One A Day ~ Organizing My Drawers and Cupboards

I know it looks pretty on the outside 

but lurking inside this built in hutch 

is a mountain of disorganization.  

The drawers are stuffed with who know what!  

I started thinking this week 

that when we move it's going to be quite a job 

to go through all of the cupboards and 

drawers to purge and pack.  

So, I decided that in order to keep my sanity 

I would work on "One A Day".  

Tackling one drawer or cupboard 

a day is certainly doable.

 Drawer Number One:  

What is all that stuff?  

Oh My!  

I took everything out and placed it in a bin.  

I had a trash sack for throw away items 

and another basket for things I would be relocating 

to the proper place (like stray tools).  

I had this organizing insert in 

another drawer and I was not utilizing it properly.  

You can find a lot of these types of organizers 

at Target, Walmart or even the Dollar Store.  

And, everything went back in 

that I use on a daily basis.  

YAY! 

First drawer complete!  

A lot of the items in that drawer were 

Dog related, so I put them in the basket 

I had in the Laundry Room.  

Now I have all of those things at my fingertips.

I also have this basket sitting 

on the counter next to the phone.  

It keeps everything off of the counter 

like charging phones, ipads, glasses, 

stray mail, pens and pencils.  

I liked the plaid for the holidays 

but I wanted to change it out for Spring.  

Besides, the basket needed to be cleaned out too.  

I found this in my upstairs office closet.  

I think Miss Beaux used it at one time.  

Much better!

Wish me luck in my self challenge
of
One A Day!

What's in your junk drawer?  

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves,

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More Organizing and Refreshing with Baskets

Happy Saturday! 

If you read my post yesterday 

you know that my goal for 2015 is to 

"Refresh" my interior spaces 

without spending a ton of money 

or doing a lot of remodeling, of course.  

I showed you my Laundry Room refresh 

with the new baskets as my inspiration.  

Well, I am still at it 

but this time in the downstairs office.  

I've always loved the look of baskets 

on the book case shelves for organization.  

BHG via Pinterest

Baskets can contain the everyday clutter 

we seem to bring into our lives.

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And, if you search around 

you can find baskets on sale, 

at yard sales or Estate Sales.  

Some of my favorite baskets 

I've scored at Estate Sales! 

Pottery Barn Kids via Pinterest

Covered boxes are fun too 

and look so organized!  

Just remember to label your boxes 

or you'll be searching in every box 

for what you need.

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They don't all have to be the same or matching.  

Here they have used different baskets 

and boxes all in the same color way.  

I found these pretty baskets at Michaels 

during their sale.  

They are the same color as my desk chair.  

I like that they sort of modernize 

the space when placed next to 

all of my Vintage accessories.  

It's handy to have things 

that you use all of the time 

neatly stored at arms length.  

I even have a basket/tray on my desk 

to contain magazines and books, 

my reading glasses 

(I have a pair or two in every room) 

and paper clips.  

I feel pretty good about my progress 

toward my goals for 2015!  

I plan to add more to the office 

and organize with baskets in other rooms too!  

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves,

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