Spring cleaning may get more of the hype, but I would argue that spring organizing is even more important. When your belongings are neat and tidy, your whole home feels cleaner and more inviting. Daily life is easier and more pleasant. If you’ve got the spring-cleaning bug, don’t stop there. Take advantage of your motivation and devote a weekend (or two) to clearing out clutter and getting organized all around the house.
Entryway
Clear out any lingering winter boots and mittens, unread stacks of mail and anything else that doesn’t belong.
Add enough hooks, shelves, and baskets to hold your belongings when you come in the door.
If you have a drawer near your entrance, place a drawer organizer inside to keep small items neat, and be sure to have a recycling bin within reach for tossing junk mail.
Kitchen
Move the hardest-working tools (wooden spoons, tongs) front and center, and get rid of seldom-used single-purpose tools.
Reshuffle your cabinet contents to move less frequently used items and entertaining supplies to the highest shelves and least-accessible areas, and your everyday basics within easy reach.
Find a casserole dish that belongs to a friend? Aunt Sally’s serving spoons? Make a pile of to-return items and bring it to your car.
Laundry Room
Recycle old, empty containers, and ditch any laundry products you don’t like, to make some space.
Decanting laundry supplies into other containers is not necessary to create a lovely, organized space — just corral the assorted containers on a tray or in a bin. This serves the double purpose of looking nice and making it easier to move everything aside to clean.
Add a triple-sorter laundry basket to help avoid the dreaded laundry-room-floor pileup.
Give each family member an individual basket so you can keep clothes separated, making it easier to sort afterward.
Bedroom
Your bedroom should be a peaceful haven devoted to rest. But often the bedroom ends up being a repository for piles of laundry and random clutter — not the makings of a good night’s sleep! Sort through your clothes, setting aside a pile to give away, and neatly fold and put away the rest.
Remove old coffee cups and water glasses, papers and any other junk that doesn’t belong in your bedroom.
Peek under the bed too. Neat under-bed storage boxes can be helpful if they’re filled with things you honestly need, use or love. Just don’t let under your bed become a hiding spot for items you should really give away or sell.
Bath
Once everything is cleared out, choose one or two baskets or trays to keep the products you use daily neatly contained.
If you have been storing medications in the bathroom, move them to a different location — the humidity can be damaging. Choose a place that is cool, dry and out of reach of children.
Papers and Printed Photos
Go through this stack with a recycling bin and shredder until it’s all gone.
Put upcoming events on your calendar, file important records and pay bills as needed.
To quickly handle a big pile of printed photos, sort them roughly by date and file them in photo boxes.
Garden Tools and Supplies
Tools should be stored out of the elements, so if you don’t have a garage or storage shed, consider investing in a small outdoor storage cabinet where you can keep these items safely protected.
Article Courtesy of Houzz
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