How to Purge: Tips for Letting Go
Happy New Year! We all know what that means, time for New Year’s resolutions! Sigh… It’s been said time and time again that resolutions rarely stick, however, rather than thinking of organizing as a New Year’s resolution, think of this time as an opportunity to go through your things and pare down. While this task might sound easier said than done, we’re here to help with some tips on letting things go. You must start somewhere!
How To Waste Less This Year
Happy New Year, everyone! As always, the new year is a great opportunity for a fresh start and to get organized! I always say the easiest way to get organized is to have less stuff. Why not challenge yourself to get organized by being more sustainable? There are so many resources at our finger tips these days that can impact not only your home and daily functioning, but your carbon footprint as well! Read along for 10 ways that you can make a difference (big or small) while getting organized.
Our Favorite Organizing Projects of 2022
Can you believe another year has come and gone? We sure can’t! As we start to map out our new year’s resolutions and goals for 2023 at TLD, we can’t help but reflect on our favorite projects from 2022. After all, we wouldn’t be here without all of you!
Gift Wrapping Tips and Everything You’ll Need
The holiday season is in full force and it’s time to start practicing (or beginning!) your gift wrapping! For some this might seem like a daunting task, but let us provide you with some tips and tricks to make it a fun part of your holiday celebrating!
How to Organize Under the Kitchen Sink
Whether you are organizing underneath your kitchen sink or bathroom sink, there’s always something to organize! Typically these spaces can become a pit of random cleaning products, rags, bags and so much more if you don’t have a system in place. If you’re struggling to keep underneath your kitchen sink neat and tidy, check out our suggestions below!
Spaces you Should Organize Daily
Making the effort to start and end your day clutter free might seem daunting, but it is a better than leaving your spaces unraveled. The more you consistently organize you will start to see what the common issues are. Perhaps it’s that you don’t have a shoe rack in the entryway so your shoes end up all over the floor. Once you know your pain points you can start to find solutions. Don’t know where to start each day? Check out these spaces below.
How to Host a Housewarming Party
Moving into a new space can be stressful, but also incredibly exciting and fun. You have an opportunity to start fresh with decor, storage, and systems. For organizers, facilitating a move-in is such a treat!
Back to School Organizing
It’s the mid- September so you know what that means…time for back to school organizing! It’s important to get your organizing systems and routines set up early in the year so you set your family (and yourself!) up for a successful school year. Keep reading to find out our favorite ways to start your year off on the right foot!
When You’re a Minimalist, but Your Partner Isn’t
Hopefully you know your partner pretty well before you get into a committed relationship, and most partners are more similar than dissimilar. Maybe you two recently moved in and their disorganized habits have started to get to you, or maybe these things have really added up over the years. Regardless, we work with couples all the time to help them get on the same page about getting organized. If you’re a minimalist and your partner is not, this post is for you!
How to Organize Your Calendar
Whether you are dedicated to digital or holding onto your paper planner, a calendar has enormous potential to help you stay organized. I have been a religious user of both physical and digital calendars and to-do lists for my whole life – they are absolutely essential to my productivity and sanity while trying to juggle everything. Being organized is not something innate to one’s personality, but rather the result of effective implementation of systems that help you solve the problems in your life.
Toy Organization for Kids & Pets
So you want your house to be clutter-free, but you have kids and pets? Does that sound like an oxymoron? We’re here to help! Parents, dog-moms, cat-dads, babysitters, and everyone in-between: it’s time for a lesson on toy storage!
How to Get Rid of Sentimental Clutter
I’ve always been a pack-rat. A few years ago, while I was home during a school break, I found a box with all of my old letters – including every valentine that I received during all of elementary school. I can’t even remember if I ended up recycling them! Clearly, getting rid of sentimental clutter is not natural for me.
How to Organize Your Garage
The summertime is the perfect time to organize your garage! You’re probably using most of what is housed in the garage during the summer so why not make it all super accessible? There are multiple phases when it comes to organizing any space, but for some reason the garage always seems more daunting. Let us break it down for you so you can get to organizing!
Meet The Little Details Team
Happy Sunday, everyone! Whether you've worked with some of our team or all of our team, we think it's been a while since we've shared a bit about everyone. Plus, we've added some new faces who are absolutely amazing! We can't thank our community enough for allowing us to continue to grow our team.
Master Outdoor Entertaining
It’s the weekend leading up to July 4th! How many of you are entertaining this year? Whether you’re hosting a party for 1 or a party for many, we have some great tips on how to get your party started so that you can enjoy it way before the fireworks begin!
10 Stylist-approved Closet Organization Tips to Live by
Over the course of my almost 15-year styling career, I've reviewed, edited and organized hundreds of closets. Each was unique in its own way - just like the clients who curated them. But, my approach to making sense of them has always been the same.
7 Things I’ve Learned After Becoming a Professional Organizer
If we haven’t met or you don’t know my story, I found The Little Details and Stasia like a lot of us do, passing by our studio on Mass Ave! I quickly went online (on my phone before I even made it home from my morning walk) and was intrigued. Considering I won “most organized” as my yearbook superlative, you could imagine my excitement when I found TLD around the corner from my apartment. After a few interviews and trial runs with the team, here we are today! I’m sharing 7 things I’ve learned since my professional organizing journey began.
How to Control Your Cords
Cord management is one of the trickiest issues that we face in all of our spaces. It’s difficult to keep cords tidy but still accessible and useful, especially as our spaces become even more multi-use than they once were. Controlling your cords and keeping them from controlling you can be tackled in several ways.
Why Organizing Feels So Good
No matter the season, stage of life, or pandemic status, everyone gets overwhelmed. As with anything, it ebbs and flows depending on what is happening in your day-to-day life and in the world around you. Organizing (and all of the pieces that make up a full organizing project) is one way to find some sense of control and order in the times when you feel like there’s just too much going on.
Spring Organizing Checklist
Has the spring-cleaning bug taken over yet? Our team loves any excuse to get in the organizing spirit, and the start of spring tends to be our busiest time of year! If you’re looking for any inspiration to get started, look no further. We created a handy checklist with some tips to start getting organized for spring.