If you saw my home office right now you would not believe me, but I love organization. There’s such a great feeling of when everything just fits into place. I’m not about that uber-minimal, contemporary approach to organization with the Tokyo pop couches made of foam and low profile furniture with no drawers. No, no, no. But I do love finding my own system to put everything in its right place, and walking into a Container Store is a euphoric experience.
Since moving into the new apartment, I’ve had to rediscover an organization system. I’m still working it out, for sure, but I lined my shelves and drawers with wallpaper from a $1 book of samples and I’ve started seriously looking at my closet. I’ve already dumped a lot of shoes. I’m making modest but valuable progress.
The Times has a great article online about organization and the trend of Professional Organizers. I’m not about to pay $100/hour to have someone sort out my life for me, but some of the tips in the article are helpful and interesting:
• Store shoes toe-heel to save room.What about you—any organization tips to share for this disorganized apartment girl?
• Get rid of mirrors in the bedroom for good luck. (This one is NOT for me. I need to see what I look like before I so much as step into the hallway. Plus I like reflecting natural light off the mirrors in my room.)
• Use attractive wastebaskets to store wrapping paper.
• Put all the extra cords and crap from electronic items in plastic baggies, then store the baggies in a bin. That way, you’ll never lose those cords you most likely will need just when you don’t know where they are.
1 comment:
ha! I had to laugh in agreement with this quote from the article, “Once all the hangers match, it’s aesthetically pleasing,”
I know they say to not buy the containers first in that article, but I'm a big fan of IKEA's EMU boxes. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/46686200
Although they can get a little beat up over time.
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