Tag Archives: space saving

8 Quick Tips to Keep Your Scrap Area Organized

There are so many unique and creative ways to keep any area of your home organized. However, many scrapbookers, no matter how good their intentions are, have difficulty maintaining any form of organization. Perhaps its our right brained manner, or the fact that we are just creative mess makers, or perhaps it is just that many of us just don’t care to be completely organized. However, the productivity level of your scrapbooking will increase incredibly if you can get organized and remain that way. Here are 8 Tips to keep that scrap area more organized. Use Clear Storage – Using … Continue reading →

The Frugal Garage: Long Handled Tool Storage

We moved to a new house this past spring and are still trying to get organized. One area that is in need of some help is the garage. When we moved, we used our garage as a sort of staging area for a lot of our boxes. Now, we have to finish putting away those boxes (and furniture), and organize the whole thing. Our goal is to me able to fit the family car in the garage by wintertime. It would be really nice to be able to load the kids up in the car while it is still in … Continue reading →

What to Do When You Don’t Have a Scrap Space

This actually is a very common problem for scrapbookers. Many scrapbookers have to make do with dining room tables, living room cabinets and other odd spots throughout the home. Apartments can really be difficult especially because there is just not much space. So what do you do? First and foremost, you must take inventory of what you have, what you plan to buy and how much room you will need for future storage. Next, you will need to survey where you plan to actually scrapbook. How convenient do you need your supplies? If you plan to scrapbook on the living … Continue reading →

Hidden Storage for Stockpiling

There is no doubt that stockpiling can save you a lot of money, especially when it comes to food goods. But lately, I have been hearing from folks who want to stockpile but just don’t have the room. I can appreciate this. It means that you all must be doing a great job of living within your means and not falling into the whole McMansion Phenomena of buying more house than you need, right? Well, whatever it means, this article today is here to show you that you can do some stockpiling even in a smallish space. Here are some … Continue reading →

Cool Stuff for the Garage

Like your garage doesn’t have enough “stuff” already, right? Well, this is really cool stuff that will come in handy and help keep your garage cleaner, better organized, and more useable. Parking Mats You can buy special mats for the garage to place in your parking spot. They can be treated with a stain resistant formula so they can be cleaned. These mats can help protect your garage floor and they look nice too. Floor Paint If you don’t like the idea of mats, you can also find specialty products for painting and staining garage floors. Not only can you … Continue reading →

Where to Put Your Stockpile

In the discussion on whether or not to clip coupons, part of the reason some people don’t stockpile is that they think they have no room. We’re lucky enough to have a big garage that we don’t park our cars in, but even the smallest living area has stockpile room. You just have to be creative! My friend Donna lives in a travel trailer. I know some of you are gasping at the thought, but it’s not that unusual here in rural Washington. She stockpiles. Since she lives in about 80 square feet of living space, it’s not quite as … Continue reading →

Home Staging: Don’t Forget the Garage (and other Stuff)

When staging your home for sale, don’t forget about the garage, basement, utility room, laundry room shed, or closets. While it’s tempting to stuff things into these areas to make the main living spaces look their best, it’s not a good idea. Messy storage areas make buyers think you don’t have enough storage. If possible, try to rent a storage unit until you get your house sold. If you can’t swing it, organize these spaces so that they look neat and efficient. One way to do so quickly and cheaply is to pick up covered storage bins at your favorite … Continue reading →

Where to Frugally Store Your Bulk Food Purchases

Storing large amounts of food can be challenging for those with small kitchens, no pantry space, barely any cabinet space or any number of other problems. Apartment dwellers often have the biggest problems and for many they are on a much tighter budget so purchasing in bulk is important for them. So finding storage is important for most people that purchase in bulk, and if you had to purchase everything you needed, you could spend a lot on storage. A freezer: While a normal sized freezer will work for many bulk food buyers, if you store other items in there … Continue reading →

How To Frugally Store Large Purchases of Bulk Items

A box of snacks from the bulk food warehouse, can have fifty individual packets inside one large box. A package of hamburger meat can be 4-6lbs worth. Face it, bulk is bulky, it is large, it is plentiful and it is darn difficult to store. So, how and where do you store all these bulk food purchases? Let’s begin with the how: The key to being able to store such large items, is to break it down if possible. Most items that are purchased from a bulk warehouse, can be re-packaged or broken down and stored in a different manner. … Continue reading →

Product Review: Pull-EZ Ribbon Storage

Introducing the brand new, upcoming Pull-EZ ribbon holder. This little ribbon storage option boasts the ability to hold more than 200 ribbons and is designed to make getting your ribbon out, much easier than alternative methods. Let’s see how it holds up, and what other scrapbookers are thinking. The Product: This compact, easy-to-carry tote holds more than 200 ribbons, is totally transportable, and many think it looks like a Chia pet. I have to agree. The product is designed to hold 1-3 yard lengths of ribbon, and at 200 ribbons thats about 600 yards of ribbon. Wow. And finding storage … Continue reading →