5 Quick Organizational Wins for Your Home
These ideas are pretty simple, but they can make a huge difference in how you live in your home! Get organized with these 5 simple organization tips!
The main premise of my tips is this - Everything has its place, and everything in its place!
Tip #1 - Cabidor
I don't have a medicine cabinet in my house and didn't really have room for one in my bathroom easier. This is the perfect solution for a small bathroom!
A cabidor comes in various styles for jewelry or toiletries and can even have a mirror on the backside. They also hang on the bac of your bathroom or closet door, attached at the hinges of the original door, so they literally take up no floor or counter space!
Tip #2 - Sell, Toss, Donate Bins
When it's time to do any kind of tidy-up or clean-up project around the house, I bring out these bins! I keep them stacked in the garage between decluttering sessions.
But one of my biggest tips for being organized at home is learning to let go of stuff!
Tip #3 - Pantry Door Organizer
I can't stand going into the pantry or a cabinet and not being able to find what I need!
There are several different models out there, but get one that works with your organizational preferences and then use it!
Tip #4 - Get a Tiered Spice Shelf!
Similar to my last tip, but this is such a big one!
Take the time and go through your spices, combining some, picking expired ones or ones you just never use and tossing those.
Wipe down your shelf while you got all the spices out of the way.
Then get a tiered shelf so you can clearly see and read labels on your spices.
Tip #5 - Quality garage shelving, bins, and labels
If you have a garage or storage unit, invest in some quality shelving! Because even though it's great to get rid of stuff, there is still stuff we want to hold on to, even if we don't need it all the time, like old photos, journals, baby clothes, and so on.
Over time, when on sale, pickup those plastic storage bins, then label them with what is in there. I used simple duct tape and marker.
Good luck! Remember to do one thing at a time and you can get organized!
Check out the full tutorial for links to all of my favorite organizers mentioned in this post! https://www.whatsupfagans.com/how-to-get-organized-at-home/
Then be sure to check out my other organization posts here: https://www.whatsupfagans.com/category/home/organization/
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Hi Kate, I love how organized you are. All my children are grown now. But I got inspired with your ideas because I still need the same skills. So, where were you when my kids were little? Only kidding. I had 6 children including twins. So I understand where you're coming from. Never the less thank you for your ideas. God bless.
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