Jan 22, 2014 | Bedroom, Closets, Decluttering |
It’s the most boring task in the world, isn’t it? Organizing the socks and underwear drawers is practically a cliché for the most boring task you can imagine. Maybe one click north of watching paint dry? But here’s the thing: Organizing your socks...
Jan 10, 2014 | Closets, Decluttering |
I launched the 2014 – Resolution to Get Organized with Clever Girl Organizing earlier this week. For the month of January, to help kickstart new habits and conquer some scary places around your home, we’ll do 14 different challenges. (14 for 2014…...
Nov 6, 2013 | Before and After, Closets, Decluttering |
Great project this weekend with a client to attack the home’s storage room/cedar closet. Her family uses this space, about 80 square feet, as a spot to store occasional-use items, holiday decorations, some clothing, and some items from the clients’...
Oct 30, 2013 | Before and After, Closets, Decluttering |
You know how T-shirt drawers are. They’re not doing your t-shirt collection any favors.You only wear the stuff on the top of the pile.You rarely hunt for other things in your collection.You forget what you own, and have lost sight of a few shirts along the...
Oct 24, 2013 | Bedroom, Before and After, Closets |
I got to work on a GREAT space with a client this week. She and her husband share a walk-in closet, that has some tall built-in closet and shelving space, but the client called it “a disaster”. She really has a closet that so many of us would die for,...
Oct 3, 2013 | Closets, Decluttering, Donations |
It may not surprise you to know that my wedding dress is not something I kept or am storing. When I got married, “Trash the Dress” events were big; you could take your dress with you on a photo session and do things that you either wouldn’t do in...
Sep 26, 2013 | Closets, Decluttering, Garage, Seasons |
It’s finally my favorite time of year: Autumn! I know not all my readers experience New England autumn (you know, where it goes from 90 to 65 then back up to 80 before settling into a slow decline to blizzard weather), but many of us share the same...
Sep 9, 2013 | Before and After, Closets, Home Office |
One project I was excited to work on this summer was helping a woman with her home office in a closet. Having a home office in a closet can be a GREAT use of space! She’d set it up for herself some time ago, but it really wasn’t working for her any more....
Jul 17, 2013 | Before and After, Closets, Entryway / Mudroom |
I was so excited to work with my latest client! She has a beautiful home, full of detail and charm, and a lot of great space. She and her husband are raising 4 kids in the home (from kindergartner to teenager) and so the the house has to work for all different types...
Jun 14, 2013 | Bedroom, Closets, Decluttering |
In a conversation earlier today about closet organizing, someone asked “Sometimes I see pictures of closets where everything is organized by color. I don’t understand; Why is that a good thing?” Clothes closets can really be such a source of...