Creative Solutions for Organizing Small Spaces

Kathleen Elias

You Don’t Need a Lot of Space to be Organized!Organizing your home is one thing—organizing small spaces is another! But don’t let limited space limit your creativity! Rather, challenge yourself to find new purposeful ideas to store your items. You’ll be relieved to know that there is not a right or wrong way to organize—it’s organizing in a way that is best for you and your family. Organizing small spaces for families has additional challenges because it means that there are more people who have to follow the rules. But, with practical, functional, and easy-to-use organization techniques, your family will be more likely to accommodate with your system.Take your family’s daily activities into consideration. What you think might be the best organization plan, might not actually serve their needs.

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Make the Most of Your Mudroom Storage

Kathleen Elias

Since most of us spend our busy lives entering and exiting the house through the garage, it is beneficial to keep the mudroom storage area organized and functional. This high-traffic zone is usually the space between the garage door and the kitchen, consisting of a hall closet and laundry room. But, just because the mudroom storage area is the Grand Central Station of your house, doesn’t mean that it has to look that way by lacking in the aesthetic department. This is a great area to be creative with your organizing skills and decorating skills.Because there may be muddy shoes, snow-covered boots, and wet dogs trotting through, you will want to invest in all-weather flooring. You also want to place convenient storage options within reach so your family does not need to travel far to undress from their outerwear.

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5 Reasons to Organize Your Home Today

Karen Fritscher-Porter

Home organization isn't just for neat-nicks or those drawn toward organized living. Even if you don't fall into those two stereotypes, you should consider learning and implementing some home organizing techniques. Why bother? Here are five good reasons to organize your home:PEACE OF MIND - When you have a closet packed full of miscellaneous items, don't you sometimes think "I've got to put that on my to-do housekeeping list"? Or you think "I've got to go through that closet to find those missing papers, shoes, whatever." And then when you don't do it, you get a nasty reminder every time you open that closet door. Now multiply that scenario and thought pattern by the number of other areas in your home that give you that same feeling. When it's visible, clutter weighs on your mind because you can't forget about it.

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