Find garage organizing inspiration from Elfa, Ikea, and Sears (2)
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Camping gear, bicycles, gardening supplies, lawn maintenance equipment, tools, automobile care products, and recycling bins are common goods found in garages across America in addition to automobiles. If the garage is well organized, it’s a lot easier to get the car into the space. But, for many residents, the garage is so haphazardly thrown together that a home’s garage includes everything except a car. As the weather cools in the northern hemisphere, bringing your car ...
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Zeus said:
I am soo into this crap! I hate having a disorganized garage!
What to do with a decorative fireplace? (2)
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My current home has two decorative fireplaces. My previous home had four. Older homes, especially in Pittsburgh, have fireplaces that serve no purpose other than adding a bit of character to a room. I must say the mantles of the fireplaces are great for setting things on that we want to keep out of the reach of our two year old, but a fake fireplace is definite overkill. The fireplaces in our current home are ...
Reader question: How to fold a t-shirt (4)
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Reader Zac sent us the following question: I have always hung my t-shirts my entire life. But my collection of band t-shirts has become so overwhelming that once I move into my new apt it will no longer be possible to hang said t-shirts. I was wondering if you could post some tips on folding t-shirts. I have seen that “how to fold a t-shirt in 2 seconds” thing all over, but I just can’t ...
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Sadly, this kind of thing is really interesting to me.
Reader question: How to fold a t-shirt (2)
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Reader Zac sent us the following question: I have always hung my t-shirts my entire life. But my collection of band t-shirts has become so overwhelming that once I move into my new apt it will no longer be possible to hang said t-shirts. I was wondering if you could post some tips on folding t-shirts. I have seen that “how to fold a t-shirt in 2 seconds” thing all over, but I just can’t ...
Organizing for tax-time (1)
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Do you shudder when tax-time comes? Do shoeboxes of bills and receipts confront you in April? Organize yourself for tax-time all year round. Mom and Dad at Taxtime All is not lost. There’s still time to get ready for April 2009 without getting flustered. You can do one better for 2009 records. At the very beginning of the year grab a file folder, duly label it Tax year 2009. In you pop those DMV bills ...
10 tips to beat clutter in less than five minutes (21)
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I’m happy to have Gretchen Rubin, the fabulous author of The Happiness Project, join us with a guest post today on Unclutterer. There just aren’t enough kind words in the English language to say about her. Welcome, Gretchen! Having a clutter-filled house can make you feel overwhelmed and exhausted. Everywhere you look, you see little chores that should be done. No single task is particularly difficult, but together, they add up to a big headache ...
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Jake said:
Mmmm organization is delicious.
Unclutterer & Archive & 10 tips to beat clutter in less than five minutes (38)
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I’m happy to have Gretchen Rubin, the fabulous author of The Happiness Project, join us with a guest post today on Unclutterer. There just aren’t enough kind words in the English language to say about her. Welcome, Gretchen! Having a clutter-filled house can make you feel overwhelmed and exhausted. Everywhere you look, you see little chores that should be done. No single task is particularly difficult, but together, they add up to a big headache ...
Money for nothing (4)
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MSN Money columnist MP Dunleavey talks about “The High Price of Too Much Stuff” in a recent post: Never mind that we live in a culture that encourages constant consumption. Or that few can afford all the stuff that is supposedly part of the American dream. Or that debt is a drag on your personal financial health. The relentless focus on having and buying and wanting and owning — and using your credit card or ...
Know Your Stuff home inventory software (8)
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Lifehacker recently reviewed the Insurance Information Institute’s Know Your Stuff inventory software, and the product quickly caught our attention: This software will help you create a room-by-room inventory of your personal possessions. Having an up-to-date home inventory will help you: * Purchase enough insurance to replace the things you own. * Get your insurance claims settled faster. * Substantiate losses for your income tax return. You can always simply make a list in a notebook ...
Know Your Stuff home inventory software (5)
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Lifehacker recently reviewed the Insurance Information Institute’s Know Your Stuff inventory software, and the product quickly caught our attention: This software will help you create a room-by-room inventory of your personal possessions. Having an up-to-date home inventory will help you: * Purchase enough insurance to replace the things you own. * Get your insurance claims settled faster. * Substantiate losses for your income tax return. You can always simply make a list in a notebook ...
