My closets are a night mare and potentially a health hazard. Each time I open my front hall closet I raise my left arm in a defensive blocking maneuver. I had read articles on storage techniques and thought I was following some of the basic idea. It just wasn’t working for me. I needed help and fast.

I did not have to look to far for help. It seems that over night the closet organization industry has blossomed. I did not even know it was an industry until I started looking for help. These pro closet organizers come with a price tag so I decided to do some bargain basement research into my problem. I started to peer inquisitively into the closets of friends and strangers alike.

I also have to admit I am among the converted. I first started to notice my sister-in-law’s closets. She is a wonderful yet manic type a personality that holds down a senior level financial job with 3 children and a need to run for at least one hour per day. After years of marveling at what she can accomplish, I started to notice a pattern. She is very organized. Her closets were also very organized.

I started to copy the ideas of my friends. The first closet I tackled with my front hall closet. This closet was my Achilles heel but was also the closet I used the most. I started with a shoe rack and some clear plastic bins that I placed side by side on the top shelf. With these small additions my closet seemed infinitely more organized. I organized the contents of the bins between hats and scarves, sporting gear, and slippers. What a difference.

Fortified by my first closet organizing experience I made a list of the other closets in my home and ranked them in order of their disorder. In turn, I tackled each closet and made at least marginal improvements. Along the way I have found a hobby. I really like to read and write about storage solution tricks.

Even the best designed closet can not accommodate too much. BE honest about what you really need and use. Really make an effort to purge your closets. Accept the fact that the mitten you lost in 1988 is never going to be reunited with it’s mate. You do not need a special closet organizational consultant. Start with baby steps. Experiment a lot. There are dozens of cheap storage solutions out there waiting to make your life easier.

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Why pay out money to a professional organizer when you can learn to do it yourself instead?

Here you will find helpful hints to becoming the organizer of your own home and family. You will learn how to de-clutter your home and keep everything organized and in its place.

Bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, offices and family rooms should all have trash cans in them to keep the trash from ending up somewhere it is not suppose to go. In the laundry room you should label 2 baskets for each person in the home. One for underwear, socks and pajama the other for clothes that need hanging in the closets.

In the office keep files in a neat cabinet that is easily accessible. And label the files for important things to be kept separate fro one another. On your desk place to trays one for outgoing mail and the other for bills you need to pay. You should also have drawer dividers to keep office supplies in place and separate as well. Incoming mail should be kept in basket by front door.

Organize important phone numbers into a small flip Rolodex. This makes numbers a cinch to find in a hurry. Emergency numbers and other numbers your kids will need should be posted on dry erase board that sticks to refrigerator. That way they will always know where they are if needed.

The kitchen is where we tend to get the most headaches. You can never find the right ingredients for what you wanted to make for dinner or for breakfast without pulling everything out and diving into it. The pantry is a place where organization can make your life so much easier. Take all foods and food items out of pantry. Toss anything that is out of date. Clean before putting anything back in. Label shelves for specific things to go.

Once all shelves have been emptied and items dates checked then start replacing them in categories. These should include soups, condiments, side dishes, fruits, snacks, canned items, packaged mixes, cereals and oatmeal all in one category and keep going until everything has its own place. Just think how simple it will be to open the door and reach for exactly what you need without hunting for it.

A major area that always needs a lot of work, and women and teens are the worse at it, is the closet space. Don’t hang on to things because they do not fit now but will 10 years from now. These items are just taking up space that new clothes could be put in. If you never wear certain clothes then do not hang on to them get rid of them give them to your local thrift store for charity.

Organize your closet in groups like your blazers and jackets in one area, jeans and tees in another and you get the point. You can then just reach in to your closet and pull out exactly what you want to wear that day without digging through clothes to find it.

Remember if you never get rid of things then when new things come into your home it is getting cluttered and you have no room for anything to go and actually be enjoyed. Throw out older items that are broken, not used anymore or that you just don’t want. This way your true cherished items can come out of hiding and be seen by all.

Shoes should either be kept in rolling bins underneath the bed or on over the door shoe holders. This gives you an easy way to find and put up your shoes. They should also be a plastic bin at the entrance where you can take off dirty shoes before entering into the house.

Kid’s have a numerous amount of playthings and keeping these organized can be quite a task. It can be done though. Mark plastic bins for certain toys and get your child in the habit of putting there own things up and in its rightful place everyday when they are through with them. Give them a reward each day when they achieve this, such as a gold start on their lists of chores for the week. At the end of the week if they have a certain amount of gold stars then they get a treat.

All of these tips and helpful hints will allow your household to run more smoothly and you have become your own professional organizer.

Chia Trams is an expert author, Why fork out money to a professional organizer or image consultant when you can get the inside scoop to do it all by yourself instead? Here you will find helpful hints to becoming the organizer of your own residence and family.

If you find yourself inconvenienced when trying to walk around your room because of the shoes lying on the floor, a good investment for you is a shoe organizer. There are some simple purchases that can both assist you in getting organized and saving space like a shoe organizer. For a big family unit, a shoe storage bench is an alluring solution.

One of the reasons you should get a shoe organizer is so that you have room in your closet for other things. The more pairs of shoes you add, the more difficult it can be to keep other essential accessories handy. If you want to get better use of your space, try a shoe rack, cubby hole, or door pouch.

I don’t really think that I need to explain how totally frustrating it can be when you are looking for a certain shoe and it is nowhere to be found. Purchasing a closet shoe organizer will be an aid to your in finding your shoes when you need them, so you will not have to worry about this. This guarantees that you have a place for your shoes.

For those with a big family, a shoe organization system will benefit you a great deal in keeping your house clean and neat. Make them keep their shoes away from a damp basement or cold garage. If they do that, the shoes will not last and you will have to purchase more shoes. A family may find the purchase of a large cubby or shoe storage bench a simple answer to the problem of keeping everyone’s shoes organized and tidy.

Before setting out to purchase your new organizer, make sure that you take measurements of the area that you are going to install the system in and account for all your shoes. You will need to make sure there is some extra space to put the next pair!

Discover how a closet shoe organizer can blast away closet clutter. We also recommend a shoe storage cabinet for larger households.