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Archive for the ‘Storage’ Category

January 30th, 2008

Reader Tip: Dealing with Magazines

Do you subscribe to a lot of magazines? It is very easy to let your magazine collection get out of control. Maybe you are familiar with this scenario:
You get a new magazine in the mail and the first thing you do is skim through it. You notice several articles that catch your eye and […]

By Julie -- 4 comments

January 29th, 2008

The Bucket Boss 56 Pocket Bucket Tool Organizer

I am really loving this Bucket Boss 56 Pocket Bucket Tool Organizer! This would make a great birthday gift, Valentine’s Day gift or a just-because-i-love-you gift. If the man (or woman) in your life has a lot of tools, this may be just what they need.
Tools are something that can be a pain to […]

By Julie -- 2 comments

January 25th, 2008

Categorize Your Refrigerator - Find It Friday

Do you spend wasted minutes digging through the contents of your refrigerator? Do things get lost and buried and then eventually end up going bad?
This has happened to me before, until I figured out that I needed to organize my refrigerator just like I do the rest of my home. By putting like […]

By Julie -- 2 comments

January 23rd, 2008

An Orderly Bathroom Part 1

I’m going to do a short series on creating an orderly bathroom. Why is this on my mind? Well, because our bathrooms need some tlc and I’ve had all sorts of ideas running through my head of what I want to do.
The bathroom is one of those rooms that really needs to be organized. […]

By Julie -- 2 comments

January 14th, 2008

The Container Store Elfa Sale - 30% Off!

How would you like a pantry that looks like that? I know not everyone has a walk-in pantry like this one, I sure don’t, but an elfa® system from The Container Store can help you organize any size closet in your home.
Right now they have an elfa® sale going on where everything is 30% […]

By Julie -- 4 comments

January 11th, 2008

Kitchen Cabinet Organizing Tools

For Find it Friday, I did a post on Storing Like Items Together in Your Kitchen. Here are some of my favorite kitchen cabinet organizing tools that can help you do just that.
Kitchen Cabinet Organizing Tools
1. MADE SMART HOUSEWARES VENDOR ITEMS 64111 MADE SMART” SHELF ORGANIZER 

 
2. Lower Cabinet Organizer 3-pc. Set

3. […]

By Julie -- 5 comments

January 11th, 2008

Store Like Items Together One Shelf at a Time - Find it Friday

When you organize anything by category, it’s just easier to keep track of your belongings and find them when you need them.
Here are some examples for the kitchen: 

Store all of your canned vegetables together in one column in the pantry or kitchen cabinet. You will be able to instantly take a look and see […]

By Julie -- 1 comment

January 2nd, 2008

Charging Stations - Where’s My Desk Wednesday

This post is dedicated to Robin of HeartofWisdom.com. She just bought the cable organizer and was asking about some organization solutions for all of the cell phones, mp3 players and psp’s. All of these electronics can definitely take over a space and make it look cluttered. It’s also hard to keep up with all of […]

By Julie -- 4 comments

December 27th, 2007

Sassy Flower Pop Up - Tame Those Toys Thursday

When it comes to keeping those toys organized, I have found that if my kids have organizing pieces in their room that they enjoy looking at, then they will be more likely to use them.
I just put a new cube organizer in my daughter’s room and she loves it and actually uses it to keep […]

By Julie -- 5 comments

December 21st, 2007

Be a Beauty Exhibitionist - Find it Friday

Here’s a great makeup storage tip I read in the November issue of SELF:
Stow your makeup in an acrylic tray or even a ziplock bag so you can see and grab your get-gorgeous bounty with ease. Save those free-with-purchase makeup cases for items you’d rather not display (tampons, prescriptions, that icky rash cream).
Putting a stop […]

By Julie -- 1 comment