Organizing your Finances (1)
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Is bill-paying getting your goat? Are those staggering heaps of incoming mail lying on your kitchen table, your dining table and coffee table making you see red? Here’s a surefire way to banish them forever. Don’t grant them a resting place in your home…..even for a minute! As soon as you pick up the day’s mail, sort them into piles that have one of the three labels, “keep,” “toss” and “ID theft”. It’ll take 30 ...
Mail Pixily your monthly papers to scan (7)
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If your office is overflowing with papers that you would like to have in digital format, Pixily may be the solution you’ve been seeking. From the website: How does the mail-in service work? When you sign-up with Pixily, you receive pre-paid envelopes in the mail along with instructions on what kind of documents you can send. You then collect the paper documents in the envelope and mail them to us at least one a month. ...
Mail Pixily your monthly papers to scan (4)
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If your office is overflowing with papers that you would like to have in digital format, Pixily may be the solution you’ve been seeking. From the website: How does the mail-in service work? When you sign-up with Pixily, you receive pre-paid envelopes in the mail along with instructions on what kind of documents you can send. You then collect the paper documents in the envelope and mail them to us at least one a month. ...
Ikea’s new Laptop Workstation: A highlight of 2009 catalog (13)
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Ikea’s 2009 catalog has hit the internet and people are going crazy talking about the new items. The one thing that has caught my attention more than everything else is the wall-mounted Laptop Workstation. It’s very similar to the eNook Workstation we discussed in January, and a lot less expensive at $69.99. The front of the Laptop Workstation folds down and has cubbies for small-item storage. It comes in white or red and matches the ...
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Neo2049 said:
For small apartments.
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Merlene said:
I've been avoiding looking at the 2009 Ikea catalogue that arrived earlier this week. I have no room for new furniture! But this... This I think I must have.
Ikea’s new Laptop Workstation: A highlight of 2009 catalog (6)
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Ikea’s 2009 catalog has hit the internet and people are going crazy talking about the new items. The one thing that has caught my attention more than everything else is the wall-mounted Laptop Workstation. It’s very similar to the eNook Workstation we discussed in January, and a lot less expensive at $69.99. The front of the Laptop Workstation folds down and has cubbies for small-item storage. It comes in white or red and matches the ...
The Garagenous zone: Tips to organize your garage (5)
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I want to introduce everyone to Lauren Halagarda. She is a dear friend and the owner of The Organization Connection based in Arlington, VA. I hope you enjoy her fantastic advice on garage organization. As we head into the dog days of summer, it’s a great time to organize the garage. It’s amazing how much stuff gets put in there, isn’t it? The garage was originally designed to store one family vehicle. Now, we often ...
Recycling bins don’t have to be messy (12)
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Reader Jameselee drew our attention to the June article “How to Hide Recycling Bins in Your Kitchen” from Popular Mechanics magazine. It makes sense to find convenient and attractive ways to cope with the typical household’s revolving collection of cans, glass bottles and newspapers, since recycling has become an everyday reality. Whether you’re planning from scratch or improving an existing setup, the first decision is what room to use for storing the stuff. The kitchen ...
How a home office should function (3)
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Reader Amanda recently contacted us with the following question: Could you write on the idea of how a home office should function? It seems like an innocuous question at first. Obviously a home office should be used for, um, home office, uh, stuff … But, it turns out, it’s not such a simple question. Identifying all of the reasons why a person might have a home office and then all of the possibilities for how ...
Replace large, home gym equipment with a Wii Fit (1)
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I dislike exercising in a gym full of workout equipment. I prefer to play competitive sports in the Big Blue Room instead of puffing away on a treadmill to nowhere. Unfortunately, this means that most winters I’ll add five to 10 pounds to my weight because the weather doesn’t always want to cooperate with my outdoor sports preferences. I’m also obsessed with video games. So, you can imagine my delight when I started reading rumor ...
