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Garage Organizing Basics Let’s face it – everyone is guilty of clutter in their garage at some point in their lives. Clutter, clutter, clutter. Everywhere you turn is clutter. If you have a garage, then chances are you are encountering this mess at least twice a day (when you leave and when you come home).…
Organizing your Boston basement and everything that goes in it. Often our basement becomes a dumping ground for all the items that don’t have a place in our main living areas. Tools, sports equipment, old toys, memorabilia and seasonal items have a way of piling up, especially when you have a big, open space to…
How to Organize the Linen Closet When the amount of sunlight decreases it can be harder to stay focused and upbeat. Coupled with having to spend more time indoors, many people experience seasonal mood changes. One way to counteract this affect is to keep living spaces organized and free of clutter. The linen closet is…
Garage Storage Solutions Often our garage becomes a dumping ground for all the items we can’t fit into the house. Tools, sports equipment and seasonal items have a way of piling up, especially when you have a big, open space to toss them in! When winter comes, you’re left wishing you had some space for…
What to Do With Unwanted Items During a Declutter Most people don’t realize how many decisions come with decluttering. Until they’re in the middle of it! What do you do with those unwanted items? What should be donated, recycled, or thrown away? And where does everything actually go, especially in the Boston area? Did you know…
Organizing Your Bathroom They say that tidying up your living room is the hardest among all rooms in the house, according to a blog post by Trindle Self Storage, but your bathroom can be just as daunting. It’s important that you keep your bathroom organized, as the likelihood of guests using it is high. If…
Spring Weekend Home Organizing Project: The Garage Well, winter is over. Maybe you parked your car in the garage all season, maybe not. But either way, you open the door and it looks as though some strangers came in, rifled through the contents, didn’t take anything, maybe even left a few things, but took off in a…
Rethinking and Reorganizing Formal Spaces Many industry experts from architects to real estate agents and professional organizers alike agree that formal spaces like dining rooms and formal living rooms are becoming increasingly obsolete for many people. As early as 1992, home builders and architects forecasted the elimination of such spaces due to the way we…
Organizing Awkward Spaces Part I: Your Kitchen Welcome to our latest blog series: Organizing Awkward Spaces. In this series, we’ll cover all of those odd spaces you don’t know what to do with. Here in Part I, we’ll help you tackle those awkward spaces in your kitchen. If you live in a small home, you are…
Whether you work full-time from home or simply need a space from which to run and organize your home and family, dedicating a space – or, as we like call it, a Command Center – specifically for this purpose is imperative to finding your focus. It can be difficult, if not impossible, to get…