Organizing your home isn’t a do-it-and-done effort. It’s like planting annuals – you have to repeat the process at least once a year. At least. But we found a few secrets from the pros that are worth passing on to help you organize two trouble spots: your kitchen pantry and your bedroom closet.
Good, bad or indifferent, the first thing to remind yourself about organizing a room, a closet or a pantry is that when you need to organize again – don’t feel like a failure. It’s a part of living and learning and loving your space! Here are a few of the top tips from organizers who get paid to create order out of chaos.
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When considering upgrades to your home, it’s easy to overlook added lighting for your patio and backyard, but what a difference a few lumens makes to outdoor living space! And there’s no need to worry about electrical outlets when you can use batteries and the sun to power outdoor lighting and add backyard illumination anywhere you want it! The latest innovations in attractive solar and portable outdoor lights can help you create a warm, inviting ambience with a variety of easy-to-install options.
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Why spend $100 an hour for an interior designer (the going rate in Colorado, according to Pro Matcher) when you can download and master the latest design apps on your phone or computer? We pulled together a few of the latest and handiest digital design tools so you can see for yourself how easy they are to test drive and put to use!
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Who doesn’t love studying the before and after of a great upcycle?
One episode of Flea Market Flip on HGTV, is enough to make you jump in the car and head over to Lafayette Collectibles and Flea Market to find a fabulous flip of your own!
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One great thing about basements is the living space expansion – to add home theaters, exercise and hobby rooms, home office space and additional bedrooms – how you need it, when you need it. The options are varied – both in purpose and style — and can be added in stages or all at once.
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Water features are beautiful and do much to enrich the look of a backyard, plus, the soothing sounds of nature round out their overall appeal. Researchers say there’s a scientific explanation why natural sounds soothe our psyche and promote relaxation and well-being. So, who wouldn’t want a water feature as the soundtrack for their summer outdoor life?!
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A garage seems to be the one “room” of the house that can become a dumping ground for miscellaneous stuff that doesn’t have a (storage) place of its own. Let’s face it – for most of us piling and stacking items in a garage is easier than creating an organized storage system and sticking to it.
So, we rounded up a few hints, helps and hacks to create storage and organize all the paraphernalia that tends to pile up in a garage!
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When it comes to home office essentials, who doesn’t want a comfortable space and a bunch of great gadgets? Forbes Magazine reports that 45 percent of all income-earning Americans work from home some or all of the time. The latest in-home office must-haves include electronic (smart) devices that make working from home or managing a household better, easier and happier.
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