December 5, 2012
4 Free Organizing Tricks
You don’t have to spend a lot of money to make your home organized. Heck, you don’t have to spend a dime with these four organizing tricks that I’m sharing with you today. They’re simple, you might already do them, but most of all I hope they encourage you to look around your home and think of simple ways you can organize with what you already have.
Trick #1: take paper goods out of their container and place them on a shelf. Toilet paper even looks better lined up in an orderly fashion rather than on a shelf in the plastic wrapping.
Trick #2: use jars for simple, upright storage – I use this vintage little pimento jar for holding my small makeup brushes. Use jars to organize dry goods, craft supplies, and for holding pencils and markers.
Trick #3: cut the tops off of boxes for easy access. No flaps to open and close, just trim off the flaps and you have free storage.
Trick #4: hang cleaning supplies from wire shelving – I do this in our mudroom – easy to grab and the bottles are out of the way.
So there you have it, 4 easy tricks that you can use to organize for free. What organization hack are you using – have a great idea to share?
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daisy Says
Great tips!
Wana Says
Great tips. Thanks for sharing.
C's Home Management Says
Amazing tips! Cutting off the flaps of the cardboard is so simple yet I never would have thought of it!
Kenzie Says
I keep jars and use them all the time – great tips – thnx!
Melissa B Says
I use those little pemento jars for my kids to use for drinks. They like them because they are made of glass- so it makes them feel like a grown up. And I like them because they are so small it’s easy for them to hold with their little hands.
Vicki Gaunt Says
I’m going to get my scissors and start cutting of those flaps! Thanks!
Terri Sue Says
Wonderful ideas! They all looked cleaner after you “fixed” them.
anna Says
Great minds! I am already doing all of these. Cool.
Goodbye House Hello Home Says
You smart chick!
I do #1 and #2, but love #3 and #4. Will have to utilize those ideas, too!
Love, me
Clean Mama Says
Thanks Leslie!
xo, Becky
Connie Says
I leave my toilet paper in the wrapping because it keeps it clean and dust free. Just a thought.
Denise Says
Wow! Thanks. (For the toilet paper and kleenex, I already do that. But the other tricks, I didn’t think about it.
Jackie Says
Also you can hang your spray bottles on a towel rack mounted inside of your cabinet door under your sink.