5 tips
for Organizing your
Storage Areas
For many people keeping a storage area organized so that
it can be navigated when you do require things is a real
challenge. Here are a few tips to help you keep that space a
place that doesn’t make you want to cry. - Glen Peloso
GIVE IT AWAY – if you
OPEN SHELVES on the walls are very important to keep the space clean. Boxes on the
floor make it very hard to get around. You’ll have more space available and you’ll have an
easier time finding what you need.
IN BOXES for storing seasonal items
like mitts or Halloween decor, lay the
items out and take a picture. Put the
picture on the box as a label and you
will never have to guess what that “scary
witch” really means.
MAKE THIS ROOM PART OF YOUR WEEKLY
CLEANING SCHEDULE. It is far less horrible to
spend ten minutes a week cleaning up any disruption
there than to have to spend a day tackling it.
really know that it isn’t
something you’re going
to use then just let it go. If
you have 4 hammers and 3
saws that you use once in
a while to cut a branch or
hang a picture, get rid of
the other ones. Give them
to someone who will use
them and if you should
ever need them – you can
borrow them back for the
hour!
GO THROUGH the
boxes every year and
get rid of what you
don’t need! Your stuff
is supposed to make
your life better but if it
requires more than it
gives back – let it go!