Containerizing : I'm an Organizing Junkie

13 Toy Storage Solutions

Posted by Laura on April 19, 2010 · 65 Comments

Here is a list of 13 toy storage solutions that look to be fabulous, fun and functional!! These are just some of the ideas I found while surfing the internet…they include all price ranges. Clicking on the picture will take you to where I found them. Great clear windows, easy cleanup: Going vertical: Under the [...]

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Storage Star ~ Recycled Containers

Posted by Laura on April 16, 2010 · 15 Comments

I love highlighting posts of lovely ladies that do a great job of coming up with creative storage solutions. Just yesterday I came across a most excellent post written by Michelle over at Dilly Dally and Flitter. Michelle takes you through a step by step tutorial on how to take ordinary everyday ugly food containers [...]

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Friday’s Five Fave ~ Basket Love

Posted by Laura on April 2, 2010 · 18 Comments

I have many favorites from this past week so I thought I’d join my friend Susanne, from Living to tell the Story, in her weekly Friday’s 5 Fave carnival. 1. I’m so super excited about my family arriving today. In fact as you are reading this I will be picking my husband up from the [...]

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Take a trip to the dollar store for inexpensive organizing containers

Posted by Laura on March 24, 2010 · 86 Comments

I’m always surprised by the number of people that tell me that it never occurred to them to check out the dollar store for organizing baskets and containers. Girls, I’m hear to tell you that nothing beats the dollar store for inexpensive organizing containers, well unless you count recycled boxes but that’s a whole different [...]

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Containers are the Icing on the Organizing Cake

Posted by Laura on February 25, 2010 · 11 Comments

Oh my goodness does this post ever make me drool. My organizing friend, Aby Garvey, is here talking about containerizing with some functional and fabulous ideas. Be prepared to be inspired! Those of you participating in the 28 Day Organizing Challenge will be in the running to win a seat in Aby’s upcoming workshop, Organize [...]

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Why containerizing is important

Posted by Laura on February 17, 2010 · 43 Comments

Oh how I love to containerize. It’s my most favorite step of the organizing PROCESS! There is just something so rewarding about making more fit into a space by using a few carefully selected containers. I could do it for hours. Okay I have done it for hours and it never gets old to [...]

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Organizing toys with cubbies

Posted by Laura on November 27, 2009 · 18 Comments

Earlier this week I mentioned how the kids and I had done a major purge of their rooms in anticipation of Christmas. Today I’d like to share with you one of my favorite organizing tools for toys. This post was originally published in 2007. We have a playroom downstairs for the kids. I have tried [...]

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Gift Wrap Stations

Posted by Laura on November 4, 2009 · 19 Comments

The other day I showed you how I store my gift bags, wrap and cards in my gift closet. In case you don’t happen to have an available closet, I wanted to show you some other alternatives that I’ve found that may be helpful to you as you set up a system that works for [...]