One way to clear out space in a cupboard is
to use your pretty bowls for holding things…
chips, onions, fruit, etc. By doing this you
1) get to see your pretty bowls 2) you don’t
have to go out and buy more containers and
3) you remember that you have those pretty bowls.

Visual check - Magazines are piled above the rim of
the basket. Time to recycle the old and make room for
the current.

Magazines are below the rim of basket.

Attach a cutting board with twist ties to
the handle of one side of a rolling cart.
You get an extra surface space and
underneath you still have your storage.

Cutting board is attached with twist ties.

This drawer holds hot pads, dish towels, and
dish cloths. If you are low on space or if you don’t
want to figure out where to put all of your many
towels, hot pads, and dish cloths - here are some
questions to ask.
1. How many hot pads do you use at a time?
That might be the number you want to keep.
2. How many dish towels do you use in a week?
Divide that number into the total number of
dish towels that you own. How many weeks worth
of dish towels do you own? Does that number
make sense and does it work for the amount of
space that you have?
3. What makes your mind feel more at peace, having
lots of dish towels that you can’t find a place for or
having fewer and having them comfortably fit in
their space?

Earrings can be displayed / contained in a variety
of ways. One option is to hang them on different
things that you might already have in your home.
This picture is of a cut metal sculpture
a perfect place for hanging earrings.

Cut metal sculpture with earrings.

Need to organize your nails, L wrenches, and inflation
needles? One option is to sort them into appropriate
groups and then put them into old, clear, prescription bottles.

Coat trees aren’t always usable when they
have too much on them…winter coats, spring
coats, umbrellas.

Use the coat tree for coats that are worn daily.
Here, each spring coat is accessible.

Each winter coat can easily be found and taken
off the hook.

A way to reuse a cereal box in an organizing project.

Cut off the bottom 1/8 of a cereal box.

Use the boxes for drawer dividers and holders.

The boxes are great for pens, little pads of paper, etc.

How much is enough?  When the space is full - it’s
enough. In this picture, there is space for more paper
bags…but when the space is full - no more paper bags!

If you want a way to divide your clothes into sections
consider using a different kind of hanger for the divider.