{"id":4018,"date":"2013-05-07T08:32:51","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T12:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.123print.com\/?p=4018"},"modified":"2015-07-17T19:56:38","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T19:56:38","slug":"lets-get-organized-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/lets-get-organized-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Let’s Get Organized"},"content":{"rendered":"

As much as we’d all love to boast a spotless home, let’s face it, sometimes life gets in the way. Soccer games, office meetings and impromptu dinner parties do not a clean house make. Fortunately, when you assign each object a place and get uber organized, you can cut that cleanup time in half. Here, we’ve pulled together 10 easy tricks for trimming down the clutter, and scoring an impeccable home. Happy organizing!<\/p>\n

\"Drawer1. Visit your favorite home store and stock up on baskets and drawer organizers<\/span>. Sorting everything from magazines and kitchen utensils is a cinch when you’ve got a convenient place to slip them away. Home organizing solutions \u2014 done!<\/p>\n

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2. Invest in clear, stackable boxes or a behind-the-door shoe organizer<\/span> for sorting hoards of footwear. Bet you find a few pairs you can give away in the process.<\/p>\n

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3. Take a cue from\u00a0Real Simple<\/a>\u00a0and shrink-wrap your seasonal wear<\/span> (think chunky sweaters and puffy parkas) in\u00a0Ziploc Space Bags<\/a>. Who needs a bulky trunk when you’ve got these clever compressibles?<\/p>\n

4. Pick up a label maker<\/span> \u2014 and use it! Snag a handful of containers and clearly mark what’s inside \u2014 whether it be scrapbooking supplies or garden gear. You’ll be insta-organized in a snap.<\/p>\n

5. Go ahead and transfer your CD collection onto your laptop<\/span> already. Don’t have time? Use Real Simple’s suggestion and send albums to\u00a0Riptopia<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 they’ll do all the heavy lifting for you.<\/p>\n

6. Give your knick-knacks a spot on the wall<\/span>. Whether you have a vintage record collection or a set of plates you can’t bear to put in the attic, purchase a floating shelf (like this\u00a0Stainless Steel Shelf<\/a>\u00a0from West Elm) for displaying your goodies sans the clutter.<\/p>\n

7. Make a recipe binder<\/span>. Instead of stockpiling all of those recipe printouts in a drawer, purchase a three-ring binder and slip your hodgepodge of recipes into clear album sheets. Now you can flip to that beloved cookie recipe in a flash!<\/p>\n

8. Heed\u00a0HGTV’s advice<\/a>\u00a0and keep your beauty products in a flower-box planter<\/span>. Finding your grooming go-tos will be easy peasy \u2014 plus, it makes for a charming accent piece!<\/p>\n

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9. Find family solutions<\/span>.\u00a0Better Homes and Gardens<\/a>\u00a0suggests personalizing your mudroom \u2014 and keeping those various shoes, books and umbrellas off the floor \u2014 by giving each member of your family a monogrammed hanging basket.<\/p>\n

10. Give all of those ugly chargers, cords and cables a place of their own<\/span> in a compartmentalized media box. Make like Jen, the blogger behind\u00a0IHeart Organizing<\/a>\u00a0and organize your home by labeling each compartment.<\/p>\n

If you busy schedule is getting in the way of doing everything at once, make a goal of checking one or two things off of this home organizing checklist each week. It feels pretty good, doesn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

How do you stay organized? Leave us a comment on our\u00a0123Print Facebook<\/a>\u00a0page, tweet us\u00a0@123Print<\/a>\u00a0or write a note below.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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