Spring Cleaning

Oh how I love a good info graphic. Reading this article in the Washington Post today led me to create this easy visual reminder.

21 Day Organization Challenge - Day 2

I'm doing a 21-Day Organization Challenge, but I'm viewing it more as 21 steps. Whenever I have time to do a step, I'll do it. Today I did Day 2: The Coat Closet.

My Before Pic
I hesitate to post this photo since it looks worse than it was - for example, those crumpled things on the left were waiting to go outside to the recycling bin, and the shoes were not put away in the closet originally because they were wet. We had a bit of a rainpocalypse happen this week in our area.

My After Pic

The Process
The "After" pic is a little misleading since before I had even heard about the 21 Day Organization Challenge, I had wanted to improve my foyer and had therefore bought the two organizing bins on the top shelf, and I had moved some off-season items into storage. Tonight, I started with the area in front of the closet, then I moved items like hats into the bins, then I organized the shoes, and finally I sorted the hanging items by removing all of them from the closet and then only putting back clean, useful, well-fitting items in good condition.

21 Day Organization Challenge - Day 1

I am a sucker for cute infographics. So when I saw this challenge on Pinterest...

...I actually got up off my couch and did Day 1: The Medicine Cabinet. I am not sure where this particular 21-day challenge came from (I tried searching online for the original post but could not find it). But the A Bowl Full of Lemons website has a similar challenge here (the medicine cabinet is Day 13 on their list).

Before I go further, I'd like to say that colorful infographics make even boring tasks seem more fun!

My Before Pics

My After Pics (my cabinet has three sections but I only got before pics of two of the sections since the third was always pretty tidy)

The Process
We all know that the hallmarks of organization are:

1. place similar objects close to each other
2. avoid keeping too many duplicates of the same item
3. toss what you are not using and toss what you do not love
4. don't keep less frequently used items in high-traffic areas

That is precisely what I did. My organizing bug spread to the cabinet below the sink as well (no pics, sorry).

Hallway Floor Plan

To scale, no less.

Bedroom is Coming Along...

Current mood board (above).

Room in progress (below).

Dining Room in Blue and White

dining room in blue and white by jess-junk featuring off white furniture

I created some boards on Polyvore for the first time, just to give it a try. First, I created a "dining_room" template, then I chose products to put into those placeholders.

Which Paint Color?

Paint Color "Meander Blue" SW 6484 - Interior from Sherwin-Williams

Paint Color "Dewy" SW 6469 by Sherwin-Williams.