How Sentimental Are You?
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Let’s have some fun today! Check out the list below and let me know, how sentimental are you?
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7 Tips to Getting Your Photos Organized
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Everyone I know has a box (or two, or three) of photos in their home that are uncategorized and jumbled together. Chances are, they aren’t stored safely which can lead to fading and damage due to mold and mildew. If the photos are worthy of being saved, then they need to be taken care of properly.
Keep these tips in mind as you go through the albums and boxes of photos.
Read MoreHow To Display and Store Sentimental Items
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There comes a time in each of our lives where we wake up and realize that our homes are full of stuff…unwanted items that have been passed down to us, given as gifts, once had sentimental value but no longer do. These items accumulate over time, usually because we are just too busy to set aside the time to go through the endless boxes to see what we’ve been saving all these years.
When you’re ready to declutter the items from the basement, garage, back of your closet and under your bed, no doubt you will enjoy the walk down memory lane for many items and wonder why you’ve been saving others. Then you’ll be ready to do the hard work. Decide what to save and what to let go of.
For the items that you want to save, it’s important to store and display them in a safe manner so they can be passed down to the next generation. Following is a list of our favorite items:
Read More10 Steps to Going Through Sentimental Clutter
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When I asked my email subscribers (sign up here if you’re not on the list!) what their biggest struggle is when it comes to decluttering, the most common answer by far was struggling with decluttering sentimental items.
Mementos. Sentimental items. Memorabilia. Whatever the name, sometimes we hold onto these items because they truly make us happy.
Read MoreKitchen Organization Product Guide
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Now that the holiday season is over, it’s a great time to review what worked in your kitchen (and what didn’t) as you hosted family meals and your kitchen was the real workhorse of your home. Even if you didn’t host guests, over the past two years you’ve probably spent more time in your kitchen then you have in years! Chances are, your kitchen can use a refresh. Following are a list of some of Living. Simplified.’s favorite products to help you keep your kitchen organized.
Read MoreHow to Organize Your Kitchen in 4 Easy Steps
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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.
Read MoreHow to Organize a Large Kitchen Drawer in 5 Easy Steps
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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.
Read MoreHoliday Décor Storage Product Guide
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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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