Showing posts with label organization. Show all posts
Showing posts with label organization. Show all posts

Friday, January 14, 2011

Beautiful Home Living: Pegboards and Bulletin Boards

How are you doing with your New Year's goal to get organized? For your inspiration, a collection of bulletin boards and pegboards to keep you on track!

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

How to Organize Your Jewelry with Decorative Bowls

How do you organize your jewelry? I love my decorative bowls, and I use them to keep my jewelry separated and in groups.
When I saw the above image on Emily Clark via Martha Stewart, I went right upstairs and took a photo of my Anthropologie bowls.
Organize your Jewelry with Bowls
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Saturday, January 8, 2011

Random Thoughts on Organizing

THIS POST IS FROM ROOM REMIX - THE BLOG .

Do you go into organizing mode in January?

I don't go into a major frenzy or anything, but I have been doing some here and there - drawers, cabinets, etc.

I don't have a big organizing plan, and don't consider myself to be an expert on the topic. I think the thing that helps me the most is that I find having a lot of "stuff" slightly overwhelming, so I've never collected a lot. For the most part, if I don't think I'll use it I don't buy it, and if I haven't used it after a period of time I get rid of it. (ok. my office may be exempt from this - yikes! :-) )

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Even if you don't have too much stuff, sometimes there's still just not enough room to keep it all easily organized and accessible. One thing that can help with that is multi-functional furniture and hidden storage.
myhomeideas.com Photo Grey Crawford

Storage ottomans/tables/trunks, baskets/bins, skirted tables, shelves/curtained bookshelves... Look at the pieces that you already have to see if they can be used in a different way (or in a different room) - maybe modified to provide storage in a way you hadn't thought of?  

BHG has some great suggestions in their Table It - Sneaky Storage Solutions slideshow...

Are there spots that you can slide a basket, a bin, a rolling drawer underneath (a coffee table, a skirted sofa or chair, a bed...).  We talked here about nesting tables - could you "nest" a storage ottoman or another storage piece underneath a side table for additional storage?
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Who doesn't love a good basket? I have two large baskets on the shelf of my coffee table that hold all my decorating magazines (in addition to my office, this is another thing I do collect). The baskets make great in-plain-sight storage but I also like the additional texture they, and the magazines, add to the room. Check out BHG's Storage Solutions Using Baskets slideshow for basket ideas. (anyone recognize the rug?)

I also love this idea from BHG.com for adding extra storage to an armoire with roller drawers.
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In the category of thinking outside the box, this "bookshelf" was created with stools stacked on one another.  Directions here:
Hope you're having a great weekend!

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Organize Your Home with Pottery Barn

If "getting organized" is one of your New Year's resolutions, then don't miss the $400.00 Pottery Barn Daily system Giveaway. Also, I love this Pottery Barn Home (Pottery Barn Design Library) to get ideas and tips for your rooms... now let's get to work!
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Monday, January 3, 2011

Pottery Barn Daily System Giveaway

** Update, Ellen - you are the winner - Congrats!!
Would you like to be better organized in 2011? Well, here is your chance! I have partnered with Pottery Barn to offer you the Daily System! {Yes, a $400.00 value!}
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The Daily System allows you to create a customized system for supreme organization in any room. Love the magnetic calendar!
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To qualify, check out the Daily System on Pottery Barn and leave a comment below.
Also Click on the Facebook
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for an extra entry... 60 have so far
Winner will be announced on Friday!
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Sunday, January 2, 2011

A New Year - Let's Get Organized!

What are your goals for 2011? I am always looking for cool ways to stay organized. Remember, everything has a place... and speaking of organization - meet me back here tomorrow for the ultimate organizer giveaway(can you guess from where?)
cubby organizer in weathered white from pottery barn
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Bright Ideas: Creative Work Spaces and Organizing Tips

With the coming of a New Year, I am always inspired to clear out the clutter, and organize! Just remember this tip: There is a place for everything. Create your
own work space filled with character and imagination, the sky is the limit...
What are your organizing tips?
Hey ~ I have this same IKEA trestle desk in my art studio!
I love the cups full of pens and pencils...
Last year's post: Organizing Tips
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Ends December 31, 2010

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Poly Stackable Chairs by Bonaldo

It's almost 2011, and you know what that means. Time to update and get organized! Bring in the New year with these sleek and modern poly stackable chairs by Bonaldo from Spacify.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

DIY Decorating - Blogger Projects

THIS POST IS FROM ROOM REMIX - THE BLOG .

Urban Nest did a wonderful job painting a graphic statement wall in her foyer...


After the Before but Before the After decided to expand on the idea and created this dramatic focal wall in her family room!


As we all know, there are a LOT of creative bloggers out there! I never cease to be amazed at the creativity and motivation. Today I'm spotlighting some of the creative ideas/projects that I've saved. Clicking on the links provided will take you to the complete post for each project.

Jamie at Something To Do turned an unused closet under the stairs into an awesome storage room...

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AFTER

You know I love the idea of updating chandeliers with drum shades. This DIY shade was made by Living in the 513 using campaign signs and fabric! Creative or what?

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AFTER

And many of you may have already seen this on YHL, but I had to share The Keylors drum shade that they made with hoops, plexiglass and burlap!

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AFTER

Did you know that you could dye leather? Tatertots & Jello featured Kaysi from Keeping It Simple's leather chair transformation using dye. Complete tutorial here.

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Using this Pottery Barn image as inspiration,


Lakeitha from Home To Three Duncan Boys created this fun bedroom for her son. I like the way she mixed it up a bit from the inspiration photo by, for example, painting blue and white stripes in the closet versus using the striped duvet. Two other favorites in the room are the pallet headboard and the DIY light fixture. Click here for more room photos, and here for a source list.


Erika at Blu Label Bungalow designed this fabulous boy's room. My favorites are the stripes and the wall grouping!


Her design also included this clever book sling. She has an excellent tutorial so that you can make your own HERE.


Chic Coles takes these chairs (a score on Craig's List) from boring black to fabulous turquoise! Love it!



Candace at Crafty Sisters took an old dresser from this

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to this. Yes, she built the hutch herself! If you like the cute metal signs, she made those too and shows you how here.

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Have an awesome day!

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Cork and Message Boards

THIS POST IS FROM ROOM REMIX - THE BLOG .

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Janell at Isabella & Max Rooms just made some message boards for her home and also did a Message Center Ideabook on Houzz (the chalk board fireplace below was my favorite), so I thought today would be a good day to share those links with you and also include a few other ideas/images that I had in my files.
Rie

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We’ve all seen the message/cork boards made with the ribbon design. This LOOKS like one, but the design you see is actually a window insert purchased at the hardware store. Find out how they made it at BHG.com



A message center made from a cookie sheet! Find the complete "how-to" HERE.


A cork board. Literally. From Simply Em via Young House Love...


Southern Living shows you how to make this family command center:


Both this corkboard and chalkboard are hung on a mechanism that allows them to slide so that they cover the fuse box but also allow access to it as needed. Clever!

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If you've got a little more room, you could do something like this 7-Day Cork Board at Apartment Therapy...


I posted about this in August of 2009 when I had a lot fewer followers/subscribers so I thought it wouldn't hurt to include it again. If it's too large, you could always scale it down to one section. Woman's Day has complete instructions on how to make it.


This isn't exactly a message board, but besides the fact that I just generally like this image, I did also notice that the lamp appears to be cork? Convenient to pin a little reminder to of what you need to remember in the morning? or not... I know. It's a stretch. :-) Great image though, isn't it?

myhomeideas.com Photo Roger Davies

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