Before You Stage Your Home, You Must Declutter!

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Before You Stage Your Home, You Must Declutter!

It’s time for you to put your house on the market and move to a new home, but how do you get started? Before you start to create a list of home repairs or repaint your home, the best place to start is by decluttering. As you declutter, you will be able to better visualize what improvements and repairs will be necessary before you list your home for sale. And better yet, decluttering is the first step towards staging your home and packing for your move.

Did you know that 54% of Americans are overwhelmed by the amount of clutter they have, and 78% do not know what to do with it. (Source: 2015 National Association for Professional Organizers and Decluttr.com.) And that getting rid of clutter eliminates 40% of housework in the average home (Source: National Soap and Detergent Association). This tells us that not only should we regularly work on decluttering our homes for living, but that the process of selling our homes can be very stressful just based on the amount of work that needs to be done before the house is ready for the market.

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Stylish Ways to Display Your Bookshelves

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Stylish Ways to Display Your Bookshelves

Displaying your books and collectibles in an attractive and uncluttered manner is something that anyone can accomplish with just a few hours over the weekend. If you’re ready to transform your bookshelves, keep reading for our best tips and tricks.

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Office Organization Product Recommendations

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Office Organization Product Recommendations

Once you’ve completed the decluttering and organizing process in your office, it’s time to purchase organizing supplies to help corral your items into appropriate zones. If it’s in your budget, you can even add a few personal touches like a small area rug or plant. Here are a few of Living. Simplified.’s favorite products.

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How to Organize Your Office in 5 Easy Steps

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How to Organize Your Office in 5 Easy Steps

Did you know that you can improve your efficiency and productivity by working in a well organized office? Whether you work from home or in an outside office, learning how you can organize your workspace to become more effective at what you do is a game changer. Here are some of our favorite tips.

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Pantry Organization Product Guide

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Pantry Organization Product Guide

Having a pantry with easy-to-access food items is a dream come true for many home cooks. Be sure to edit your pantry and then determine what additional storage and organizational items you may need. Below are some of the Living. Simplified. favorite items. Be sure to measure and add labels where you can.

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Why I Love to Use Clear Storage Containers in the Pantry

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Why I Love to Use Clear Storage Containers in the Pantry

The pantry is the workhorse of the kitchen holding your dry goods, your backstock of items (thank you, big box stores!), keeper of snacks, quick meals, and recipe basics. Many of us also keep non-edibles in our pantry, such as party supplies, paper towels, lunch boxes and water bottles.

Decanting your dry goods is one way to keep your pantry organized. It’s easy to know when it’s time to replace an item and it can help keep the contents fresher longer.

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Transformational Pantry Organization Hacks

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Transformational Pantry Organization Hacks

Keeping your pantry organized and well-stocked is no easy! But one its done, and you have a full-proof system in place, keeping it tidy going forward will be a breeze. Unfortunately, there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to pantry organization. One family might have young children or and another family might have a coffee connoisseur. Once you figure out the various zones that will work for your pantry, then it’s time to get down to business. You can use bins you already have or start from scratch with new containers. Keep reading for our best pantry hacks!

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