If you feel like your home is too cluttered, try a few of these tricks to get organized. Best of all, none of them should take very long at all!
In the entryway. Prime and paint an old bookshelf, adjust shelves and add buckets or baskets to match your décor. For even more organization, personalize buckets or baskets, one for each member of the family and charge everyone with taking charge of their own clutter!
In the kitchen. Purchase an over-the-door shoe organizer with clear pockets. Label each pocket, hang the organizer over the pantry door, and use it as a catchall for kitchen utensils and supplies. These pockets are perfect for measuring cups & spoons, pens/pencils, spices, seasoning packets (taco, gravy, etc.), wooden spoons, boxes of jello, and much more!
In the bedroom. Organize your jewelry by creating a piece of artwork. All you have to do is find a beautiful picture frame and paint it to match your décor. Frame a radiator cover or wire screen, or run ribbon back and forth across the frame and back it with a piece of fabric. Then hook earrings through the grid and add hooks for necklaces and bracelets.
In the office. Hide cluttered bookshelves with bookcase shades. Measure openings and sew shades out of canvas or another weighted material. Use tension rods to hang the shades over shelves. Be sure to leave some shelves unshaded and display artwork and accessories to create an elegant look.
Anywhere. Corral electronics and their cords by creating a charging station. Decorate a shadow box with paint and/or fabric, replace one side with a power strip. Cover the power strip by adding decorative paper to a piece of foam board and fitting it into the box. Plug cords in, feed the wires under the foam board (chipping a notch in the bottom of the foam if necessary), plug in your electronics and store them on the shelf you have created.
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