How I Organize All Our Stuff!

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This half bath had no storage at all- it even has a pedestal sink. We added a wall cabinet and the floor cabinet that fits behind the door. It stores hair accessories, cleaners, and toiletries.

I store our medicines above the refrigerator in clear shoe box size boxes. They are seperated and labeled by cough and cold, aches, and first aid.

My munchkin pantry. It is in the space under the stairs. Every inch is covered with shelves.

I buy the Sams animal cookies for the containers. They fit perfectly on the floor under the lowest shelf. I store flour, sugar, and rice in them.

I have a battery organizer mounted behind the laundry room door. It has a battery tester. I bought rechargeable batteries so we would not have to keep buying batteries.

My husband made a pedestal for the washing machine and dryer. I put my baskets under them. Dirty clotes go under the washer and the dryer basket is empty until you unload the dryer.

This used to be in our family room to store our tv. Now it is in our bedroom for a tv and craft supplies. I have organizers in the drawers for office supplies.

I store table linens and candles in my buffet that sits in the foyer. I stand trays and platters in the side cabinets.

My office nook area. I used stackable drawers and a door to make a desk. I then have the yellow desk that has two huge drawers. I put craft items in the stackable desk: gift bags, ribbon, paint, material, patterns, my pleater for smocking, etc.

I use the top shelf in the closet by the garage door to put extra food . A little messy at the moment.

I put all our hats and mittens in a door shoe bag.

This is one of the sections of my desk. See the paint and ribbon? The paint is in a shoe box so you can grab the whole thing and go somewhere else out of my room to paint.

Our kitchen table has four drawers for napkins.

Mack's toys are in this basket by the fireplace.

I cut out magazine inspiration photos and file them in folders. I have decorating by catagory of the room like Family room, kitchen, bedroom, bath. I have one for craft projects, clothing, gardening, parties, recipes, etc. I have a three ring hole punch that I make holes into the cutout then put in a binder so that I can flip through them like a magazine. If they rip I repair the rip with those sticker like hole thingies.

I have drawers for school supplies under the cabinet near the fireplace.

Buy furniture with storage. Our daily school books and teacher's manuals are in this big drawer.

I took all our movies out of the cases and put them in this so we can take them in the car when we travel.

I think the biggest thing is not to waste room or have rooms that you do not need. We have our son in the "dining room" of the house. I have a huge foyer so we moved my table and buffet into the foyer. I can pull the chairs in and use it for dining if I need to. But, it is not sitting the rest of the year taking up space we needed.

We had five kids in two bedrooms until this house. In the boys room we had bunk beds with a built in chest and desk and a captains bed with drawers underneath. The girls used a daybed. Add double rods in closets. Use door shoe bags for things. Put big baskets in closets for toys or things. Use small chests as nightstands. Put boxes under beds. Think vertical- buy a chest of drawers over a dresser. Add shelves above their beds for trophies or their collectables. Add bookshelves in a dining room for a library feel. We have a bench on the window side of the table and can seat an extra kid instead of having two chairs. I had a coat hook shelf with 5 pegs in our bath and had the kids names monogrammed on Ralph Lauren white towels - they kept their towel hanging on the wall. Now, those stinkin shoes!