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9 Smart Ideas for Your Home & Life

by Mandi on July 14, 2011

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I’m a huge believer in looking for ways to simplify and organize your home and life so you have more time to enjoy it, and I come across ideas all the time that seem so simple and obvious but have such a big impact on the way you do things.

Here are 9 of my favorite new finds. I bet some of them will leave you wondering, “Why didn’t I think of that?” too!

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Creative Organizing Solutions for Your Home

July 4, 2011
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I love that a-ha moment when I see a creative organizing solution and it just makes so much sense. And the ability to discover and share those ideas is one of my very favorite parts of the internet! Today’s gallery is a random collection of creative organizing solutions. I love ALL of them — from [...]

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9 Ways to Organize Hair Accessories

May 5, 2011
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With four little girls, there’s no shortage of barrettes, bows, headbands and ponytail holders in our home! We use a small plastic storage unit with drawers to store our hair accessories (#4 below), but you’ll also find a ton of creative organizers on Etsy and around the blogosphere. I especially love #3 and how the [...]

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Drawer Organizers for Your Kitchen {DIY & For Sale}

April 12, 2011
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As I showed you a couple of weeks ago, we have one really messy drawer in our kitchen. It’s not that it’s especially full or cluttered, but because there are no dividers, the stuff just gets really disorganized from use. We have dividers from Ikea in our silverware drawer, and my plan has always been [...]

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Creative Bookshelves for Your Home

March 29, 2011
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A couple of weeks ago, I shared a few unique magazine racks, and I thought it would be fun to share some of the creative bookshelves I came across during that search! I really love #1 and #8, but I think all of these are fun! 1. MYDNA | Joel Escalona 2. Droopy Shelf | [...]

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Unique Magazine Racks to Make or Buy

March 7, 2011
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It’s no secret that I still love real magazines (which is funny considering I run an ezine…). Most of the time, though, mine end up sitting in a stack on the floor until I get around to reading them, and they end up looking messy and out of place! If you share my love of [...]

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Organized Pantries That Make Me Jealous

February 21, 2011
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I’d consider my pantry fairly organized, but I’d really love to have a set of matching containers and pretty labels for grains, cereals, etc. That’s a project for another day, so for now I’ll just drool over these! 1. The Kitchn 2. It’s All a Balancing Act 3. The Idea Room 4. Honey, We’re Home [...]

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Book List: Reducing Clutter

January 28, 2011
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As we kick off the new year (although I guess it’s not too new anymore…), I wanted to share some book recommendations for your reading list this year. These are books that I’ve read, are on my to-read list or come highly recommended from others. Out of the nine books listed below, I’ve had the [...]

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Mail Organizers to Reduce Your Paper Clutter

January 14, 2011
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Most of us agree that one of the most difficult areas to organize is paper clutter and mail. I’m working on a series to help you address paper clutter in general, but I also wanted to share these ideas for controlling your incoming mail, bills to be paid and so on. The key to managing [...]

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