Realtor.com Home Organization Round Up
We partnered with Realtor.com to drop tips on tidying high traffic areas of home.
Getting organized in your home means different things for different people. And just as the urge to get organized strikes everyone at different times for a myriad of reasons, it’s useful to approach each room in your home in a way that makes sense for each space.
We partnered with Realtor.com to break down the best approaches to get some of the most trafficked areas of your home in order. Check out our featured tips below!
Realtor.com Home Organization Round Up
Kitchen
Ever notice that at a party, whether the #kitchen is open concept or a galley style, your guests always congregate in this space? Even outside of a gathering, the kitchen proves to be a hub of activity in many homes. Aim to keep it functional and fuss free to get the most impact out of this important area. As we shared with Realtor.com for their post, Kitchen Staging Ideas That Will Make Buyers Bite, one way to do so is to keep your counters clear of any non-essential, non daily use items. And while you’re at it, try infusing the space with a pop of color, such as a pretty bowl of bright green apples or lemons. As Coach Katie shared:
The only thing you should keep on the counter is a pop of color, such as a pretty bowl of bright green apples or lemons, says Katie McCann, an organizing coach and staging pro at Maeve’s Method.
Bathroom
It’s very common for the #bathroom to get overcrowded with excess toiletries and medicines that simply aren’t needed or used everyday. Try to keep the bare necessities within your medicine cabinet and sparsely out on counter tops. You can then store your back up items in a linen #closet or area you don’t interact with everyday.
While sorting through these items keep in mind that the smaller the product, the harder it can be to locate. We’re talking about those hotel-size shampoos, lotion samples you’ve ripped from magazines, and the tiny makeup tubes that come with larger purchases at department stores. As we shared with Realtor.com for their post How to Declutter Your Bathroom So It Isn’t So Gross, donate these unused items to groups that’ll gladly take unopened toiletries, including homeless shelters, church committees, and school drives for the needy.
“Donate these unused items,” says McCann. There are many worthy groups that’ll gladly take unopened toiletries, including homeless shelters, church committees, and school drives for the needy.
Once you have identified your bathroom essentials, the next step is to find a home for everything. As we further shared with Realtor.com, take advantage of any place you can carve out some real estate. Consider the back of the bathroom door, the inside of a closet door, or a mounted bin or rack on the wall. These spots are often overlooked storage opportunities.
Take advantage of any place you can carve out some real estate. Consider the back of the bathroom door, the inside of a closet door, or a mounted bin or rack on the wall. “These spots are often overlooked storage opportunities,” notes Katie McCann, an organizing pro with Maeve’s Method.
Also, no one wants to gaze down at a plunger. Ditto for that jug of Clorox, box of feminine products, or dog-eared pile of golf magazines. Try to stash unattractive or just plain pedestrian items under the sink so they’re not the first items you and your guests see everyday.
Basement
It’s easy for a #basement to become a catch all space for piles of junk, towers of boxes, and a mishmash of other things you have been unable to make decisions about.
As we shared with Realtor.com for their post, Home Staging Ideas to Take Your Basement to the Top, challenge yourself to keep this space minimally filled to avoid it becoming a dumping ground. Also be sure to maximize the bare, tall walls a basement often offers by putting in shelving to create more storage options.
“Make sure this space is organized and doesn’t appear to be a dumping ground,” says Katie McCann, a professional organizer with Maeve’s Method. Allow the buyer to see the room’s potential. Arrange everything neatly, either in storage bins or on shelving.
Take a quarterly inventory of the items you keep in your basement to ensure it remains as scant as possible.
Kids' Rooms
When it comes to keeping kids’ rooms organized, a great technique is to approach it like a child would. As we shared with Realtor.com in their post How to Organize Toys in 5 Painless Steps, pick a section to work on, and then literally sit on the carpet with your child and go through each type of toy. Ask your child about the toys so you can determine how often she plays with them or whether she’s outgrown a few. By posing these questions, you’ll begin to develop categories according to them.
“Pick a section to work on, and then literally sit on the carpet with your child and go through each type of toy,” recommends Kate McCann, an organizing professional with Maeve’s Method. Ask your kid about the toys so you can determine how often she plays with them or whether she’s outgrown a few.
“By posing these questions, you’ll begin to develop categories,” McCann says.
As you start to put the toys back, show your tot that the coloring books and pencils go together, all the cars have a home, and the same thing for her dolls. And don’t forget to label each container or attach a photo of the toys that should go inside.
Once the toys are organized, inspire your kids to help keep them this way. Teaching children from a young age to own their items puts the onus on them to routinely assess their belongings and maintain their own spaces.By practicing the task of putting things away where they belong, you’ll enable your kids to be independent, make their own decisions, and have great organizational skills for life.
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By approaching organization in an intentional way -- in your kitchen, bedroom, basement and kids' room -- you can implement changes in your home that will give you an entirely new appreciation of your space. So get to it, and good luck!
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