4 Easy Steps to an Organized Linen Closet

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Watch this video on YouTube Much like a junk drawer, a linen closet tends to be a breeding ground for disorganization. They quickly become cluttered as yet another purchase from Home Goods is stuffed way in the back. Try these 4 easy steps to an organized linen closet. Purge: A theme that repeats through all organization…

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10 Quick Questions to an Organized Closet

Watch this video on YouTube 10 Quick Questions to an Organized Closet Want an organized closet? Ask yourself these 10 questions to get the most out of your storage space. Have I worn this in the last year? Does it fit? Does it need altering? Is it ripped? Does it have spots? Is it in…

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How to Team an Organizer and a Designer

Organizer and Designer

Watch this video on YouTube   The work of an interior designer focuses on the living areas of a home. As a professional organizer, my work focuses on the storage areas of a home. By making the storage areas function better, the living areas can become places of beauty. Organized storage is key to a…

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Using The Pareto Principle to Declutter

Pareto Principle

Watch this video on YouTube Using The Pareto Principle to Declutter and Organize your life Have you heard of the Pareto Principle (also called the 80/20 rule)? It was created by Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923) when he observed that 20% of the people of Italy owned 80% of the wealth. Additionally, this concept of disproportion often…

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Reasons You Keep Clothes You Don’t Wear

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Watch this video on YouTube 10 Reasons you keep clothes you don’t wear I love clothes. I love the way I can express myself with clothes. But many years ago, I started realizing that I only looked (and felt) good in certain styles and kinds of clothes. Maybe this is a part of maturing (aging).…

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My Closetmaid Closet

My Closetmaid Closet, by Basic Organization team member Stacia Camby. My new closet needed an organizer.  Started with empty walls but had a vision of what I wanted.  I checked out closet systems at Home Depot and Lowes because it was going to be DIY to be affordable.  Online wasn’t an option because I wanted…

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