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Home Week in Review: Dec. 31 – Jan. 6

Well, we’ve begun another new year. How many times have you written 2007 on a check or other paper so far? Throughout the year, we’ll have plenty of articles that we hope will help and inspire you. If you have any requests or questions, please let us know. If you’ve missed anything you can always check the week in review blogs for the latest articles at a glance. Here are this past week’s titles: Do you do New Year’s Resolutions? If you do, best of luck to you. We all have room for improvement, but I couldn’t pick just one … Continue reading →

Seasonal Storage

If you live in an area where you enjoy a mild climate year round or you have plenty of space to keep your seasonal gear out all year long, you probably don’t have any trouble moving from season to season. For those who have distinct seasons and less than optimum space, this is the time of year for removing heavier clothing, jackets, coats, blankets, and sports gear from storage and packing away summer stuff. As you’re doing laundry, sort clothes into piles. Put jeans and things that can be worn year round in one pile and separate shorts and other … Continue reading →

Spring Cleaning: What To Do After You Purge Your Closets

Currently, it is –5 degrees Fahrenheit in my neck of the woods (-26 degrees with the windchill). Nowhere near spring-like temperatures, but that’s not stopping me from continuing my “spring cleaning” project. Last week, I told you that I was purging my home in an effort to find space for all the goodies we received over the holidays. Today I worked on the front closet and my daughter’s closet. The latter was a lot more challenging than the former. My daughter had a major growth spurt during our recent trip to Hawaii (she went from fitting into 2T’s to now … Continue reading →

Can You “Walk in” Your Walk in Closet?

Walk in closets are a dream come true for many homeowners (especially women). I wouldn’t buy another home that doesn’t have at least one. Walk in closets come in many shapes and sizes, but the shape doesn’t make as much difference to most people as the size does. The problem with walk in closets is that they are way too easy to pack full of stuff, sometimes to the point where you can’t walk in so easily any more. If you have seasonal gear in there and bring it out when needed, does the space it once occupied quickly fill … Continue reading →

More Closet Storage Tips

Closets are a wonderful invention and they fulfill the tertiary human need after food and shelter; namely, storage space. So many times, closet space is either wasted or not utilized to its fullest capacity. Here are some tips to help you along the cluttered path to optimum bedroom closet organization! Read on even if you are not sure where the closet is. Top Floor Storage The top of a wardrobe is the perfect spot for those items that you want to keep but don’t use very often. Painted boxes or decorated baskets can be placed out of the way and … Continue reading →

Finding More Space

Wouldn’t it be great if you could add a few extra feet to your home here and there? Heck, even a few extra inches would make a difference in some cases. Well, you might be surprised by just how much unused space there really is in your home. Behind Doors You might find that there is a good deal of space behind bedroom doors. Even those that open into the room, as many do, can open quite wide while still allowing for some added storage. If you can find or build a shelf that is about as wide as the … Continue reading →

Tips for a Tidy Bedroom

Bedrooms can get messy fast, especially if we don’t attend to a few simple tasks. First, a neat bed goes a long way to making the room look tidy, since it is generally the first thing that attracts the eye when one enters the bedroom. It helps to use bedding that isn’t fussy so the bed can be made easily. Straighten the top sheet and the comforter and plop the pillows on top. Done. Another item that can lead to a sloppy look is clothing. Many people dress in their bedrooms, try on or change clothes throughout the day, and … Continue reading →

Cleaning Out the Closets: Horrible Adventure For The Whole Family

I can always tell when the spring and autumn have arrived at my house and it has nothing to do with budding flowers or falling leaves. It concerns, instead, the cycle of life that revolves around summer and winter clothing. Every year I harbor secret fears about what might be found in the back of my closets. As a writer of horror fiction, the possibilities are endless. Everything is so cluttered that for all I know everything and everyone missing for the last six months might have found a temporary refuge there. The real tragedy is that if they have, … Continue reading →