Getting Your Home Organized for Spring with These Hacks

The season of spring is when we always give our home a good deep clean and that also includes a good declutter and re-organization of our things. Once you have cleaned up the dirt in your home from the winter, you want to get areas tidy and organized for the season and why not try out these hacks to help out!

Here are some hacks to use when you get organized for spring:

Wardrobe Hack
With warmer weather we can finally put away the heavy layers and focus on lighter clothing. Don’t hold on to clothing that is no longer your style, we grow and evolve and it’s ok to let go of items that don’t show the best version of ourselves now.​

• If you need to organize light scarves and hats, use plastic shower hooks and hang them off a hanger like carabiners for your closet. Slide the scarves through and hang the ball caps for easy reach and view. 
• If you have a lot of purses and clutches, use a wire organizer to file them in your closet.
• Organize items with “like” items, and store your clothing vertically in drawers so you can save space. Use drawer inserts like Ikea skubb boxes to divide them. 

Kids Organization Hacks
The kids' areas can really get overwhelming especially when they have more stuff after the holiday season. Have you been dealing with more toys creeping up into the living area and common spaces? Now is the time to work with your kids to find out what they would like to keep and let go. You can always shuffle toys and their things from the common area, and keep things in their bedroom so it doesn't lose control. Try these small hacks for more organization with the kids stuff:

• Contain all the games and puzzles in zipper mesh bags or zip lock bags to save space and tidy.

• Kids who enjoy playing with metallic toy cars, you can use a magnetic knife holder to park them upright on the wall of their bedroom.
• If you don’t want to stick anything on the wall, try this DIY with a wooden crate and use toilet paper rolls within to store the cars and stow away.
• Use plastic containers from the dollar store for jewelry to place all the little legos like the figures and parts.

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Kitchen Organization Hacks

Now is the time to go through the pantry and fridge and remove all the expired items and know what you need to replenish. Once you do that then you can do some extra little hacks for more organization in the kitchen like these:

• Use command hooks (damage free hanging suspension hook) and stick it on the back of your appliances to hide those cords from hanging.
• Use a metal file folder from the office to use for cutting boards, trays and cookie baking pans and store upright.​
• Do your bottles and condiments shift around in the fridge? Why not use a six pack container after you finished having that craft beer and contain them in that within the fridge.

Try these hacks out and start spring with a different approach with organizing in your home.