How to Organize Your Kitchen in 4 Easy Steps

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How to Organize Your Kitchen in 4 Easy Steps

As one of my clients said, if you walk into her kitchen, you can't immediately see the difference that hiring Lauren Saltman, professional organizer and owner of Living. Simplified. made in her kitchen. She never had cluttered countertops from the start. But the cabinets, drawers and walk-in pantry were disorganized and overloaded. Over the course of a few weeks, we decluttered, organized, added in the necessary organizing supplies, and voila, the kitchen has been transformed.

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How to Organize a Large Kitchen Drawer in 5 Easy Steps

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How to Organize a Large Kitchen Drawer in 5 Easy Steps

I don’t know about you, but in my kitchen, I have several large drawers where items collect, move around when the drawer is opened and closed, and generally annoys everyone in our home. I see this exact type of situation in the kitchens of many of my clients.

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Holiday Décor Storage Product Guide

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Holiday Décor Storage Product Guide

The most recent holiday is over and it’s time to take down the holiday decorations. But where should it all go? Were the lights in a bin in the garage and the tablecloths and kitchen towels in the basement? Did you have to search the house high and low for everything you needed? If so, it’s time for you to implement a better solution on how to store your holiday décor. Lucky for you, we have all the best tips gathered here.

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3 Tips on How to Store Your Holiday Décor

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3 Tips on How to Store Your Holiday Décor

Do you love to decorate for the holidays each fall? Does your entire family enjoy getting in on the action? Do the decorations put you in the mood to celebrate? From July 4th to Thanksgiving to Chanukah and Christmas, opportunities abound to decorate our homes seasonally. Do you know where to find your Valentine’s Day decorations? Or Halloween? And when you do find them, is everything well organized and ready to be hung up? Are the items in good condition? Do all the lightbulbs work? From colorful lights to beautiful garlands, it’s so easy to shove everything in a box and put it away until next year. But if you’re trying to live in a more simplified home, then it’s time for a better approach. Consider these tips to keep your holidays supplies organized and ready for next year:

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Our Favorite Garage Organization Products

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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

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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

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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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8 Steps for Quick and Easy Menu Planning

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8 Steps for Quick and Easy Menu Planning

Do you find it difficult to manage your busy family and lifestyle while still trying to eat nutritious foods each day? Are you tired of spending money on takeout meals because you had nothing in the house to eat? You’re not alone.

Menu planning is here to save you time, money and energy. Menu planning doesn’t have to be difficult. Start by making a plan, seeing what works, and tweaking your system over time. Here are a few of my favorite tips to get you started on your meal planning journey.

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