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organize closets

• How to clean out your closet quickly: video tips

  by Sarah on Wednesday, August 31st, 2011  |  3 comments

  
  By far the biggest excuse we hear around here when it comes to cleaning up messy closets is: "but...I don't have enough time!" Rounding out the top 3 are "I don't know where to start" and "I can't seem to bring myself to get rid of things..." In fact we started to hear these excuses so ... [read more]

  Tags: Sarah, how to organize your closets, organize closets, organize your closet, quick closet clean
  

• 31 Days of Closet Clean-Ups

  by Sarah on Friday, July 8th, 2011  |  2 comments

  
  Keep an attractive but easily accessible laundry basket either very close to the closet or within it. We love these simple canvas ones from The Laundress. If you’re very tight on space, ... [read more]

  Tags: Sarah, closet organization, organize closets, organizing your closet
  

• by Alicia on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010  |  No Comments

  Closet Cleaning. Keeping things just because you might need them someday may seem like a good reason, but remind yourself what you really need is space and organization

  Tags: Alicia, organize closets, spring cleaning
  

• by Alicia on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010  |  No Comments

  Closet Cleaning.There are only 3 reasons to keep an item, because it is beautiful, useful, or loved. Use this as a yardstick against which you measure each item in your closets, if it doesn’t match one of these categories then why keep it?

  Tags: Alicia, organize closets, spring cleaning
  

• by Alicia on Monday, March 1st, 2010  |  No Comments

  Closet Cleaning. Ask yourself some hard questions as you clean out your closet. When did you use it last? When will you use it again? What purpose does it serve in your life? What is the worse thing that would happen if you got rid of it?

  Tags: Alicia, closet, organize closets, spring cleaning
  

• Get Your Closets Buttoned Up.

  by Sarah on Monday, August 24th, 2009  |  No Comments

  
  Assess your “biggest closet problem” first: Do you have too many shoes for the space? Get a better shoe system like an over the door organizer or hanging shoe rack. Do you have too many clothes for the space? Get thinner hangers to make more room. Having ... [read more]

  Tags: Sarah, closet organization, merging households, organize closets, wedlock or deadlock