My house is small, what are some organizational skills that I can put into place?

Answer 1

get a bigger house!

Answer 2

Not so much an organizational skill, but this works especially well; if you have a large, empty wall (i.e. in the dining room or living room), be sure to fill it up, and especially with a large mirror if you can/want to, as that gives an instinctive impression that the area is much larger than it is.

Answer 3

Get rid of anything you aren't using. If you haven't used in in a year, chances are it's not that important. Where applicable, buy furniture that has additional storage space--like end tables with drawers, or use a chest of some sort as a coffee table.

I think your stuff expands to fill your space unless you are ruthless about pruning the deadwood. Like, your first apartment has a junk drawer, then when you get a house, you get a junk room. In my case, I had a junk basement, until I got rid of the deadwood, meaning the ex-, but that's a whole 'nother story lol!

Answer 4

Shelves are a good way to make use of vertical space. Don't forget to consider window sills as shelves, but don't put anything there that can fade. I kept canned goods in the fridge to free up cupboard space. Hanging items from the ceiling is another way to make use of vertical space. You can get hooked racks to hang off the backs of doors. That is a good place for coats, umbrellas, backpacks, etc.

This might seem obvious, but you can consider reducing your material possessions. I used to spend allot of time living in boarding rooms, and became quite adept at this. I owned very little, and was selective about what I bothered to own. I limited my possessions to what I needed, for instance, I didn't own a kettle because I already had a perfectly good pot I could boil water in. I kept only copies of my very favourite books, but the rest I entrusted to the local library's care.

Get rid of anything you don't use. If it is something large with sentimental attachment, figure a way to keep the sentiment, while seeing the item off. For instance, a photo collage might be enough to hold the sentiment. Some sentiments might be worked into a more practical item, like baby clothes into a quilt.

Answer 5

scale down as much as possible, then make everything do double duty and always put stuff in its specified place.
double duty examples: buy a closed in coffee table that u can use for storage. put ur bed on risers and use under-bed plastic storage boxes for out of season, shoes, etc., murphy bed an option?, build up: use empty wall space for shelving (ur style), office space, etc, use decorative boxes for storage that u wont mind seeing out in the open. use the interior of pantry ddors for storage, u can buy racks, shelving, Home Depot, etc., put up a potrack on an empty kitchen wall or hang over island or sink to free up cabinet storage space.
hope some of these ideas help : )

Answer 6

pack rat 101?
seriously, part of the problem is to limit how much stuff you have.
the rest is just careful use of space.
perhaps you could use tall cupboards that don't stand too deeply into the room.
keeping the floor space open and uncluttered will make a room feel bigger.

Answer 7

Think of useing wall space. Use hooks and hang stuff from them. In my small sewing room,I have put cork panle in front of my craft table. That way I don't have to chase down instructions,I have them tacked up right in front of me.

Answer 8

Go to Ikea and get some storage ideas!

Answer 9

Go to www.flylady.net. It worked wonders for me.

Answer 10

Get a bigger house.