Is your New Year’s resolution to get organized? To help you do just that, we’ve rounded up 11 of our favorite organizing tips for this year.
1- Get a two-tier coffee table. It doubles your display space so you can save time changing your decor, and it doubles your storage space so it doesn’t look cluttered. For more tips on organizing your entire home, from organizing counter space to organizing children’s pictures, click here. For tips on organizing rooms throughout the house, read: Tips for organizing rooms throughout the house.
2- Don’t try to organize clutter drawers. Seriously, junk is your name. Don’t even try to organize it. Just let the junk stay where it is. It’s just a pile of stuff. What else in your house needs organizing? Find out here. 6 Places You Shouldn’t Declutter.
3- Keep your landline. Keep at least one, says Geralin Thomas, a professional organizer and owner of Metropolitan Organising. He also has worked for A&E Hoarders. In the event of a storm or emergency, you want to make sure you have a way to contact someone and ask for help. We’ve found 11 other things you don’t want to throw away in an organized way. Check them out here. 12 Things You Should Never Throw Away When Downsizing
4- Slow down with wall hooks. Sure, wall hooks are an easy way to keep your home looking neat and tidy. But don’t let wall hooks become a dumping ground. For example, hang your winter coats by the door until summer. What about other organizing mistakes (like non-sliding storage or shoe racks on the floor)? Here are some of the biggest mistakes: 10 organizing “tips that are actually big mistakes
5- Don’t obsess about perfection If you spend most of your time worrying about whether you’re organized well enough, you’re not actually organized. You don’t really care about that. (Laughter) What are some of the other organizational lies we tell ourselves? See here. 9 Lies You Tell Yourself About Being Organized
6- Keep your gift boxes for storage. Don’t throw away the beautiful gift boxes you received this year. Instead, use them as luxurious storage for small items and clutter that usually tend to get cluttered. We’ve found 10 great ways to hide clutter – see the rest. 10 clever ways to hide clutter.
7- Put clutter in the “three doors of meaning”. This will help you decide if something is worth keeping – or if it’s time to get rid of it. Ask yourself, “Is it faithful to my intentions? Am I using it? Is it good for my mind and spirit?” Read more about mindful decluttering here. How to clear your clutter
8- Use a mirror to hide your TV. It’s stylish, smart and the opposite of clutter. Learn how to do it here. The most stylish way to discreetly hide your TV.
9- Hang it high up in the hallway. Installing a long coat rack on your hallway wall is a great way to keep your hallway clutter-free. More ideas for organizing your hallway can be found here. 5 Tips for Hallway Storage
10- Consider double duty. A desk can be used as a table for entertaining. Side tables can also be used as chairs. Always consider. Can this piece of furniture fulfill two roles? Other living room organization tips for small spaces that can work for any home. For more information. 6 small space tips from a studio apartment.
11- Go paperless with your bills. Yes, the best thing you can do is protect the environment, but as a side effect, your office will be considerably less cluttered, which is never a bad thing.
