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Clothes simply slide off of them to the floor. Get velvet hangers at Costco to hold even the slinkiest silk dress. Use a system for hanging and organizing scarves and belts. Shoving them in a drawer is no good for anyone. Use a shoe rack.

Rotate out of season shoes just the way you rotate out of season clothes. No reason for six pairs of leather boots to bury all your cute sandals in July. Or check out our post at DYSS on shoe storage projects for small spaces! Use hooks and pegboard on any closet wall space to hang purses, jackets, and accessories. Use vacuum sealed bags to store out of season clothes in a tight space.

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Organize your kitchen cabinets into categories. On a lower shelf so they can get to them without calling you from the first bath you have had in a month. There are all kinds of household items that can be repurposed to help keep everything contained and organized. Keep whatever you use for a pantry immaculate. No where does clutter make more of a mess than with food. Try our post on organizing your pantry.

Add a kitchen island to a small kitchen to increase storage and prep space. We love how they recycle an old cabinet as the base! Use an inexpensive plastic lazy-susan in the back of deep cupboards, so you never forget whats hiding back there! Only keep things on the counter you use often. We only keep the Keurig on the counter, even the toaster goes in the pantry and gets brought out daily when needed. And if I could convince my other half, the Vita Mix would go under the counter too! Do you have cards and scraps of paper with scribbled recipes on them?

Thanks to reader Karen for this tip! Have a whole closet full of plastic grocery store bags? Keep your fridge clean. Every time you go to the grocery store, make sure to clean out the old food and toss. Try these 7 steps to an organized fridge. Hang a net from the ceiling to store stuffed animals, dolls, or action figures. Love this, and its an easy tutorial for such a cute project to organize your home!

Try our post at DYSS on creative bookshelf projects. Buy the kids their own alarm clocks and teach them how to get up on time.

Make sure everything in your house has a home. Teach all family members to mind their own messes. For example, if you take it out, put it back; if you open it, close it; if you throw it down, pick it up; if you make a mess, clean it up; and so on. Put wastebaskets in every room and place several unused trash bags in the bottom of each one.

This will eliminate countless trips to retrieve new trash bags and give all family members a place to throw away their trash. Make sure the remotes have a drawer, basket or shelf to live on. How often have you found it under the sofa? Use a plastic caddy to store cleaning supplies in and tote it from room to room. Use a plastic laundry basket for quick pick up and transport of toys to their proper homes each evening. Make a designated area for homework, crafts or sewing.

You can create a very organized space in a small area, and that prevents you from having projects strewn all over the house. Each night before bedtime, have all family members pick up clutter for 15 minutes. Make a game out of it and see who can pick up the most things in the shortest amount of time. Have one designated spot where kids are to leave school flyers, permission slips that need to be signed and school photo envelopes.

Make a master grocery list on the app or website of your choice. Categorize the groceries into sections such as frozen, dairy, and so on. In each category, list the most frequent items that you buy. Make sure each adult or teenager has the app loaded on their phone as well. If they forget to add Pop Tarts to the list, then they are eating oatmeal. Procrastination is the number one cause of clutter and mess.

Take care of it right then and there. Make sure your home runs as smoothly as it can, and that you can take the time to enjoy it, instead of always dealing with clutter and chaos. Here is another amazing idea. Just add metal stamps to your bins to label them, and you instantly add some style and class. One idea for decorating plastic tubs or bins for children is to personalize them using their favorite colors along with cute pictures perhaps a favorite animal and their names. If you have more than one child, this may also help kids to keep their toys in their own bins, reducing sibling squabbles and messes on the floor.

It is hard to believe, but the materials for this project were just wrapping paper, burlap and mod podge along with hot glue, lock nuts, and some other basic supplies. If you click on the link, you can find out exactly how you can do the same thing to turn your bins into something beautiful. You do not always need something really elaborate to make your plastic bins more appealing to the eye.

Sometimes something as simple as a set of matching labels with a little extra style is all you need to give your bins the flair you are looking for. This is pretty self-explanatory. At a glance, this really does look convincingly like a tub made out of galvanized metal, but in reality it is just spray painted plastic. This is one of the fastest and easiest ways to totally transform the look of plastic. The cheery colors and design are what make these plastic storage containers look so incredible. Visit the blog to find out how it was done!

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This is a continuation of the plastic bin decorating project above. The addition of a fabric slip-cover completes the look. Visit the source link to find out how you can do this with your own set of plastic bin drawers. Here we have more leopard print tape decorating a set of plastic bins. But here is what I want you to observe about this particular setup. Notice how the large brown bin with the mirror on top and the set of drawers probably were not part of the same set of bins originally—but now they are completely coordinated.

The leopard print is also repeated in couple of other elements, making everything look like it was originally part of a set. The vintage look of these plastic bin drawers was created by using vintage-style scrapbooking paper.

Another element to this decorating job that I like is the fact that the pattern is continuous between the drawers. Look how bright and colorful this set of plastic bin drawers is. It looks more like a beautifully painted cabinet. Not a lot of crafters would have thought to combine that light baby blue color with that hard industrial gray. The bins you see below started out as shiny bins with a bright pink-red hue. They are significantly toned down now and are all the better for it. These plastic bins have been painted green, with the framework for the drawer set still in white. You really could not go with a simpler makeover idea, and yet the contrast between the white and the green is stunning.

