Every January, after all of the gifts have been opened and I'm busy taking down the holiday decorations, cleaning up the house and finding space for all my brand new goodies, the compulsive organizer in me starts to panic. Where am I going to put all of these new things? Why is my closet so tiny? Why do I still own this dress from 1998? We've got a few tips to calm your own compulsive organizer and streamline your closet for the new year. More
A clean, organized, and well-lit home work space is a must. And what better time to tackle this issue in your home than the fresh start of a new year! Many of us don't have the luxury of a separate home office or studio, but that doesn't mean we can't create a healthy environment for working at home. Even if you don't work from home, carving out a space for productivity is important and a smart way focus on specific tasks without distraction. More
One of the easiest ways to make order out of that pile of magazines that's threatening to topple over is to organize them in magazine file boxes. Once they're tucked away in the boxes they'll line up neatly on a bookcase, desk or window sill and be ready for your perusal at a moment's notice. The kind of file boxes you use depends on your aesthetic. We've covered most of the bases here – from simple cardboard to colorful and modern. More
By now, many of you have joined our January Cure and are pumped to spend the next four weeks purging, organizing, cleaning and decorating your way to a happier, healthier home in 2013. And that's great -- a new year is a new start, and what better way to welcome it than with a metaphorical bang? But what if you like a slightly quieter, slower start to the new year?
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If you're the kind of person who finds it impossible to pick out any books to give away, maybe you should try looking first at the books you know you want to keep forever. Today's one minute tip comes from Katie Deedy, with an old-fashioned way to organize your book collection. More
You know what they say — "a place for everything and everything in its place." Storables, a Portland, Oregon, based shop with an e-commerce site, is intent on helping you find that place for everything. Stocking everything from toy storage solutions to cable management tools, this is a one stop shop for getting your home in order.
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With the January Cure in full swing, plus all the organizing posts we've published over the past week, we're trying really hard to help get your home in shape for the new year. Even with all our help, however, sometimes you still need to call in the professionals. Whether you need to get one room or a whole house in order, these professional organizers may be able to help you start with a clean slate. More
Pegboards, usually resigned to the garage or workshop, are an excellent solution for the home office organization woes. Don't believe me? Check out these home offices with pegboard walls. Organized and fun displays, right? What if you took this idea and moved from the vertical to the horizontal? That's the idea behind B&A's Modo (Modular Desktop Organizer)... More
Of all the rooms in the house, the kitchen often contains the most stuff. Kitchen cabinets can become overstuffed and unorganized in no time flat. This roundup of little kitchen helpers can help you get your cabinets in order and create space for more important things — like wine and snacks. More




















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