Thursday Repost: Bedroom Closet Reorganization

how to organize your closet and shoes

SAVE SPACE.  REORGANIZE.

This is definitely worth a repost because I LOVE my closet now and looking back at the before pictures makes me cringe!

With my remaining Christmas money, I wanted to take advantage of the space in our bedroom closet.  We had a large shoe organizer and beat up dresser from Jeff’s [...]

Thursday Leftovers: Ribbon Spool Holder

how to organize rolls of ribbon

DIY.  ORGANIZE.

If you’re a craft person, then I’m sure you have a stash of unruly ribbon hidden somewhere.  Ribbon is one of this annoying things to store because they come unrolled easily and take up a considerable amount of room.

I had been storing mine in a box for quite some time, but [...]

Tuesday Tip: Clean & Reuse Finished Candle Jars

how to clean candle jars

REUSE.  SAVE MONEY.

It’s always a sad day when you can’t get your candle to light anymore because the wick is surrounded by wax.  What a waste!

I recently got a wax warmer thing though and melted the wax and then dumped it into the top of the lid.  Worked [...]

Thursday Leftovers: Hide Extra Trash Bags

Store extra trash bags in your trashcan

SAVE TIME.  SAVE SPACE.

Store extra trash bags in your trashcan!

Store your extra trash bags in your trashcan.  The next time you need one they’ll be right where you need them!  Plus, you can free up some storage space.  I just moved ours last week and am so thankful because now I [...]

Thursday Leftovers: Decoupage Pencil Holder

SAVE MONEY.  DECORATE.

With new wall hanging cabinets, I was inspired to make the area not only organized, but attractive as well.  I took one look at my pencil holder below and knew it wasn’t going to make the cut.  I was honestly just going to throw it away, but then I [...]

DIY Liquid Hand Soap

diy liquid hand soap

SAVE MONEY.

So I’ve been wanting to try out a lot of recipes for homemade cleaners to try to save money and this is the first one I started with because it doesn’t require many ingredients or steps.  I thought it was pretty easy, although I did give my husband the toughest [...]

Coat Closet Makeover

organize and paint coat closet

SAVE SPACE. ORGANIZE.

The coat closet is an area that has been untouched since we moved in.  Right after we put in our wood floors I got a wild hair to give it a quick makeover.  I think it was because most of the shoes were out of the closet and I didn’t want [...]

Thursday Leftovers: Wash Shoes in Dishwasher

SAVE TIME. SAVE MONEY.

A load of shoes I got at multiple garage sales plus some toys thrown in too

Sneakers. Tennis shoes. Kicks. No matter what term you use, we’re all familiar with shoes and the fact they wear easily and are impossible to keep clean, especially if little boys [...]

Organize Shoes up High

how to organize your closet

After all the work we’ve done in our closet by installing shelving and maximizing our closet space with pegs, I was wondering if there was any more space I could use to organize our clothes and accessories.  The only space left untouched was an area towards that ceiling that juts out.

I had run [...]

Thursday Leftovers: Clean Baking/Spice Cabinet

organize baking cabinet

SAVE SPACE.

It’s only a matter of time before your cupboards turn into a chaotic clutter.  I eventually got tired of looking at my cabinet where I store all my baking supplies and spices and took action.  Our growing collection of cake decorating supplies had overtaken the bottom shelf and had no organization whatsoever. [...]