Sacramento Movers Share Home Organizing and Storage Tips

Is keeping your home tidier and more organized one of your resolutions for the New Year? You may have downsized to a smaller home or it may feel like you’ve outgrown your current home and the closets no longer hold everything in a neat and easy-to-manage fashion. This is the perfect time to consider a few organizing and storage tips that could free up space and improve the visual appeal of the home.

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First of all, the key to staying organized is to stop messes before they start. Develop an easy to use storage system for common household items so that it will be easier to put things where they belong than to misplace them. Anything used regularly should be easy to reach whereas things that are used only once or twice a year can be stored in out of the way places such as the attic or on the top shelf of a closet. Items should be kept off the floor as much as possible so that the space looks less cluttered and is easier to clean around.

Bedrooms

First pare down the items that take up space in the bedroom. Get rid of clothing that is out of style or no longer fits. Also consider saying goodbye to any articles of clothing that have no flaw but are simply never worn. Box up clothing that is off-season. These can be stored in the garage, attic, or closets. Another great place to store off-season clothes: under the bed. Get long, low plastic storage bins and store 3 or 4 of these under the bed. The dust ruffle will hide it all!

Desk or Home Office

Set up a system for handling mail, bills, and receipts. You may wish to set up separate cubbies or storage shelves on your desk to separate mail as soon as it comes into the house. Label each cubby accordingly so that when you sit down at your desk you can quickly pay any immediate bills or answer invitations. Title one cubby “bills to be paid” and highlight the due date on each bill before placing it in the cubby. Use another cubby for greeting cards received or invitations to events. Another cubby can be used for receipts that need to be recorded in the checkbook or filed for tax purposes. Place magazine in the family room or lounge where they can be paged through casually. Discard junk mail before it has time to build up.

Bathroom and Laundry Room

To speed up the cleaning routine place all-purpose cleaner, glass cleaner, a sponge and clean, dry cloths stored in a portable caddy that can be carried from room to room. Install shelves above the washer and dryer to store cleaning detergent, bleach, and other household cleaners. Hang the mop, broom and dustpan on the wall in the laundry room or garage. Do not leave these tools on the floor. Fasten hooks or a short coat rack in the laundry room to hang and air dry clothing on after being washed.

Garage and Closets

Built for storage, the garage and closets are where your best organization efforts will come into play. Use sturdy plastic storage bins to contain holiday décor, gift wrapping materials, off-season clothing, extra linens and blankets, sporting gear or tools. Use floor to ceiling shelving units to store boxes. Re-use a net laundry bag to store loose soccer balls, basketballs and other lightweight sporting equipment. If you have storage bins that must be kept inside because space is not available in the garage or closets, choose a designated area for storage and then curtain it off so that it will not create an eyesore within the home.

TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® Sacramento employs a staff of over 40 Full-Time Movers and Drivers, with a fleet of 10 trucks. We have performed home and business moving services in and around the Greater Sacramento area for almost 10 years. Our award winning services include full service moving and packing services and we also sells boxes and packing supplies.

With comments or questions contact Carolyn Durkee, Marketing Coordinator at the Sacramento office of TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® at 916-852-7411 or contact us here.