How To Efficiently Pack Your Suitcase
Summer is approaching and it’s time for weekend trips, outdoor excursions and sleepaway camps for the kids. If you usually have to throw yourself on top of your suitcase to smash it closed, check out the tips below to make life a bit easier.
The Cost of Keeping Your Stuff
Have you ever considered how much your stuff is costing you? Not only does this include monetary cost, but psychological cost as well. If you’re currently in a predicament with your stuff or someone else’s, let us present to you “The Cost of Keeping Your Stuff” to reconsider its value.
Mother’s Day Gifts That Don’t Add Clutter
Mother’s Day is just around the corner– next weekend to be exact! And while we never promote procrastination, here are some clutter-free gift ideas for those last minute gift givers.
Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products
Happy Earth Day! While it’s important to always be kind to our Mother Earth, today is a special day to reflect on ways that we can change our cleaning habits to make an even bigger impact on our planet.
Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
My husband and I became first-time homeowners of a slightly dilapidated 1,200 square foot bungalow in 2007. At the time, I was newly pregnant with our first child. Although this house was a major step up in space from our 700 square foot rental in Boston, we acquired a bathroom that was top to bottom mint green – toilet and all! With some elbow grease and paint brushes we cleaned every inch, painted walls and cheerfully called our little house home for two years.
Does Home Staging Really Make A Difference?
Imagine yourself doing a search for a new home, you plug in the town and a price tag and ta da! The internet provides you with a list of homes with all of your criteria. A few clicks later you’re staring at a kitchen that has an honest to goodness wishing well over the stove. Seriously!
What's In Your Toolbox?
I am an avid DIY’er. I’m not always good at it but I try, and I love it when a project comes out the way I envision. When I start any project I make sure I have all the tools I need on hand so I’m not scrambling later on. There’s nothing worse than trying to hold a picture on a wall in the exact place you want it and then realize your pencil is in the other room. There are so many tools and products that you may need for any given project, but there are several that are my go-to’s for every project and I wanted to share them with you. Click on the links below to build your own toolbox.
Multiple Uses for 10 Common Kitchen Items
One of the best tips we give our clients is to buy things that can serve multiple purposes, like an ottoman with storage inside. Here are some of our favorite kitchen items that can serve multiple purposes and start to earn that drawer space that they’re taking up.
Summer Camp Plans
Despite the fact there is a blizzard going on outside as I write this, thinking about summer puts a smile on my face. When I was a kid, I used to long for the school-free and care-free days of summer. Now as a parent, imagining the kiddos out of school for three months can be stressful. Don’t fret, doing some summer planning now can make for a summer both parents and kids can look forward to.
A Very Versatile Closet System
WE LOVE ELFA! Wait…I think we’ve mentioned that before. There really is no closet system that we love more. Whenever I see a closet, craft area or heck, any old space, I try to reimagine it designed with elfa and sigh with joy. My local pharmacists have no idea how efficient their workspace just got in my head. Since you can customize elfa to fit your space and individual needs, the limits are virtually endless. We’ve compiled some inspirational pics below to get your heart thudding too!
Out With The Old, In With The New
Happy New Year! Start it off fresh and clear out some of those older items that may have been upgraded during the holidays. From clothes and toys to books and electronics here are some great ideas to get you moving in the right direction.
Our Favorite Projects Of 2016
When we say we’re Professional Organizers, generally we get the “Oh, you do closets!?” response. Yes, we do closets. Lots of them in fact. But we do so much more than closets and many times the projects we are hired for end up transforming into so much more than our clients originally contacted us for, simply because they didn’t know just how much we are actually capable of as Professional Organizers. Here are our favorite “Yes, we do that too!” projects of 2016.
Don’t Get Your Tinsel In A Tangle
You’ve decked the halls and trimmed the tree but what do you do with all those decorations after the holidays are over? Whether you need a few new storage solutions or a complete overhaul, we have put together a list of our favorite holiday storage products.
How To Trim Your Tree Like A Boss
Thanksgiving is over – time to toss the handprint turkeys back into your (labeled) bin and grab the garland, it’s tree time! We know that thinking of tangled lights and hours of wrestling with your freshly cut Christmas tree makes you want to hit your head against a wall. Hit the wine instead, turn on Michael Bublé’s Christmas album and follow our steps for how to decorate your tree like a boss!
Holiday Gift Giving Ideas
Happy holidays y’all! Welcome to the most wonderful time of the year (a little stressful maybe) but still wonderful. Many years ago I passed a church sign that said “the best things in life aren’t things”, how true. The only thing I’m going to preach this holiday season is to consider giving the gift of an experience to someone, rather than a thing. Many studies confirm that humans ultimately prefer to receive experiences rather than things. Items once craved by an individual soon become just part of their everyday life, losing its’ previous luster and desire the more they see it and use it. For example – think about how much you were dying to have the latest iPhone, purse, necklace, tool, etc and months later, it might not have the same value that it had leading up to receiving it.
So what’s the alternative? Think about how many experiences you can provide someone – both little and big. Check out these suggestions below and depending on your receiver’s interests, add some of these ideas to your holiday gift list.
How To Organize Your Bulky Winter Clothes
In case you’ve been living in under a rock, it’s almost winter, it’s cold, and you need to unearth all of those bulky winter clothes of yours, stat! Yes, all of it- hats, gloves, scarves, boots! But how are you supposed to fit it all in your already over-stuffed closets and drawers? Read on for a few helpful tips on how to easily access your winter clothes during the chilly winter season.
10 Reasons You Should Use Essential Oils
You’ve started to get your house in order, so why not make it smell great too!? Wouldn’t it be great if it smelled like a heavenly spa or like fall all year round? Today we’re going to discuss the hubbub about essential oils and how they’re different than using an air freshener or scented candle to freshen up your home and your health.
How To Run A Swap Party
Now that the invites are out and guests are imminent, here’s how to run your swap party…
How To Organize A Swap Party
It’s much more fun to see your friends and family get good use of your unwanted things while freeing up some much needed space in your home. Donating your items is a great way to get rid of excess but it can be easier to part with some special items or things that you’re on the fence about if you know that they’re going into a familiar home.
Great idea right?! Don’t know where to start? This blog is all about throwing a successful swap of any kind – clothing, electronics, housewares…you name it.
How To Create A Home Inventory
Floods, fires, break-ins, moves, oh my! You can never be too prepared for the unexpected. This week, we’re going to give you the low-down on keeping a home inventory.