6 Tips for Selling Your Items Online
One of the biggest things we hear when we go through the purging process with clients is, “I never wear that, but it was so expensive!” or “That’s my grandmother’s and I hate it, but it might have value.” Our solution? Let it go but get something for it! We’ll be the first to say that selling items online isn’t always easy. It takes time and effort, and you first need to decide if that’s time and effort you want to spend, rather than just loading up your car and dropping things off to your local donation center. If you do want to try to sell items online, keep reading and we’ll share everything we’ve learned.
How to Organize Your Media
Anyone who knows me knows how much I love my physical media. My home has always been filled with books, CDs, DVDs, and vinyl records. While space restrictions have forced me to downsize my collections, keeping these items in my space is incredibly important to me. Contrary to popular belief, not all organizers are minimalists! I don’t just love to have them available for viewing, reading, and listening, but also as part of the decor that makes my apartment feel like home. You can stay organized while holding onto the things that bring you joy, you just need systems that work for you.
How to Organize Your Paperwork
Paper is one of those things in your home or business that you typically keep for the “just in case you need it” moments. When paper is left unattended, it piles up quickly before you even realize and most often, you can never find it when the time comes. If this sounds like you, don’t sweat. Here are some tips for organizing your documents.
Get Organized For a New Baby
Bringing a baby home is a magical time. Time feels like it moves faster than ever. Here is a list of what I've found helpful as an organizer to prepare for your precious one to come home.
Best Practices for Putting Together Furniture
Whether you’re moving, experiencing a major life change, or are ready for something fresh in your space, purchasing new furniture can be stressful. These days there is an enormous volume of budget and style-friend furniture available from a variety of vendors, but they come with an additional cost: you often have to do the assembly yourself. Items from IKEA, Amazon, Wayfair, and other low cost merchandisers require time and patience to properly assemble, but there are ways to do it right!
How to Organize Your Holiday Cards
Congratulations, you survived the holidays! It can take a few weeks to settle back into a routine after the craziness of Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Years, and all of the other winter celebrations that we enjoy with our loved ones. And once you finally have your decorations put away, gifts are put to use, and your in-laws are blissfully out of your space, there is one last organizing hurdle: holiday cards.
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!
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!