Organize for Nashville!

I know all of you have heard about the devastating flooding in my hometown, Nashville, Tennessee. What a better time to clear out your clutter and organize yourself than now? Nashville residents need so many things, and clothes, shoes, and baby items are some of them! If anyone is interested, my mom is coming to Knoxville today and leaving to go back to Nashville tomorrow night. She will be glad to take as much as she can fit in her car back to our friends and neighbors! We were lucky and our house was spared, but so many people were not. If this is a little short notice, but you would still like to participate, I will continue taking donations and get them to Nashville weekly for as long as I get things. Please consider helping the great people of Nashville and get something for yourself- less clutter and more space! As you are cleaning out, remember to be thankful that you have so many things to give! I thank you in advance for your kindness and generosity! And thank you to those of you who have already filled my car!:)

My Apologies...

Thanks to all of you who look at this site. I know you have been wondering what happened to me! Unfortunately, I have had to send my computer away to get fixed. It is working now, so I should be more consistent in updating! Fortunately, I have also been very busy with projects and am excited to show you some of what I have been working on! Stay tuned for more pictures and some more organizing tips! Also, look below for a new post on a project I did while on vacation. Have a great week!

Sample Job:

Owner's Closet in a Vacation Home

Here are the before and after pictures of an Owner's closet in a beach house. As you can imagine, the owners had a lot of random items that had been put away quickly and there was not much method once things started piling up. By taking everything out, I was able to make more room for them by grouping like items in clear tubs and designating shelves for different kinds of items. Usually, these closets are on the small side like this one, so I wanted to use the space as wisely as possible! I started by emptying the closet and tossing empty containers and out of date items. Here is a before shot as I was emptying the closet: Another fuzzy before shot:

Mid-clean out shot:

Grouping items:

The top shot of the finished product:
*Top shelf: Candles, infrequently used linens, owners manuals and warranty information in the clear plastic drawers

*Second shelf: Hardware basket(nails, tape,glue,light bulbs,etc.), cleaning products, place mats, and more frequently used linens stacked on top of carpet cleaning box

Shot of the finished bottom half:

*Third shelf- Sunscreen and lotion drawers, toiletries drawer, first-aid supplies tub, beach hats and miscellaneous beach items stacked neatly on top of tubs

*Fourth Shelf-Alcohol, Mixers, Non-perishable food items, spices in a basket

*Fifth Shelf-Beach towels and paper products

*On the floor- Heavy/Bulky items- Spot Remover/Carpet Steamer, Toolboxes, Beach Games, Extension Cords, Beach bags

*On the Walls- The owners had already put large nails up to hang keys, shoes, hats, Frisbees,etc. I just went through and regrouped things to make it flow!

This is one of those closets that will have to be re-done every few months, as the owners often have family and friends who also use the closet. It will need maintenance because of multiple users!

*Side note- Thanks to my mother-in-law for letting me use this as my trial run of before and after pics on a project!!:)