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Jenna

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Jun 24

Summer Organizing Tips

The longer days of summer give us the chance to untangle our lives and spruce up our homes. While the idea of organizing can be daunting, these inspiring rooms offer simple solutions that might inspire you to restore order to the kids’ toys or tackle your craft closet.

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Dos Family understands the importance of organizing — even spools of thread and embroidery scissors deserve a home of their own.


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Emmas Designblogg puts a variety of crates to use in the dining room.

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Check out ehow Home‘s chic organizing hub.

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This decor8 designer labels bulk storage, imposing a limit on the pile of old items that always multiply in the back of the cabinets.

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As seen in this dexigner post, baskets are great for picnics and storing in a stylish way. (BTW, if you like seeing pics of the HGTV Green Home in the post, you can tour the whole thing here.)

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What better way to organize chaos than behind peaceful leaves? Enjoy hiding kid clutter in this beautiful and eco-friendly bin from Mod Mom Furniture.

Do you have any summer organization projects lined up?

Posted at 4:32 pm

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  1. I love Emmas Designblogg use of crates. The space looks neat and the eclectic use of a variety of crate, candlestick, picture frames make it look like it was fun to create.

    boomer on June 25, 2010 at 12:34 PM
  2. the more organized I am, the happier I become.

    anita on June 26, 2010 at 5:30 AM
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