PROBLEM My kids don’t put their things away. They always ask me where everything is. SOLUTION Have your kids decide on homes for their things. After they have decided, have them give the homes labels. Here, a 5 year old has labeled her jewelry and stickers drawers. (So nice, eh?!) Read more…
PROBLEM: I love to give gifts. Part of what I enjoy is the process of wrapping them. However, I often don’t even end up giving the gift because I can’t find my wrapping supplies. SOLUTION: Find a way to consolidate your supplies. Bring them together either in a bin, on Read more…
PROBLEM: I can’t find anything in my closet. I have one shoe here and another there, shirts mixed in with dresses, mixed in with pants, mixed in with skirts, and scarves on hooks, in drawers, and on hangers. I really hate getting dressed in the morning. SOLUTION: Set up your Read more…
PROBLEM: My kids come in the door after school and they drop their backpacks wherever. I trip over them, they can’t remember where they left them, and it makes the house look and feel chaotic. SOLUTION: Assign a “home” to the backpack. The home needs to have clear boundaries. Some Read more…
PROBLEM: Space is at a premium in our tiny house with two adults and two kids. We need some more storage. SOLUTION: Hang things from the external sides of your shelves. You can install hooks or hang wall file holders for papers. Owner Chrystal Metzger of Lexi’s Toy Box in Read more…
PROBLEM: Things get scattered around on my shelf, so I can’t find what I’m looking for. SOLUTION: Anderson Paint in Ann Arbor has the perfect solution. Find a way to divide your shelf into smaller sections. You’ll notice that they have four different products on the shelf, but each is Read more…
PROBLEM: I have some lovely things but they are hidden away in a box in the basement. I’d really enjoy seeing my collection of x, y, or z but I don’t have any surface space. What do I do? SOLUTION: Catherine Thursby of Red Shoes, located in Ann Arbor has Read more…
PROBLEM: We have a lot of stuff and I want all of us to see what we have. I also want everyone to be able to easily put things away without confusion. SOLUTION: Lisa, owner of pot&box of Ann Arbor, brings us a solution. First, build a wall of sturdy Read more…
PROBLEM: I need a visual to help me remember the notion “A place for everything and everything in its place.” SOLUTION: The Lunch Room food cart of Ann Arbor has the perfect visual — the sectioned cafeteria tray. With a cafeteria tray, there is a specific place for each object/food Read more…
PROBLEM: I need more space in my cupboards and on my shelves. SOLUTION: Downtown Home and Garden in Ann Arbor has just the solution, flip every other item – up, down, up, down. This frees up space. Here are some other examples of this technique from their store. HINT: You Read more…