Our Favorite Garage Organization Products

Our Favorite Garage Organization Products

Want to get your garage in tip-top shape? Having the right organizational products will help you reach your goal quickly and even better, you’ll be able to find what you need when you need it. Here are a few of Living. Simplified.’s favorite garage organization tools.

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One Client’s Journey to a Functional Garage

One Client’s Journey to a Functional Garage

From the time John and Jane* bought their suburban Boston home over 25 years ago, they never parked in their detached one-car garage. The garage stored toys for their kids, items for their business, tools and supplies for their lawn and gardens, and extra supplies for their home. So begins the story of why they hired Living. Simplified. to come in and help clear out their 142-year-old garage.

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How to Start Organizing Your Garage

How to Start Organizing Your Garage

When it comes to organizing our home, the area that is most often overlooked is the garage. If we’re being honest, it’s probably where all our junk goes after we complete a decluttering project inside our home. Did you know that an estimated 25% of homeowners do not store their cars in their garage? What?!?! Yes, it’s true. People have so much stuff that they often can’t park their cars in their garage! And what’s more, the garage often gets so full of items that the homeowners can’t even find (or remember!) what they have saved.

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6 Items to Toss at the End of Summer

6 Items to Toss at the End of Summer

Summer is a time for fun in the sun, BBQs, family gatherings, beach trips and lots of sunscreen. When the fun winds down, the kids go back to school, and we get back to a more scheduled daily routine, it’s a good time to edit out summer items that have seen better days. This is a great list to get your started on your decluttering and organizing journey!

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Getting a Head Start on Back-to-School

Getting a Head Start on Back-to-School

Hard to believe that we have to start thinking about back-to-school preparations! Didn’t summer just arrive? Chances are it’s still summer weather, but with kids going back to school in August, now is the perfect time to set up systems in your home to make the transition back to school a smooth and easy one. Following are a few of our favorite tips to get the school year started off on the right foot.

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9 Easy End of Summer Organizing Tips

9 Easy End of Summer Organizing Tips

No time like the end of the summer to start thinking ahead and getting ready for back-to-school. I know. I know. Do you really need to think about this in August? Well, in much of the US, our kids are going back to school in August! So yes, now is the time to think about cleaning up the pool toys, storing the beach towels, and getting rid of those stretched out/worn out bathing suits. It’s also a good time to take inventory of your sunscreen and bug spray, flip flops and other summer necessities and take advantage of those end-of-summer sales to stock up on items for next year. [Just keep in mind the “one-in, one-out” rule, so if you buy three new beach towels, be sure to donate three old ones!]

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