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Hi friends! I’ve missed you the past few days. :) We are checking off our “end of school year to do’s” right and left around here. I can almost say one week down, one week to go. And that will be a happy thing to say. I haven’t been this excited for summer break since I was in school myself! I’m about to end what I’m hoping will be my craziest school year, although with new house stuff heating up and becoming more and more time consuming I think I’m in for one more crazy year. But no more crazy talk for now. Instead let’s talk about something fun. I have been planning my organization presentation for tomorrow night! And that is FUN. :) The basic outline for my talk is to first go over my tips for getting and staying organized. I’ll have a projector and computer so I’ll be able to pull my blog up on the screen so everyone can see pictures. Then I’m just going to share different ways I’ve organized some of the spaces in my home to give everyone ideas. I was thinking it would be fun to take some of my favorite organizers to share because I like visuals and well – I kinda like organizers too. But which ones? I have too many favorites! So I rounded some pictures up to help me decide.
{BASKETS}
Baskets are beloved organizers for sure. Here are some of the ways I use baskets to organize things in my home…
baskets in the pantry for food…
baskets in the living room for books and baby gear…
baskets in the bathroom to hold toilet paper.
(These last two pictures were taken in December. Makes me want to pull out the Christmas decor!)
Baskets in my closet for accessories like belts, hats, and scarves…
and in the laundry room for smaller laundry items.
{BINS}
Bins for blow dryers and curling irons…
bins in the playroom for toys…
bins in the linen closet for cleaning rags and supplies…
bins to organize wrapping supplies…
and doll clothes in the girls’ room…
and “currently reading” books in Kole’s nursery.
{CLEAR ORGANIZERS}
While I love a good basket or bin I’m also crazy about clear organizers! I love to be able to easily see the items I’m organizing.
Clear organizers in the pantry to organize food…
and in the fridge to organize more food.
Clear organizers in the garage to hold nails and clips and screws…
clear organizers in the girls’ room to hold bigger toys…
in the closet to hold smaller toys…
in the craft cupboard to hold craft supplies…
in the bathroom to hold bath toys…
(Move over barbies! These bins have recently been taken over by trains and trucks.) :)
clear organizers to hold extra dolls/stuffed animals my girls won’t let me get rid of…
and a clear organizer that I’ll never get rid of.
For when the girls and I are in the mood to get fancy. :)
{RANDOM ORGANIZERS}
The rest of my favorite organizers are random. I like random and well – I kinda like organizers too. Have I mentioned that before?
A rack for magazines…
a case for cords…
some ribbons for bows…
dividers for clothes…
stackable shelves for canned goods…
and for spices.
A crate to hold files…
files to hold school work…
and folders to hold anything else I can come up with.
Boxes to hold keepsakes…
and Christmas decor.
What is the paint color in your bathroom picture? I love it!
Anonymous – thank you! I don’t have a specific name for that color! I took a green bin I had into the paint store and they matched the color for me. Sorry that’s not much help!
OH Erin..I have missed posting on your blog and boy do I love this post! First of all look how little Kole looks! So sweet. I see quite a few baskets in those pictures that I own myself. I know your feeling of new house stuff! We have about 6 weeks to go before we should be moving into our house and I am about to pop! Thanks for sharing this fun post I see a few fun ideas that I will use in my new home especially with all of Kendall’s dolls:) Good luck this week!!
This is a fabulous post! My head is just spinning with all your great ideas.
Cheering you on with your super busy week. Love reruns and has me inspired once again to do some more organizing.
Goodness gracious! I’m de-lurking today to tell you that this post really made my heart go pitter patter. The bins! Everywhere! You have a place for everything! We’re currently getting ready to start building our house and I’m just pinning away storing up ideas for storage and organization. Thank you for re-posting!
Ahhhh!!! I love all your boxes/bins! I’m slowly collecting them and using them to organize my house! One question.. Where do you find those drawer dividers?? I sooo need them! lol
Sigh…that was beautiful! :-) thanks for reposting one of my favorite posts of all time!!!
This is a great idea! I’m loving the re-runs so far ;)
Thanks so much everyone! I’m so happy you enjoyed the re-run. :)
Baker Family – The drawer dividers are called “dream drawer organizers.” I have ordered them on Amazon and bought some at Bed Bath and Beyond. They are in all of our clothes drawers and I LOVE them!
One of my favorite posts!! I am almost done with my first of the year organizing frenzy. Two more closets to do and I will be done!
Hope all goes well this week.
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Wonderful! Thank you so much!!
Lots of great ideas! Thanks for sharing!
You make me sick…in a good way! Very inspiring and so many creative and easy ideas. Some of these I’ve never thought of. Look of horror on your face, there are no Container Stores in Oklahoma!!!
Fabulous re – read of the post, It has got me all inspired to get organizing, we have a very small house with 2 adults and our baby girls, anything I organize seems to only last about a month til it’s all messed up again, too much stuff in too small of a house. But this has inspired me to get At it again! Thanks Erin – from a loyal reader in Australia :) (we have no container store here either… But if we did….)
3 cheers for baskets and bins! I use them in every single room in our house too. Even if it isn’t perfectly organized, it sure gives the impression it is and that’s good enough for me! :)
I would love to know where you got the reed baskets that you use for food in your pantry. Thanks!
Hi! Those reed baskets are from Target. Love them! Love Target! :)