Since it's Spring, it seems like a good time to take a look at preparing your guest room for those loved ones who are planning to come visit you during their Spring or Summer vacations.
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Looking for better organization and storage solutions? Here are 20 you can make yourself from recycled items.
"Stylish storage doesn’t have to come from a store. ..Here are 20 clever ideas to help inspire you to organize now, starting with these wall-mounted mail organizers made from recycled metal grates." 
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Vacations and adventures are among the most anticipated and fun-promising events of the year, and to organize your vacation, it starts with a bit of planning.
Here are ways that can help you in organizing your dream vacation, and enable you to make sure it will be the exact vacation you visualized.
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To avoid living out of boxes and start enjoying your new home, here are some tips to make sure that everything gets unpacked and put in its proper place.
http://theorganizedhomeclub.com/unpacking-after-a-move-the-organized-way/
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Unpacking is much harder than packing. Deciding where our treasures will live in our new home is a challenge. So be gentle with yourself--it will all owrk out in time. Delete the scoop?
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Ten tips to organize a kitchen and make it clean and functional, using lazy susans, drawer dividers, and utilizing space above and below cabinets.
Lots of photos to illustrate kitchen organization ideas that make space functional.
From the Organized Home Club: http://theorganizedhomeclub.com/10-tips-to-organizing-a-functional-kitchen/ Delete the scoop?
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How to sort clutter in garage and organize garage using storage shelves and garage cabinets. Lots of photos to show you how.
Visual step by step advice on sorting and organizing clutter accumulated in the garage.
http://theorganizedhomeclub.com/6-tips-to-organize-garage-pile-ups/
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Can you park your vehicle in your garage? If not, it's time to organize it so y can. Delete the scoop?
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This gal looked at lots of menu boards on Pinterest,took what she loved about each one to create "The Ultimate Menu Board."
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Open storage shelves are not only wonderful storage solutions, but are great solutions for displaying those decorative items we want to admire.
Read the rest of my article! http://theorganizedhomeclub.com/clutter-free-open-storage-shelves/ Delete the scoop?
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An organized vintage-styled bedroom gets a makeover by Cyndi Seidler, evolving into a more organized space and newly redecorated.
This is my latest article about a closet re-organization and bedroom makeover, with lots of photos to show everything done.
Take a look at this project: http://handygirl.com/a-bedroom-makeover-in-organizational-style/ Delete the scoop?
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This DJ's area at home belongs to DJ T and seems to have just enough space for that massive record collection!
See more rooms of DJs and their records...
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/taking-a-peek-djs-living-rooms-42245
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This food stylist's office was done by Elle Uy, and made it onto the cover of Real Living magazine. The mix of colors and furnishings give this place personal style.
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"Set up a full-featured spot to sort and gather all items that can be recycled, reused, or returned. Combine stackable containers and label each container with the intended item so everyone in your family can sort as they go."
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http://www.bhg.com/decorating/storage/projects/organize-your-recycling/
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Closets can be the bane of your existence. Take some tips from these spaces.
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January 25, 4:48 PM
Closets can be large or small depending on your home. The key iw to figure out a way for all your clothes to fit into what you have. Here are some good ideas...
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January 25, 10:21 PM
These tips are all practical and actionable. I already do the basics and I picked up some new ideas too. A closet is like a small room. Lighting, paint color on walls and the flooring are important. Organizer units and strorage bins and shelves can be recycled or repurposed ones. The small step ladder is a must.
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Now that Spring may have finally arrived, closet organization is right up there with letting the sun in through open windows. As you turn over your winter wear to spring/summer clothing, use these tips to organize your closet. Then enjoy the better weather!
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Anything about home organizing solutions, ideas, storage products, you name it...
This board has over 600 pins on it that show some great organizing ideas to use for the home. Every day are new ideas, so check it out and follow!
http://pinterest.com/cyndiseidler/stylish-home-organization/
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25 of my favorite creative uses of containers from my Stylish Home Organization Pinterest board for ways to store and organize items..
Get some inspiration and ideas to use various types of containers to get organized!
http://handygirl.com/25-creative-ways-to-use-and-store-items/
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"I marked the books as being things to which I had the highest emotional attachment. In this organizing process, you first get rid of the things that are 100% obsolete, to which you have no attachment, building momentum to the obsolete items you’re most attached to."
The challenge for this person was to have only the things in her office that fuel her theme “Root to Flower,” and energize her. Find out her process in getting rid of 250 books.
http://diytricks.com/design/home-office-organizing-bookshelves-6/
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This article talks about some ways you can handle your work obligations when going on a vacation. These tips help you organize your work before leaving so you can enjoy a stress free vacation.
http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/design/organize-freelance-business-before-vacation/
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The Stylish Home Organization board on Pinterest shows a selection of organizing products from a vast arena of creative, stylish, and do-it-yourself storage solutions which would organize practically anything you can imagine.
http://handygirl.com/organizing-product-ideas-to-get-organized/
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I've seen various menu planners, and particularly liked this one because of its stylish design.
This one is a do-it-yourself project, but there are also plenty of pre-printed planners, as well as other homemade ones.
The thing most all of them have in common is a 7-day meal list. And, in planning meals in advance allows you to shop for ingredients ahead of time so that you have everything you need to prepare the meal.
See how this menu planner is made:
http://heartlandpaper.typepad.com/heartland_paper/2010/08/menu-planner-on-studio-5.html
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Organizing solutions for the home don't have to be dull. Use pretty accent-type furnishings to organize and store stuff, providing a decorative touch to any room.
Creative and Decorative Organizing Solutions for the Home
http://theorganizedhomeclub.com/creative-decorative-organizing-solutions/
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Joanna Madden offers seven decorating tips on how to declutter your vintage pile, from Country Living
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I couldn't read this post, but you'll get the idea when you see this kid's room with old crates painted, hung on wall, and storing shoes! Quite stylish!
http://theverden.blogspot.com/2010/12/rom-for-rom-barnehageinngangen.html
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A nice photo collection showing examples of ways to accomodate lots of books in a room.
http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/1230986/list/24-Amazing-Walls-of-Books
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To solve problem with space in clothes closet, I used Huggable Hangers with cascading hooks to triple the space in closet.
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http://handygirl.com/making-a-guest-room-guest-friendly/