Put more money into your piggy bank rather than in home organizing by using money-saving ideas.
Do not break the bank trying to get your life organized. Contrary to what many high-priced organization stores want you to believe, you do not have to spend an arm and a leg to arrange the items in your home so that everything sits within easy reach.
Recycled Coffee Cans or Jars
Save glass jars and coffee cans for organizing around the house.
Put empty, clean coffee cans or jars to a new use by using them to organize small items. Remove the labels, and write the name of the contents on the outside of each can and lid. Use these to organize nuts and bolts in a tool shop or different colors of yarn or small craft items in an art room. Use glass jars with lids the same way, but empty jars have the advantage of letting you see the contents inside.
Cardboard Boxes
Reuse cardboard boxes for recycling containers.
Save leftover cardboard boxes from large appliances for use as recycling bins. Gather four of them, and write what type of recyclable the box holds: aluminum, plastic, glass or paper. Cover the outsides of the boxes with bright paper, if desired, to remind you to recycle more instead of throwing all of your trash in the garbage.
Leftover Wine Crates
If you do not drink, ask nicely at a liquor store if they have any wine crates they will give to you rather than throwing them in the trash. Use these compartmentalized boxes for keeping Christmas ornaments safely stored. Or use them to organize your own wine bottles at home, or store tall, narrow flower vases in the compartments to keep them protected in your attic or while moving.
Flower Pots or Ceramic Containers
Use flower pots and ceramic containers to keep pens, cooking utensils and remotes close at hand.
Put a flower pot to use even if you do not have a green thumb. Place a 6-inch flower pot on your desk as a catchall for pens, pencils, highlighters and markers. Or set the flower pot in the kitchen on the countertop to keep mixing spoons and spatulas close at hand. Keep the items in the flower pot separated by pushing a 3-inch-thick piece of florist's foam into the bottom of the pot and inserting the tips of pens or the handle of spoons into the foam to create holes specifically sized for those writing or cooking instruments. Flower pots in the television room also can hold several remote controls for a one-stop remote receptacle.
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