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Crafty clothing organizers by Angie Felton Aug 13th 2008 8:00AM Kids 5-7, Kids 8-11, Teens & tweens, Fun & activities, Chores It’s hard to believe, but we are mere weeks (days for some parts of the country!) away from returning to the early morning scrambling to get kids ready for school. One of the biggest time-wasters of those precious pre-dawn hours involves the all-important “Choosing of the Clothes”. However, we’ve found some craft ideas that when combined with a little pre-planning can Read More Organizing Tips…
On Sunday, June 29, I had the pleasure of attending the VIP Grand Opening of the new 5th Street Ace Hardware at 1055 5th Street NW. It’s located in the CityVista project in the heart of DC. In addition to over 9,000 square feet of retail space on two levels and more than 20,000 items in stock, the store is launching two product lines new to Ace Hardware–Mythic Paint and Schulte Storage Systems. Mythic Paint is one of the first environmentally friendly, zero volatile organic compound (VOC) pai Read More Organizing Tips…
Target is rolling out a new storage / organization system called “itso.” This looks like a great product for a child’s or teen’s closet - or even a laundry room. There is also an easy-to-use tool (”itso builder”) for creating your own system. This allows you to see exactly what pieces you will need to purchase once you’ve designed your system. Once you’ve made your design, you can print it (to take with you for shopping) or save it -and it is then emailed to you. As for prices, that’s Read More Organizing Tips…
Shop Your Closet: The Ultimate Guide to Organizing Your Closet With Style by Melanie Charlton Fascitelli ($14) is cooler than most humans I know; it had a party thrown in honor of its birth! The author, a closet expert, teaches you how to make a safe haven for your clothes so that you can, yes, go shopping in your own closet. Expect to learn the following: how to clean out your closet, shop for items that flatter your body, make the best wardrobe for your lifestyle, rework your closet space Read More Organizing Tips…
As an epilogue to our open closet makeover, I thought I’d post these tiny hanging labels that I made in all of five minutes. The devil really is in the details, and they look adorable (and they’re functional too). I whipped up one that says “sheet sets”, another that says “beach towels” and a third that’s labeled “hand towels & washcloths”. All it took was a scissors, some twine, and some thick paper (I happened to have some extra white poster board laying around). I just cut out a few t Read More Organizing Tips…
Brief design grid organizing principle system type by Closet organizing Organize Your Closet on a Tight Budget Posted by Cindy in May 10th 2008 You don’t have to spend a fortune on fancy closet organizing systems to organize your own closet, but it does require t… Original post: Brief design grid organizing principle system type Tag: Closet organizing Read More Organizing Tips…
My Mark had to return to work yesterday, but my self-imposed vacation continues this week. Although Mark is taking Friday, Saturday and Sunday off for this coming weekend; so we’ll jump back into the fun for the long weekend. Until then, I am working on organizing and cleaning the house. I did my bedroom closet yesterday. It was a pitiful mess, and so I pulled everything out, sorted, folded, hung and organized the whole thing. I also got all the laundry done. I feel much better now. Today I ne Read More Organizing Tips…
Crafty clothing organizers by Angie Felton Aug 13th 2008 8:00AM Kids 5-7, Kids 8-11, Teens & tweens, Fun & activities, Chores It’s hard to believe, but we are mere weeks (days for some parts of the country!) away from returning to the early morning scrambling to get kids ready for school. One of the biggest time-wasters of those precious pre-dawn hours involves the all-important “Choosing of the Clothes”. However, we’ve found some craft ideas that when combined with a little pre-planning can Read More Organizing Tips…
On Sunday, June 29, I had the pleasure of attending the VIP Grand Opening of the new 5th Street Ace Hardware at 1055 5th Street NW. It’s located in the CityVista project in the heart of DC. In addition to over 9,000 square feet of retail space on two levels and more than 20,000 items in stock, the store is launching two product lines new to Ace Hardware–Mythic Paint and Schulte Storage Systems. Mythic Paint is one of the first environmentally friendly, zero volatile organic compound (VOC) pai Read More Organizing Tips…
Target is rolling out a new storage / organization system called “itso.” This looks like a great product for a child’s or teen’s closet - or even a laundry room. There is also an easy-to-use tool (”itso builder”) for creating your own system. This allows you to see exactly what pieces you will need to purchase once you’ve designed your system. Once you’ve made your design, you can print it (to take with you for shopping) or save it -and it is then emailed to you. As for prices, that’s Read More Organizing Tips…
Shop Your Closet: The Ultimate Guide to Organizing Your Closet With Style by Melanie Charlton Fascitelli ($14) is cooler than most humans I know; it had a party thrown in honor of its birth! The author, a closet expert, teaches you how to make a safe haven for your clothes so that you can, yes, go shopping in your own closet. Expect to learn the following: how to clean out your closet, shop for items that flatter your body, make the best wardrobe for your lifestyle, rework your closet space Read More Organizing Tips…
As an epilogue to our open closet makeover, I thought I’d post these tiny hanging labels that I made in all of five minutes. The devil really is in the details, and they look adorable (and they’re functional too). I whipped up one that says “sheet sets”, another that says “beach towels” and a third that’s labeled “hand towels & washcloths”. All it took was a scissors, some twine, and some thick paper (I happened to have some extra white poster board laying around). I just cut out a few t Read More Organizing Tips…
Brief design grid organizing principle system type by Closet organizing Organize Your Closet on a Tight Budget Posted by Cindy in May 10th 2008 You don’t have to spend a fortune on fancy closet organizing systems to organize your own closet, but it does require t… Original post: Brief design grid organizing principle system type Tag: Closet organizing Read More Organizing Tips…
My Mark had to return to work yesterday, but my self-imposed vacation continues this week. Although Mark is taking Friday, Saturday and Sunday off for this coming weekend; so we’ll jump back into the fun for the long weekend. Until then, I am working on organizing and cleaning the house. I did my bedroom closet yesterday. It was a pitiful mess, and so I pulled everything out, sorted, folded, hung and organized the whole thing. I also got all the laundry done. I feel much better now. Today I ne Read More Organizing Tips…
