Car Organization 101

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According to a survey, 62 percent say their car is like another living space. For busy people on the go these days, it’s important to find solutions to containing clutter in our cars. Here are 3 simple solutions to eliminate trash and contain stuff: 1. Trash containers that are accessible (and emptied on a regular [...]

Here Comes Santa Claus…with more toys!

Santa has come and gone and you’re likely left with a heap of toys and no where to put them. Well, hopefully not, but if you are, consider the following: Donate or give to a friend the toys that your child(ren) obviously no longer play with Store some items and rotate them with existing toys [...]

Kitchen Island Catch All?

Dear Stacey, My husband and I have a running battle over our kitchen island, it is his work space for unloading the groceries and cooking, but it is also my work space and he gets so frustrated when all of my stuff is there – but I hate being “kicked out” of our home’s major [...]

This used to be a Family Room

A couple years back, I worked with a client who was about to put her house on the market to buy something bigger. Well, after decluttering and organizing her family room (and several other rooms in the house) suddenly, the need to move no longer existed. In fact, they liked their house and it felt [...]

How Do I Maintain All of These Toys?

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If you’re like most moms, you overbuy when the first baby comes along and you wind up with enough toys to open a small preschool. When babies are little, maintaining the number of toys can be manageable, but as they grow, it becomes increasingly challenging to know what to keep, when to get rid of [...]

Disaster of a Desk Area

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Having trouble keeping track of the papers on your desk? Do you have unfinished projects or projects in the works that you don’t know where to put until they’re complete? If you’re a visual person, putting these unfinished projects in a desk drawer (even if it’s labeled) could mean the difference between failure or success [...]

Fall Closet Case

Now that we’re officially in the Fall season, it’s a great time to address closets. Inspired by a recent trip to New York City to consult on closets in a small space, this week I’m focusing on simple closet issues that can increase your hanging space and get shoes off the floor. With cooler and [...]