Home Organization Holiday Gift Guide
Esther Garfield and Melina Kervandjian Esther Garfield and Melina Kervandjian

Home Organization Holiday Gift Guide

If you’re still making your holiday shopping list, you might consider adding some of our favorite organization items to your list. With the increasing popularity of home organization shows, almost everyone on your list will likely appreciate the gift of home organization.

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If You Can’t Cut the Cord, Store It
Esther Garfield and Melina Kervandjian Esther Garfield and Melina Kervandjian

If You Can’t Cut the Cord, Store It

I recently tackled the task of organizing our cords. After doing an initial purge, which involved giving away and recycling duplicates or cords we no longer needed, I searched for containment and storage options.

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Workspace Organization: Eliminate Distractions, Increase Productivity
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Workspace Organization: Eliminate Distractions, Increase Productivity

Organizing a workspace—whether it’s a home office or part of a business or commercial space—brings unique challenges, but if you take the time to think through your daily routine and the ways in which you move through and work in your space every day, you can create a system that works for you and makes you more organized.

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Divide and Conquer Clutter: Shelf and Drawer Dividers
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Divide and Conquer Clutter: Shelf and Drawer Dividers

Dividers are one of our favorite tools for organizing and demarcating space and conquering clutter.

There are of course countless container or bin options for organizing belongings, however sometimes the flexibility of a simple divider—which can be moved around as you accumulate new or different things and eliminate others—might be just what you need to create zones and separation in your drawers or on your shelves.

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Organization Is a Journey, Not a Destination: Top Seven Strategies
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Organization Is a Journey, Not a Destination: Top Seven Strategies

You’ve bought the bins and containers, maybe even broken out a sweat to get your space organized. Or, if you were too busy or overwhelmed or just wanted a little extra help or guidance, you sought out a professional organizer. Now your space is more beautiful and organized than ever before and you find yourself more productive and less stressed out. Congratulations! But now what? How do you maintain that sense of order and calm?

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Back to School: Storage and Style in the Dorm
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Back to School: Storage and Style in the Dorm

It’s that time again when parents and students from coast to coast are shopping for college dorm supplies, loading up cars, and packing boxes as they prepare for an exciting adventure, but also one that will come with some logistical challenges.

Dorm rooms are notoriously small and poorly appointed, and it’s almost a rite of passage to learn how to live in a tiny space with one, two, or possibly even three roommates. But innovative product designers, retailers, and creative people the world over have transformed dorm living, making it possible for college students to achieve both stylishness and order in their tiny spaces.

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Recycle Right in Southwest Florida
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Recycle Right in Southwest Florida

Sometimes I have trouble getting things out of the house. It’s not because I want to keep them or because I’m ignoring them, I just want to be sure that I dispose of things properly. Valuable items might need to be listed on eBay or donated. Garbage (hopefully) fits in the trash bins, but we also have wonderfully convenient recycling programs in Collier and Lee counties that will make sure our items are disposed of in the best way possible.

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