October 6, 2015

Clear The Candle Clutter


The holidays are around the corner and today’s video is how to clear the candle clutter with Laura Morey from Simple Solutions Diva. 

Laura shared her love of candles and as you will see in the video too much of anything can become clutter.

Candles are meant to bring ambience into a room whether for holiday parties or in everyday life. When you keep adding and never subtract like anything else candles become clutter.

Gather all your candles in one area. That includes votives, candle sticks, candle holders and matches.

Donate candles that you don’t like or never use.

Throw away candles that are damaged, have no wick or are just in bad shape.

Use the candles you have before you purchase more.

Keep it Simple. Displaying too many in one area not only looks cluttered but tends to look like a shrine.

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I hope these simple tips motivate you to clear the candle clutter.

 

 

September 30, 2015

Before & After Bathroom Closet

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This week’s before and after is a kids bathroom closet that was shared by four children.

The closet was jammed full of items that did not belong in a bathroom and with things that were no longer needed. This project is a great example of why it’s important to purge then organize.

Once the clutter was cleared there was plenty of shelf space for new towels, organized labeled containers and all other bathroom essentials.

Clear labeled containers are an easy way to teach children organization at a young age. They can see and read what is in the container take out what they need and put it back where it belongs.

This closet had become a source of frustration for Mom and the kids.

It’s not always a matter of enough space, it’s about having too much stuff!

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September 25, 2015

Simple Solutions…Clear The Container Clutter

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3-piece-rectangular-storage-container-set (1)Food storage containers are a necessity in the kitchen but for some reason they are over bought and over stuffed into drawers and cabinets.

How many do you really need? Here are tips to pare down storage containers in the kitchen.

If the containers are:

-Warped and cannot close

-Missing a lid

-Stained

-Too many to fit reasonably in a drawer or cabinet

Go through your containers this weekend and clear the container clutter. You will be amazed how much space you will gain from this one simple project.

Images via Crate & Barrel