Remodeling a sewing room is only half the battle. Organizing the sewing room for the way you craft is as important as the style and room design! Read more…

Remodeling a sewing room is only half the battle. Organizing the sewing room for the way you craft is as important as the style and room design! Read more…
A stylish kitchen is great, but a practical kitchen with efficient cabinet organization is even better. In the Kitchen Organization Tips series, we’re going to cover several clever hacks and important tips to help make your kitchen operate like a charm! Over the next couple months I’ll show you how to best store food, spices, dishes/pots/pans, small appliances, […] Read more…
Tax time carried so much anxiety and frustration for me. Just when I thought I’d kept track of everything, there was some missing bit of information. We always found ourselves sifting through papers at one point or another. That being said, I improve every year, and it has become less stressful with each new system I institute. It’s an uphill […] Read more…
Design a tabletop gaming room to store and play your favorite board games. Or simply transform your living room into a game room in plain sight. Gaming Room In Plain Sight Every tabletop board gamer’s dream is to have a dedicated gaming room with all the bells and whistles. Some of us aren’t so lucky and […] Read more…
*This post is sponsored by my good friends at Better Homes & Gardens. Affiliate links below. It’s me or the mouse. One of us has got to go. I’m not afraid of much. I really only have one main phobia. No not death, not heights, not snakes… my greatest fear is mice. So imagine my […] Read more…
Guys, I might have just found a new obsession. This could turn out to be a chink in my organization armor, or just what I need to stay organized…oh cruel irony! I’ve discovered that I’m a sucker for cute planners and schedulers. Yup, that means either I become a planner “collector” (aka calendar hoarder), or just […] Read more…
Turn a closet into a kids play nook and store all your child’s toys the easy way! *This post is amazingly sponsored by Better Homes & Gardens blogger network. Huzzah! *Affiliate links below. This is the closet in my sister’s apartment. She has a 1-year-old little man who is just the cutest (proud aunty here), […] Read more…
Okay supermom/dad ready to help your kids rock the first day of school? …wouldn’t you have loved a customized locker that was cute and helped you stay organized? Send them back to school with an amazing locker styling kit filled with crafty items for them and their friends to use for the day. Most likely your kid is […] Read more…
Organizing is a big job, but with the right set of bins / organizers / totes / caddys you can make a big difference! Think of the various kits you might need, from tool boxes and craft kits to organizing or cleaning kits and garden totes… I’ve rounded up 25 unique and creative storage items […] Read more…
*This post is awesomely sponsored by Better Homes and Gardens brand, found exclusively at Walmart! Remember when you were a kid and your mom told you no playing until your room was clean? You know that instinct to stuff the mounds of toys into whatever box, shelf, nook or cranny you could find… A little […] Read more…
Well guys, I’m all packed up with nowhere to go! In case you didn’t hear the big news, I’m trading in the cold but beautiful shores of Lake Erie for the warmer ocean lined ones of North Carolina. I guess my snow shoveling days are over. I announced our move back in May, and here we […] Read more…
When we clean we use a cleaning caddy, when we repair or build something we cart around a toolbox, why don’t we have an organizing kit for those awesome organizing tasks? Well I do, and I’m over at IHeart Organizing this week to show you all the insider tips to assembling your own organizing kit. PLUS […] Read more…
Yes, I use Herbs and Seeds. I’m sure you’re looking at my collection wondering what kind of crazy mountain lady I am! Hehehe! Well there are a few herbs used for what ails, but most of my herbs are for cooking! Dried parsley, cilantro, marjoram, and basil to name a few. I confess that I am […] Read more…
First, let me emphasize that this tutorial is best for canvas or fabric bins. Please do NOT try this tutorial on plastic bins…you don’t want to deal with melted plastic. I originally used this technique to make t-shirts for my sorority in college. When you live on a college budget, $50 for a sewn applique […] Read more…
Just because you have a lot of storage space doesn’t mean it will be automatically organized, or that the storage will be the best use of space. You have to learn how to make space work for your desired outcome. That fact is grossly evident with my numerous cleaning cabinets. Here I have tons of space to hold all my cleaners and […] Read more…
Are you sure? It’s not pretty… Oh ok, it probably isn’t little either, and I’m not even sure it’s a secret anymore! 😀 If you’ve been reading along for a while, you know that I have no fondness for cleaning. Organizing I can do, decorating I love… but cleaning takes a big fat back seat. […] Read more…
Hi there! I’m Iris, from IrisNacole.com! I’m so happy to be joining Ursula and you all today to share some pantry organizing tips that I hope will help you out! I have a confession to make though. One of the biggest struggles I have around my home is finding a place for all my junk, […] Read more…
I love being my own boss and a homeschooling mom, but let’s be honest, it takes a certain type of personality to do those things well. Unfortunately, about 70% of me is scatterbrained, which means I am not that ideal personality type. Often I feel like a thousand different ideas and tasks are pulling at […] Read more…
Since I’m not naturally organized (or tidy), I have to work hard to keep myself motivated and on task. So I like to pull this little Jedi Mind Trick on myself where I make something so beautiful that I’m excited about keeping it up. I have to do this for my rooms, and I also do it […] Read more…
Well, it has finally happened. My eldest daughter asked me to create a chore board that is “pre-teen appropriate”…aka she is ready for a big girl chore system, no more cute printable sheets with colorful dots filled in like the ones we currently use. *Sigh* my baby is growing up! Seriously, anyone know how to stop them […] Read more…