7 Baskets That Help With Home Organization

Karen Fritscher-Porter

(These seven baskets are like magic wands; they provide instant home cleaning and home organizing solutions)Baskets are a perfect "tool" to use in organizing your home. They're often inexpensive, beautiful and functional items. And baskets are usually made of quite durable materials for the typical person's usage. You can use them in every room of your home. Use them to organize and store everything from your kitchen utensils to your bathroom towels to your child's toys.

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Making The Most Out Of Your Closet Organization

Brian Channell

If it is hard to find certain articles of clothing in your bedroom closet each morning, you probably need to work on your closet organization. There are a lot of tools and items that will make this task easier, whether it is a major overhaul or just a simple closet organization project.For clothes that you don’t wear very often, consider purchasing a wicker 5-drawer storage tower from Target. The tower is designed to easily fit into your closet and is an easy place to store off-season clothes, socks, and undergarments. This type of closet organization is helpful because it clears up some of your rod space, allowing you easier access to the clothing that you wear on a regular basis. Target also offers a shorter chest version of the same model and is available in a 3-drawer, 4-drawer, 5-drawer, or 6-drawer design.

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Closet Organizer Tips

Brian Channell

While searching for that perfect closet organizer to suit your storage needs, it’s important to consider how much space you need. Sometimes it’s hard to throw beloved items away for the sake of storage space, but you don’t necessarily have to if you have the proper closet organizer. If you’re trying to create storage space as well as organize your closet in a more efficient manner, there are several items available for purchase that will make your task easier.InstaHangerStacks and Stacks has a unique closet organizer for sale called the InstaHanger. The instahanger takes up a very small amount of space and can hold up to 60 pounds of clothing. It attaches to the wall and can be closed when not in use, making it a flexible and unobtrusive closet organizer.

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Baby Room Themes: Fun Ideas Your Baby Will Love

Alli Ross

Decorating a nursery for your new baby can be a fun and exciting experience. It will be the first place for your baby to dream, to experience, and to grow. Here are a few things to keep in mind: Location. Calm surroundings are critical to a newborn's development. Avoid room's that are close to a busy street, where there could be more noise.

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Dorm Room Decorating

Julie Hanahan

College Prep: Decorating a Dorm RoomThe average college student will spend $3,184 per year to furnish their dorm room. That adds up to much more than a couple of posters from the campus bookstore. Making the transition from high school student to college co-ed does take planning. But costs can be controlled with creativity and communication.A dorm room needs functionality first. With a plan in place before even the first desk lamp is purchased, money can be saved by avoiding items that don’t fit the budget, room size or theme.A dorm room is a college student’s haven; it serves many purposes beyond sleep and study.

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Decorating Color Schemes

Olivia Filipetto

When decorating your home or room, picking a color scheme can be a daunting experience. You worry that you may pick the wrong color and need to start your decorating project all over again. Following are descriptions and characteristics of the colors, based on a color wheel, to help you choose the right color for your room.Color WheelChoosing color combinations is easier once you understand the important tool: The Color Wheel. The color wheel determines whats colors are complimentary to each other.There are three basic groups that comprise a color wheel. They are as follows: Primary ColorsThe primary colors are red, blue and yellow and when used in decorating color schemes, offer a strong feeling to your room.

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Thinking Out of the Box

Marc Rifkin

Much of my time as a Professional Organizer is spent helping people to put things into containers and boxes. But, success in this business requires as much thinking “out of the box” as it does about putting things into containers. I was reminded of this recently, while consulting with clients who owns a large, well-appointed suburban home. Two of the issues that the clients presented were the lack of closet space on the main floor, and the constant clutter on a small, built-in desk. Limited closet space resulted in coats’ being deposited in the front entry.

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