Comments on: Organizing the dining room

By: I’m an Organizing Junkie » Try it, you might like it!

I’m an Organizing Junkie » Try it, you might like it! — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:35:37 +0000

[...] is my tea cart which many of you will remember from the tour I gave of my dining room here. I don’t know if I’ll keep it like this or not but I’m going to give it a [...]

By: Laura

Laura — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 07:24:00 +0000

What a great idea about the 3 draw unit with each kids name on it. I am so going to do this! I already use one of these 3 draw units for my control center for my bills. One draw is for my personal bills one draw is for my business bills and the other draw is for the paid statements. It sits on my desk and as I go through my mail I put my bills that need to be paid in the correct draw. On Sundays when I pay my bills I just pull out each draw and work.

By: Q&Q

Q&Q — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:25:18 +0000

Great advice as always. It’s so true that you have to find homes for things where you use them.

By: Milk in the Closet

Milk in the Closet — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:21:40 +0000

Wow. Great tips! I’ve been lurking on your blog for awhile now. Thanks for all the input. I love your step by step process. I need to get my house organized! (Do you want to come over?)

By: The Lazy Organizer

The Lazy Organizer — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 03:51:34 +0000

It looks great! We don’t do anything on our dining table but eat except for the kids’ occasional project which they have to clean up right away. Plus it helps that the dining table is off in a corner by itself so it would be inconvenient to set anything on it. It pretty much minds it’s own business. I think it’s the only flat surface in our house that does!

By: Haley

Haley — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 03:34:18 +0000

As always, everything you organize turns out so nicely!

Hope things are well with your family, has the mound of snow in your front yard melted yet?

If you need to feel warm check out the pictures of my recent trip to the beach! :-)

By: Jenean

Jenean — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:05:08 +0000

Thanks so much for the encouragement! Clutter, unfortunately, wants to be my friend :( So, I organized my living room this month and just posted about it. My problem is definitely finding a home for things and then being diligent about purging as N & J says above. I have kept up with my desk, though, so I’m seeing some improvement :) Now, to get my kids to fall in line!

By: Renee

Renee — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:10:43 +0000

I love the cart idea. I plan to start my search for a small cart for my kitchen.

By: Susanne

Susanne — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:57:45 +0000

Great advice, Laura! I love the tip about taking a few minutes each night to put everything away. That is key for me.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:48:19 +0000

Wow! That looks so great! You did an excellent job. I am still working on not letting piles build up, particularly of mail and magazines. I made a small investment and got a desktop paper shredder which makes it more convenient for me to get rid of the junk before it piles up too bad. It is in a more convenient location and I think it makes it more usable for me!

Great advice!