Tiny clothes mean a two-tiered system can be totally functional (no maxi dresses skimming the floor here!). Hang a second rod or place shelves in the lower half of the closet to make it work twice as hard.
Skinny spice racks (these are from IKEA) are easy to hang, and keep kids’ bedtime stories handy. Plus, the colorful covers make for instant wall art.
Small magnets securely hold your nail clippers and hair pins, and keep even the easiest-to-lose objects in plain sight. Washi tape adds a five-second decorative touch.
Magnetic discs (meant for keeping a handyman’s nails and screws steady), are great for holding bobby pins, paper clips and other metallic bits and baubles. Find them at a hardware store and spray paint them your favorite hue.
Your handy planner might be filled with tidy to-do lists, but somehow receipts, mail, and other scraps always end up at the bottom your purse. Glue an envelope inside the cover of your go-to notebook to create a place you can hide loose papers that you need to keep.
If it irks you to constantly reach past your husband’s sweet relish to get to your favorite mustard, consider placing a lazy Susan on a fridge shelf. Then, each condiment (or favorite soda or yogurt!) is only a flick of the wrist away.
With only a few days to go, it’s time to give the house a final going-over before Christmas. Play cleaning service this week, and give every room a top-clean session of dusting, vacuuming and final touch-up. You’ll bring the entire house to a holiday-ready state in good time to celebrate!
Haul out the pencils! It’s time to write letters to Santa Claus. Parents, do remember to save children’s letters to Santa from year to year. Everyone will enjoy watching the lists (and the handwriting) grow over the years–and the result will spark family scrapbooks
To give a holiday welcome to phone callers this week, record a special Christmas greeting for voicemail or answering machine. It’s fun, free and a festive way to connect with those whose calls you’ve missed.. Happy Holidays!
The tree is trimmed, lights glowing. Packing away the storage boxes is easy, but what do you do with all those little bulbs and fuses? They wander the house, constantly underfoot–until you need one. Keep holiday decor supplies close at hand with this simple, sneaky solution: an under-tree storage box. Read more…