Clutter Free in 30 Days
By Kimberly Fusaro, Family Circle
1. Clean up the utensil drawer by moving the four or five things you reach for most often to a countertop canister or crock. Take stock of what's left and toss anything superfluous. You'll be pleased when you can slide the drawer open and closed without it jamming.
2. Sort craft supplies into piles of like items—glue and tape together, ribbons and bows—then stash it all in clear plastic bins, says Stephanie Vozza, author of "Five Minute Mom's Club" (Franklin Green). Stack bins, whether on the top shelf of a linen closet or on an office bookcase. The next time you need a pair of scissors, you'll be able to locate them in seconds. If your boxes aren't clear, label them.
3. Pull cleaning supplies from under the kitchen sink and create space for them in the room they're used in, suggests Vozza. Move shower and toilet cleaners to a bathroom cabinet, the stain stick to a shelf in the laundry room, and wood polish to a dining room cupboard. The benefits are twofold: You'll have more room in your kitchen cabinet, and cleaning products will be close at hand.
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1. Clean up the utensil drawer by moving the four or five things you reach for most often to a countertop canister or crock. Take stock of what's left and toss anything superfluous. You'll be pleased when you can slide the drawer open and closed without it jamming.
2. Sort craft supplies into piles of like items—glue and tape together, ribbons and bows—then stash it all in clear plastic bins, says Stephanie Vozza, author of "Five Minute Mom's Club" (Franklin Green). Stack bins, whether on the top shelf of a linen closet or on an office bookcase. The next time you need a pair of scissors, you'll be able to locate them in seconds. If your boxes aren't clear, label them.
3. Pull cleaning supplies from under the kitchen sink and create space for them in the room they're used in, suggests Vozza. Move shower and toilet cleaners to a bathroom cabinet, the stain stick to a shelf in the laundry room, and wood polish to a dining room cupboard. The benefits are twofold: You'll have more room in your kitchen cabinet, and cleaning products will be close at hand.
Find the rest of the organizing tips at Family Circle!
Organize the rest of your house, too!
What areas of your house in the least organized? The most?
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Comments
I guess the craft ideas would be OK but I don't do crafts. - 10/31/2012 12:04:40 PM
Who keeps their bathroom supplies under the kitchen sink?
And i don't "Craft" problem solved.
A topic I'd like to see. Organizing your mail, coupons, ads, and filing.
I have piles, they get huge, and I can't find what I want when I need it, and when I sort through the pile a month later, all the coupons are expired. - 4/14/2011 1:47:34 PM
My most disorganized part of my house is my "dining room" table. My son and I do not eat at the table and this is where my computer sits. (We live in a small apartment - so every space is "functional").
Love these ideas - thanks for the inspiration.
barb - 4/13/2011 9:46:54 AM
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