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• What % of your clothes do you actually wear?

  by Sarah on Thursday, April 18th, 2013  |  7 comments

  
  My eyes were drawn in to an article on the Wall Street Journal today titled A Closet Filled with Regrets. The opener made me stop and think about what's in my closet... Only about 20% of clothes in the average person's closet are worn on a regular basis, says Ginny Snook Scott, chief design ... [read more]

  Tags: Sarah, closet clutter, closet organization, clothes, fashion
  

• Tool: Free Printable Up & Out Labels

  by Hollie on Monday, August 2nd, 2010  |  4 comments

  Got Kids? Then you’ve got clothes to organize! Cycling through (and recycling) children’s clothes can be, well, a pain in the rear if you don’t have an efficient system down. Use these downloadable labels to keep storage bins straight – and clothes orderly and ready for (re)use. They are designed to print out ... [read more]

  Tags: Hollie, clothes, organizing kids, organizing kids stuff, storage
  

• Time to Get Buttoned Up: Fall Is Here

  by Sarah on Monday, September 21st, 2009  |  No Comments

  We don't have to tell you the obvious. Summer is over. No more lazy days by the pool. No more quiet homes while the kids are away at camp. And no more putting off those nagging tasks 'until fall.' All too quickly, your world is busy, your calendar is full, and, unlike a few short weeks ... [read more]

  Tags: Sarah, back to school, clothes, fall, habits, holidays, organize for fall
  

• Avoiding a Clothes Jam

  by Sarah on Wednesday, February 11th, 2009  |  1 comment

  When the weather cools and fall signals it's on its way, a peek into closets and bureaus around the country is likely to reveal a classic conundrum: fall and winter outfits battling for space with those lingering summer clothes. We don't know why, but for some reason there just never seems to be enough ... [read more]

  Tags: Sarah, closet organization, closets, clothes, declutter, family, home
  

• Button Up Your Laundry Room!

  by Sarah on Friday, March 7th, 2008  |  1 comment

  Have you ever leafed through one of those home furnishings catalogs and wished your laundry room looked as perfect and inviting as those featured in the pictures? Wouldn't it be dreamy to have plenty of space and storage? At the very least, wouldn't it be great to have all that you needed stored in just the ... [read more]

  Tags: Sarah, clothes, home, laundry organization, organizing laundry, storage