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Posts tagged “Organization”

Found: What To Do With Exposed Film?

While getting things packed and sorted this weekend for our big move to downtown Kansas City, we came across some old film. We have NO idea what's on it, or how old it is, or if we want to spend the...

Midwest Fall Cure: Week Three - The Weekend

Cans painted white make a nice balance to the organized color of the pencils inside of them. Cure Clock: 37 days Assignment: Read through Ch. 6 (Pages 100-128). Flickr Pool: Midwest Fall Cure ...

Clearing The Clutter & Taming Your Inner Outer Packrat

It's easy to say, "Clear your spaces, get rid of your things and clear your clutter." it's another thing to actually do it. We are practicing what we preach here at At:Chicago and while packing to ...

Elfa Gliding Shoe Rack in the Test Lab

Product: Elfa Heeled Gliding Shoe Rack from the Container Store Price: approximately $350 for the whole she-bang (on sale and including hardware, all ala carte) Rating: Strong Recommend* The Containe...

Look!: Chore Charts Help Us Stay On Track

When you say the phrase "chore chart" it brings back thoughts of when we were young, saving the allowance you might have earned from the tasks to buy small meaningless prizes at the grocery store. B...

Wool Book Box

Bedside book pile getting dangerously tipsy? These bibliocozy bins are a fall-worthy wrangle for Edgar Sawtelle, Philip Roth, Mr. Sedaris and a few others that shall remain anonymous. Here in black, a...

Which Magazines Do You Save AND Go Back To?

Many of us at AT are big-time magazine readers. At the end of the month, there is always the struggle to determine which ones you will keep and which ones hit the recycling bin on the way out the do...

How To: Clear The DVD Clutter

In case you haven't made the switch to a home media storage device or external drive just yet, here's a great way to keep your "not so inner" movie nerd in check. Click through the jump to see how ea...

5 Things to Organize With Ice Cube Trays

Sometimes the most common objects are the best problem solvers, like ice cube trays. Tucked inside a drawer or box, they can organize a multitude of small things......

Organizing Clothing with Drawer Dividers

We've been meaning to get our bedroom dresser drawers into better shape. Using drawer dividers can keep clothes from sliding all over the place, and we've been looking into a few options: store-boug...

Best Storage Systems from AT:CHI House Tours

This month on AT, we're cleaning and organizing, so we thought we'd bring you some of our favorite examples of organized storage from house tours. Click below for stairway shelving, credenza storage...

Open Storage in the Bathroom

Not for the faint of heart, open storage in the bathroom can be difficult to pull off. But if you can do it, it's great for creating a clean, uncluttered look that keeps all your supplies in view. C...

How To: Create More Storage Space in the Bathroom

In our closet-sized bathroom, almost all our storage is mounted to the wall. Dealing with our own space limitations prompted us to look into ways to improve storage in a small bathroom. Since the ba...

Organizational Bathroom Accessories from Umbra

Umbra is an innovator in the field of small organization and storage, and most of their products are reasonably priced. We like a lot of what they have to offer, particularly in the bathroom. Click ...

20 Ways to Organize Your Bedroom Closet

Okay, so we're a little obsessed with organizing. And we love closets. So we thought we'd channel our obsession into something helpful: a list of ways to organize your bedroom closet. Pick and choos...

Moroccan Tagines

Tagines are serving dishes used in Moroccan cuisine. The conical shape allows food to retain heat without trapping moisture. They're also very smart looking (this is the Le Creuset version, availabl...