Organizing

Organizing

Reset one crowded shelf before buying storage

The first useful change is usually making the shelf easier to reach, not finding a prettier basket.

Organizing

A linen cupboard you can use without unfolding everything

Fold for the cupboard and the person using it, rather than for a particular photograph.

Organizing

Separate daily supplies from spares under the sink

Work around the plumbing first, then give daily items and unopened supplies separate places.

Organizing

Keep incoming mail from taking over the entry

A tray helps only when it has a clear route out as well as a place to drop things in.

Organizing

A small landing place for keys and glasses

A landing place should hold the things that leave with you, not every small object that enters the house.

Organizing

Give opened pantry packets a place to land

Make opened food easy to notice before another package is opened behind it.

Organizing

Arrange baking equipment around the jobs it does

Put the bowl, pan, and tool for a familiar task within easy reach of one another.

Organizing

Store mugs and glasses without a cabinet traffic jam

Arrange cups around the way hands reach, not just the way shapes line up.

Organizing

Find room for serving pieces you use only sometimes

Keep occasional platters accessible without asking them to occupy the everyday dish shelf.