With the arrival of Spring comes the feeling that you need to de-clutter. As you begin tearing the house apart and sorting through all the cabinets and drawers, there always seem to be items that you come across that you don’t know quite what to do with. What do you do with extra pens, pencils, paper and office supplies? Donate them to schools who can really use them. Clothes that are stained or have holes no longer need to be wasted, instead they can be donated to a trade association where they will actually be recycled into new products. Often times items like old towels or sheets can be donated to local animal shelters where they use them as bedding for the animals. Sometimes you have to think outside of the box and Houzz has great suggestions as to where to donate unwanted household items that you may not have thought of, to read the article visit this link.
Make the most out of your closet space
We know most people will agree with us when we say that there never seems to be enough closet space. And if you have to share a closet with another person…well then you will definitely benefit from this article. The good news is that there are always improvements that you can make to your closet so that you can store things more efficiently, you just have to be a little creative. The first thing to do is to look at the layout of your closet and assess how you are organizing your clothes based on the space…does it make sense to hang up all your pants when you could store them in a dresser? Probably not. While you’re reorganizing your closet, use this opportunity to sort through your clothes and donate items that you no longer wear and free up some more space. If you’re really tight for space, consider packing up your winter clothes and storing them elsewhere when its warmer out, and vice versa. Houzz had some really great examples of differently styled closets, check out the article here.