This looks like old newspaper, but it actually was a paper bag that was decorated to look like such. With decoupage, you can literally decorate anything, and that includes plastic bins.

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So this was a perfect project to make use of the cute paper bag! You can see that some scrapbooking paper has already transformed the appearance of these bins beautifully. But the crafter went a step further and made them more functional by incorporating a pegboard. This is a smart idea if you are low on space. The designs on the duct tape used on this set of bin drawers are stunning—and they make the plastic bins stunning too! I love how the black and white zebra stripes are monochromatic, but there are little pops of color both in the design of the paper the little hearts and the pink sparkly buttons which have been attached to the bins.

What a cool look! Here is an inversion of the usual method for decorating plastic bin drawers.

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Rather than decorating the bins themselves, this DIYer tackled the framework. All the ideas included in this list are great, but now and again I come across one which is just mind-blowingly cool. Believe it or not, these fancy, colorful designs were hand-drawn using nothing more than ordinary sharpie markers. This would be an easy and versatile way to customize any plastic bin! I have no idea how sturdy these benches would be, but the idea of transforming plastic bins into usable furniture like this is quite cool.

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Sometimes that is all you have to do to improve the appearance of your bins! Here is another project for covering a plastic bin in fabric. There are a whole bunch of step-by-step photos and instructions as well as extra tips in the post for making it work, so check it out. Be impressed with these … they look absolutely gorgeous! Even though I can clearly see the plastic, the wood and metallic elements are enough to make these drawers look sturdy and classy. There is a full tutorial at the link. You certainly could never forget where anything is in this set of plastic makeup drawers!

These drawers are similar to the ones above, except that chalkboard paint has been applied. This makes the drawers easy to label, plus it ensures that they are opaque. You might want that in some situations, as for example when it comes to storing your undies. These plastic drawers have been enhanced with the addition of cute decorative flowers. This would be a fast and easy plastic bin transformation, but the effect it has is amazing. For this project, you can transform your plastic bins using some shelf liner. According to the blogger who posted this beautiful set of plastic bin drawers, the entire project took only about half an hour.

The shelf liner itself cost less than a dollar, so this approach is as thrifty as it is easy! These bins look totally awesome! The dark grays really make the bright pink embellishments stand out. Notice how these same colors and patterns have been used for the small containers holding the makeup brushes. The designs used on the bins are also similar to the designs on the chair and even the ornate frame of the mirror.

Here we see a beautiful set of upgraded plastic drawers from a creative kindergarten teacher. You can see how these would fit in well in any classroom. If you want something colorful, but prefer a subtler, softer look for your drawers, you can draw some wonderful inspiration from these plastic drawers which have been decorated with scrapbook paper featuring images of flowers and butterflies.

The animals are actually plastic too, even though they look like fancy metallic figurines. The finished effect is surprisingly polished. What I love about these plastic drawers is the way that they have been decorated with the same soft pastel hues that you see in the kitchen set and the walls. Everything is perfectly and seamlessly integrated.

It is so cute! Keep your coffee pods and tea bags easy to find for that hazy morning grogginess! Changeable labels will keep your shopping list up-to-date Project via Hometalker Stephanie Simply Swider. Plus, they're so freakin' cute!!

1. Disguise your plastic bins as a real set of drawers.

Steal her idea to have a little fun with pantry organization. If you're not using the inside of your cabinet door, you're losing space! No more searching through stuffed utensil drawers -- use chalkboard paint to create perfectly functional storage! Speaking of utensil drawers, create quick dividers to stop that silver from shifting!

Project via Hometalker Tami Curb Alert. If you're sick of fishing for the right sized fork, this quick fix DIY is your knight in shining armor! Hang a menu planner, for a shortcut to daily meal brainstorming Project via Hometalker Thea Time with Thea. With this brilliant system , you can have your answer ready before they can even ask, "Mommy, what's for dinner?

This trick is perfect for cleaning supplies under your sink, condiments in a cupboard, glass vases stored in a closet -- anything and anywhere! Turn upcycled cooking trays into free magnet boards for notes and cards Project via Hometalker Laura Pet Scribbles featured on Saved by Love Creations. Friends will ask you where you got this high-end helper , and they'll never believe your answer!

Cover a tray with wallpaper to match your living room style. And an ottoman with storage space is like an invisible cloak for clutter Project via Hometalkers Randi and Carol FrugElegance. Really, what else do you use an ottoman for anyway?

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At least this way it's pulling its weight! Keep shoes from cluttering the doorway with cute crates on the walls Project via Hometalker Jill Mission: Put kid's crates closer to the floor for easy access, and alternate between vertical for boots, and horizontal for sneakers and flats! Create a family message center so no one leaves home unprepared Project via Hometalker Doreen Hymns and Verses.

Add a chalkboard to notify the household about dinner times and appointments. Adding hooks or baskets turns anything into the perfect hall organizer Project via Hometalker Linda Crafts a la mode. And giving it a chic makeover turns anything into decor! She upcycled a whole set of dingy school lockers and create this playroom gem! Turning organization into a neat display is a great incentive for your child to clean up after they're done playing!

The nicer your make it , the less likely your child is to dread using it! Try this quick organizer -- you won't care if it rips or gets totally graffitied, plus it's free!