader wrote to us sharing that her school had…
12 Favorite Bins and Boxes from The Container Store
Few things make a woman feel as satisfied as having an organized home. These favorite boxes and bins will help you get there. There is nothing as satisfying as having an organized house. That organized house is a place where everything has a home and you never spend hours searching for that one thing you…
Disposable Travel Bags Are the Thing You Didn’t Know You Needed
Chanie Appelbaum posted about these bags on her road trip from NY to Florida. We think they’re brilliant. Disposables suitcase bags. When do they come in handy? *On road trips over overnights, easily pack bulky thinks like blankets and pillows. *If you’re taking things to the country or a summer house, use them to pack…
How to Change Over Your Closet
Drawers full of winter clothes? Change over those closets and get them organized at the same time. This weather has been very confusing. Can it just please decide already what season it is? Meanwhile, the closets are overflowing with a combination of winter and summer clothing choices and honestly, you can’t find anything for the…
Moving? The Essential Three Steps When Packing Up Your Home
Stay calm during a hectic move by organizing first. So, you’re moving to your new home! You’re excited…there’s nothing like a fresh new start. But it’s also overwhelming…your home needs to be packed up, the whole entire house. As a professional organizer, one of my goals when taking care of a move is to make…
What Are the Best Hangers for My Closet?
Yes, the right hangers can make a difference in your closet! This is the tell-all hanger guide to the closet-perplexed. Nothing says “neat and organized closet” like matching hangers. And while the most important task in maintaining a neat clean closet is to constantly purge and donate clothing you don’t use, it’s the uniform hangers…
How to Organize the Craft Mess
With a craft cart, the crafting is portable and the supplies are guaranteed to be put away in the right spot. They say the kitchen is the heart of the home and over time I’ve come to realize how true that is. No matter how many desks or craft tables you might have in other…