I saw this in someone's sig over on MM - organizing and streamlining our living space is our resolution this year, so I'm definitely in. I already did two projects so I don't have befores, but I will take them from here on.
Post by Rachael070707 on Jan 5, 2013 12:51:05 GMT -5
I'm totally up for this challenge. We were actually about to move out of state and I was in a panic to downsize our belongings. We ended up deciding to stay but I still want to thin out our household belongings. It's not until you decide to move 4 states away in a short amount of time do you realize you have waaaaay to much ;-)
I have been working on organizing and decluttering since Thanksgiving. But no picutres I started with our bedroom which seems to be were all the junk that doesnt have a home goes. I have even made my bed 6 out of 7 days a week since. I than did the girls rooms. I also donated alot of furniture to Goodwill so my living room has no seating at the moment. The I am looking for a hutch for the dining room so I have things in boxes.
I need to start on my pantry and move on to the rest of the kitchen. My dh is totally hating this. But I love it. All of that to say I'm in.
This is so timely! I've been needing to clear and declutter for a while. I spent the day cleaning out my closet and now have 2 huge bags to donate! I should have taken a before pic!
Next project is my desk and I hope to do the whole house one closet at a time.
I got this book from the library and found it inspiring and helpful to get me motivated:
I've been doing good at organizing and decluttering, but lousy at taking pictures of it all.
I'm kinda stuck now though on toy organization. We have a ton of expedit cubbies and the toys fit in them... but it still LOOKS so cluttered. But if I stick it in a basket or bin, it's as if they toy is gone. I swear the kids will not look in a bin. Never ever. They are totally out-of-sight = out-of-mind people. But if it's all hidden, then maybe they'll start looking??
::sigh:: I really just need to get more of it into their rooms or the playroom and out of the den so I don't have to stare at it.
I've been doing good at organizing and decluttering, but lousy at taking pictures of it all.
I'm kinda stuck now though on toy organization. We have a ton of expedit cubbies and the toys fit in them... but it still LOOKS so cluttered. But if I stick it in a basket or bin, it's as if they toy is gone. I swear the kids will not look in a bin. Never ever. They are totally out-of-sight = out-of-mind people. But if it's all hidden, then maybe they'll start looking??
::sigh:: I really just need to get more of it into their rooms or the playroom and out of the den so I don't have to stare at it.
First of all, pictures or it didn't happen. [kidding ]
I think if you are talking about a family space such as your den, you have every right to have it not look like a toy store or playroom and you should use the cubbies. I imagine that they will start to look for their toys and they will also be learning about putting toys away and that everything doesn't just stay out all the time.
A bonus perhaps though could be that putting some things out of sight you could purge some of the less used items and maybe regain some control of your space that way too.
I did so well this weekend and wouldn't you know it I forgot to take pictures. 8-D I organized under our sinks in the master bath, and spare bath, kitchen sink. I have also empited out our stand alone pantry which will be for my scrapbooking stuff when I can get dh to move it. I put everything in the pantry but need to add some more shelving. It is sadly lacking so it doesn't look very good right now. And I made better use of the cabinets above and below the wall oven.
I probably have burnt myself out now. Hopefully not for long.
Where was I 17 days ago? This is exactly what I need!
My DH and I were planning to move this month (had most of our belongings boxed up and everything!) and then things fell through. I don't even want to put everything back where it belongs! But there are definitely things that are going to be tossed. It's so hard to organize so many things into a 1-bedroom apartment. I'll be with you all in spirit on this one!
Post by emoflamingo on Jan 31, 2013 13:46:37 GMT -5
Here's my organizing:
(Before pictures don't exist, just imagine a blank slate!)
This is the hall linen closet. The three red baskets up top have medicine, H's stuff and my stuff in them and the bottom has sheets for the boys' beds.
This is one side of my closet. I still need to work on getting some organizing done on the floor with my shoe boxes, but all my clothes are organized. Pants, cardigans, work appropriate shirts, dresses and t-shirts I wear on weekends and at night. everything is organized by color too. I used to do sleeve length as well, but I'm too lazy for that now.
I have at least one more to post, but my phone is being crazy and won't let me upload it to photobucket. Grr!
Post by sassafrass on Jan 31, 2013 14:58:26 GMT -5
My closet was a disaster. I tried on every piece of clothing that i owned and purged 2 contractor size bags. I also emptied out my dresser and eveyrthing is now in the closet. I added a chair and small telephone table type thing where the dresser was. I'm in heaven! The closet is very deep so I'm in the process of recovering a small foot stool/bench to keep in there to sit on to put on shoes, stockings, etc.
Before:
After:
Chair (needs to be recovered but it's Ethan Allen for $11!!)
Post by emoflamingo on Jan 31, 2013 16:25:04 GMT -5
Yay, it stopped not working!
The other half of my closet. I never had my wedding dress cleaned or preserved. I need to get rid of that crinoline.
My fabric/craft area! Well, most of it lol. I still have 4 boxes of fabric and 4 boxes of other craft stuff not sorted out. Everything is organized by use, then color. Yes, I'm OCD. Plus it looks cool. I have a bunch of t-shirts for appliques too, organized by size and gender. I obviously don't need to buy any more quilt batting lol.