When I was selecting shelves for my home office, the first thing I looked for was shelves that would hold all of my books and take up nearly every free space o the wall. My philosophy was that I should have enough books to make them wallpaper in my home office – after all, I’m a writer. First, I measured the length of the largest wall on my office and purchased two large shelves that nearly touched the ceiling. I was disappointed that I could not find a shelf that was large enough to stretch across the entire wall, but … Continue reading →

When making your own shelving, keep in mind that the key to your success will be having all of the proper materials and plans laid out well in advance. You can find a plan for a shelf of any size on the Internet. Take time to review the options available to you in terms of height, width, depth and design before beginning your building. Also, keep in mind that you can build shelves with drawers and cabinets without much difficulty, as long as you take the time to investigate methods to find the one that is easiest for you to … Continue reading →

Many people, especially individuals who are recently out of school, have a difficult cramming all of their belongings into a small space. Especially if you live in a city, apartments can be small and yet very expensive. Great organization and self-discipline is essential to maintaining and healthy living environment – and not becoming stressed over the lack of suitable space. First, before even thinking about organizing your space, evaluate what is truly necessary for your living and what in your space is optional. Many people keep clutter in their space not because they like it, but because there are items … Continue reading →

The attic is one of the most difficult rooms in the house to organize. Many people find it difficult to get down and upstairs from the attic, especially if you have pull-down stairs. Additionally, many attics have an A-frame roof, which makes shelving difficult. Here are some tips to help you overcome the challenge of organizing your attic. First, throw out anything that you do not need or that does not have tremendous value to your family. Many people store family keep sakes in the attic because attics are generally dry, unlike basements that can be damp and destructive to … Continue reading →

Organizing your garage may seem like a daunting task. If you do not use your garage regularly, chances are, it is piled high with rakes, equipment, tools, and junk that you entirely forgot your ever bought. No matter what state of your garage, getting it into ship shape can take as little as one day. Keeping it in ship shape, however, may take some dedication on your part towards a more organized and clean lifestyle, First, as with any other room when you are trying to organize, throw away everything that you have not used in the past 18 months. … Continue reading →

For many people, organizing the basement is a very daunting and time consuming task. It involved moving boxes, storage unites, shelves and bins around so that you can find the items you are looking for. Ultimately, most people end of becoming too frustrated to deal with the task of organizing, so they give up and give into the clutter. The basement does not, however, need to be a scary or frustrating task. Most people hold tremendous living potential within the walls of their basement, yet they do not take the time to do the research or engage in the process … Continue reading →

These days, video and DVD collections are quickly becoming a thing of the past. There was a time when every household had at least one shelf dedicated to storing their multimedia library. Many people even had racks that would house DVD after DVD after DVD. Now, most people order their entertainment either online or directly through the television. Here are some tips, though, to help you organizes your multimedia collection. First, get rid of any DVDs or videos that you no longer enjoy. People will still buy DVDs and Videos at used record stores or online. You will most likely … Continue reading →

One of the most priceless storage areas in any home is the under the bed storage. Under the bed storage is perfect for large items, like pieces of luggage as well as smaller more accessible items like scarves and winter clothes. Here are some tips to getting a really nice under the bed storage unit going: One option with under the bed storage is to build in a shelving unit. Depending on the height of your bed, the unit can have space for books and other items. This method of storage is most popular with college students who have very … Continue reading →

It is important, no matter who you are, that you have a junk drawer. Junk drawers are necessary to the sanity of any person. They are the places (the one and only) in any home, where you can throw your stuff and be fine without it. If something is, at one point, important to you or something that you think you will use again (like a funky kind of makeup) throw it in the junk drawer and you are sure to be able to find it again someday when you need it. Junk drawers, by nature, are not meant to … Continue reading →