more about: organizing

Entertaining in Small Spaces

September 16, 2011 | By | Comments (1)

I recently moved into a cozy apartment here in New York, and my four roommates (yes, four!) and I feel that our apartment is finally ready to show off to our friends.

The five of us know each other through a long string of “friends of friends” that no one can quite figure out, which means our guest list includes a host of different groups. While we all certainly have a “more the merrier” attitude, it’s become clear that we have one small (er, large?) problem: While we do have a spacious loft, we simply might not have quite enough square footage to accommodate the crowd we are expecting.

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Make Decluttering and Organizing Easier By Properly Fueling Your Body

September 13, 2011 | By | Comments (1)

Decluttering and organizing can be mentally and physically exhausting. You may have a lot of items to move around, but you probably also have many decisions to make. With each box you lift, paper you file, and piece of clutter you purge, your body uses energy. Whenever I’m working with a client or in my own house, I make sure […]

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4 Ways to Eliminate Distractions and Boost Productivity

September 12, 2011 | By | Comments (3)

Happy Monday! Here’s to starting off the week by being productive, and ultimately making more time for yourself. Follow these four steps to eliminate distractions and start crossing things off your to-do list: At work 1. Shut your door. Yes, it’s simple, but if you have work to get done, make it clear that you don’t want to be disturbed. 2. […]

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Save 20% on Stylish Wall Hooks

September 7, 2011 | By | Comments (0)

These Scandinavian-designed oak knobs are almost too beautiful to hang a jacket on. Not into the natural look? No worries; these handy storage picks are also available in black and yellow. Go to huset-shop.com and enter the code REALHUSET20 to receive 20% off these shoes through October 31, 2011, or while supplies last.

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Five Easy Organizing Strategies

September 6, 2011 | By | Comments (6)

Organizing your home or office doesn’t have to be an insurmountable feat. Try these five simple steps to get your space streamlined: A little each day. The adage, “Rome wasn’t built in a day,” applies very well to organizing and uncluttering. There isn’t an award to win for organizing the fastest, so take your time, be thorough, and do just […]

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Favorite Finds for Back-to-School

September 2, 2011 | By | Comments (5)

Today is a very big day. It’s “Meet the Teacher Day” at the elementary school. We mothers often refer to this as “Get School Supplies Out of Your Dining Room Day.” As I pack up the folders of every color, already sharpened pencils, wide-ruled one-subject notebooks and hand sanitizer, I’m thinking about the systems and tools that I’ve come to […]

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Make Your Own Dry Erase Board via Apartment Therapy

August 29, 2011 | By | Comments (8)

Skip the boring dry erase board and make this clever option from a shadow box. It’s an incredibly easy DIY project from U Create via Apartment Therapy: Simply fill a shadow box with sticky notes, or some other background, then write on the glass. What would you put in behind the glass? [image from U Create via Apartment Therapy]

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Week 2: Get Organized!

August 29, 2011 | By | Comments (8)

How are you doing so far with our Take Back Dinnertime Challenge? What steps have you taken to get on track this week to make dinnertime easier? Here’s the video from our managing editor Kristin van Ogtrop and our food director Allie Lewis Clapp talking about how to schedule your meals each week. Try using our downloadable weekly meal planner […]

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The Perfect List

August 9, 2011 | By | Comments (12)

I’ve rarely met a person who doesn’t like making a list. Irrespective of if you actually refer to the list after creating it, the act of writing down items in list format is somehow cathartic. You get information out of your head and onto a sheet of paper (or your computer screen), which is as joyful as dancing under a […]

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The Fool-Proof Method of Decluttering

August 2, 2011 | By | Comments (8)

When taking on a decluttering project, I approach each project in almost the exact same way every time. I call it the tabula rasa method of decluttering because you always start with a blank slate. Step 1: Empty the space. It doesn’t matter if you’re decluttering a drawer a closet or a garage, the first step should always be to […]

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