News — Organization

In my experience, most household items naturally gravitate to a particular location, and it’s not always the place you expect. You may have noticed this phenomenon when searching high and low for your keys or other frequently misplaced items. Even if you don’t remember absent-mindedly tossing your keys onto the console table just inside the front door, your keys seem to wind up there anyway! You may have even found your keys on that console table often enough that it’s the first place you look for them, despite the fact that there’s a hook for your keys next to the...

In my experience, most household items naturally gravitate to a particular location, and it’s not always the place you expect. You may have noticed this phenomenon when searching high and low for your keys or other frequently misplaced items. Even if you don’t remember absent-mindedly tossing your keys onto the console table just inside the front door, your keys seem to wind up there anyway! You may have even found your keys on that console table often enough that it’s the first place you look for them, despite the fact that there’s a hook for your keys next to the...

For me, organizing has always much more about function than form. Because while I love the look of gorgeous, high-end organizing systems, I’m rarely willing to shell out the money to buy them! And since most of us homemakers have a budget to consider, it’s important to remember that getting organized doesn’t have to cost a fortune! That was the motivation behind a post I wrote a couple of years ago sharing a roundup of dollar store organizing hacks. And since being budget-conscious never goes out of style, I thought it was high time to revisit the subject! :-) So...

By now, your beach towels are stowed away in labeled, lidded bins; your cooler is properly cleaned out until next year’s Memorial Day picnic. It’s one thing to store bikinis and tank tops that take up almost zero space. The real question is, where are you supposed to put all your winter stuff? Those bulky cable-knit sweaters and puffy ankle-length coats have to go somewhere, and the front hall closet can only hold so much.  Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin, the founders and professional organizers behind The Home Edit, carve out room for their winter wardrobes without any stuffing, squeezing,...