Mission Organization: Bedroom Bathroom Cabinets

The bathroom in our bedroom is "Michael's". He keeps most of his bathroom stuff in there and uses that shower. He doesn't really require much. I was looking for a place inside the house to keep all our paint. It's not supposed to be kept in the garage and we needed it to be stored else where. So, I decided to purge hubby's stuff and take over the rest of the bathroom cabinets! He was totally cool with it by the way.

Here's how they looked before (I went ahead and organized the drawers while I was at it)

There was quite a bit of trash in there. Like the other bathroom I pulled everything out- threw things away and made piles. Larger items were put in the right cabinet.

The middle cabinet became storage for paint cans (they are all small cans)

The left cabinet is my spray paint and a few mason jars of paint for touch ups - I didn't want to keep the large cans. I only kept gallon size can that was full and it's in the back.

The left drawer is all the extras of items.

And the right are his everyday items.

This was such a quick project. It took less than 15 minutes to organize! And now we have a good place to store our paint.

Mission Organization: Middle Bathroom Cabinets

I keep all of my stuff in the middle bathroom and it was driving me crazy lately! I had to tackle it over the weekend. I'm so happy with the results.

Before pics:

I started by taking everything out of the cabinets. I grouped items as I was going. Then I had this:

I had a huge trash pile in the top right hand corner and I also had a big pile of baby stuff that I decided to move to Benji's closet. After bagging the trash and moving everything that wasn't staying I had this:

Looking better already! I bought these from Wal-Mart ($5 each pack of 3). Also, you can see the 2 baskets to the left that I already owned.

Ready for the after's?

Right cabinet: Straightener and curler, Harrison's bath toys, and hot curlers way in the back (I don't use them much).

Middle Cabinet: Humidifier in the back, Trash can, air freshener, yellow box holds shaving supplies, brown basket holds first aid items.

And my favorite cabinet: All my bins filled with organized goodness!

Right side drawers: one hair drawer and one tooth/Michael's stuff drawer (most of his stuff is in our other bathroom, but sometimes he gets ready in "my" bathroom if Benji is still asleep in our room)

My morning routine and makeup drawer

I like how organized the drawers are, but I need to get some clear trays to keep them organized. Everything slides around right now. Especially my makeup. I want to get clear so I can spruce them up with fun scrapbook paper.

I decided to move all my nail polish to this cool box. I got this box with nothing particular in mind- I just loved it. It was at Home Goods. I had it in the bedroom, but moved it to the bathroom. It also has some sample face stuff in it.

How it looks closed and on the counter. I also have a basket holding my nighttime face wash and my toner.

 

 

So, what do you think? Been doing any bathroom organizing at your house? Are you like me and deal for a while then just get fed up?

Mission Organization: Jewelry Box

Several years ago my hubby bought me an awesome gift for Christmas:

 

 

What looks like a picture frame is actually...

 

 

Really awesome jewelry storage!

 

I really love it and I use it every day. Over the years it has gotten loaded down with stuff and I don't wear it all. So, it was time for a clean out. I took everything out and looked over what I actually wear. There wasn't enough hooks for all my necklaces, so I grouped like items on the same hook. But, I tried not to have more than 2 necklaces to a hook.

 

 

It's still pretty full, but the right side of the necklace section is a lot better and it's easier to get a bracelet off too!

Mission Organization: Harrison's Closet

 When I started organizing the linen closet last week I ended up working on Harrison's closet too. I had worked on it not long ago, but it gets messy so easily! It wasn't as much of an undertaking though. I didn't take everything out. I just rearranged a little to make it look nicer and make it easier for Harrison to get to his toys and for us to get to his books.

Before:
 
Top shelf was too-big clothes, jackets, box of coloring books.

Next shelf: box full of candy that I have no idea what to do with, books, diapers (for nighttime), Awana's bag.

Third shelf: games.

Fourth shelf: large toys and a box of outgrown clothes (I toss stuff in there as I come across it in his drawer. Once it's full I fill a large tubberware container to store for future use.

 

 

 



Afters:

Top shelf: Too big clothes

Next shelf: Books and that stinkin box of candy. What do you do with candy that everyone buys for your kid? Harrison gets tons and tons of candy and he never eats it!

Third shelf: blocks, puzzles, Alphie, and coloring books

Bottom shelf: bigger toys and the box of outgrown clothes

And now just because I enjoy it - side by sides:



It makes me so happy to have a freshly organized space!

Promised Pictures of the Garage

I'm warning you...It's bad. You can turn back now.



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From the driveway:

 
Left side:

 
Right Side:

Back wall:
 

 
Entry to the house and my little cutie pie:

Boy, do we have our work cut out for us. It wasn't this bad not that long ago, but we started dumping stuff out there instead of bringing it in. And then puppy dragged stuff out everywhere. I'm very excited to get started! See the toolbox in the picture above? That wall is going to become a "mud" area. I can't tell you how excited I am for that!

Mission Organization: Linen Closet

 It was raining this weekend, so we didn't get to work on the garage. But, I still tackled some organization projects. I've learned that whenever I get an itch to do a project I better do it because the motivation doesn't usually last long.

 

I took on the linen closet first because it has been bothering me for a while. Since our house is so small we have to make every nook and cranny work well for us. The linen closet has a ton of jobs. It holds games, towels, craft items, pictures, a box of cables, and hubby's shoes.

 

Here are the top 2 shelves before:

 

 

 And the bottom 2 shelves before:

 

 

 

The first thing I did was take everything out. I weeded out trash and items that could be donated. We had a ton of gift bags, so I kept some and passed the rest to my mom. Then, some items got moved to other locations. It's funny how one organization project usually turns into several. Like wanting to move the printer paper into the desk brought on organizing the desk drawer. 

 

Then, I took a look at everything left and worked out how it would work for us best. I worked on Harrison's closet at the same time (post to come next week) so that I could keep like items together. Before the adult games were in this closet and his games were in his closet. I decided to keep them all in this closet and I moved coloring books to Harrison's closet.

 

Now the afters! Top 2 shelves:

 

 

To the left are all the boxed adult games and to the far right are all of the boxed kid games. The middle basket is full of smaller (cards) or odd shaped (bop it) games and play doh.

 

The next shelf is for towels. The left is supposed to be where the regular towels go, but we are out. Oops! The middle is hand towels in the back and wash clothes in the front. The white container is baby wash clothes and beside it are hooded towels. In the back are beach towels.

 

The bottom 2 shelves after:

 

 

Starting on the left side: The monkey bag is full of gift bags and tissue paper. The wicker box is full of cards. Then there is a poker set that wouldn't fit up top and a ton of candles behind that. The far right is a box full of cables, a box of larger photos, and some batting.

 

Then there are Hubby's shoes and our step stool.

 

Now for side by side comparisons for fun!

 

 

 

Ahhh, so much better! I am much happier!