If you live with roommates you know how tough it can be to get a message to one another, so we’ve made it easy for you with our Dorm Wall Clock and Chalkboard!
For all intensive purposes, travel pillows are much more functionable when you can snuggle with them when you’re not using them ;).
How to Condense Your Belongings
For most of us, we have some sort of room that is often devoted to just storage. And not only does that room tend to get more and more stuffed with items as time wears on, but we also avoid any opportunities to clean it out. We know what we have to do, but we just don’t want to do it.
But then we move into a new home and the thought of moving boxes of stuff we just don’t need brings us new motivation. So if you’re moving into a new home, want the use of that spare bedroom back or are simply just sick and tired at looking at a closet full of clothes you never wear, here are a few ways to get rid of the clutter:
1.) Categorize. Your first step should be to divide things into piles. Your first piles should be pretty basic and will typically fall into these five categories: Keep, Store, Sell, Donate and Trash. A good rule of thumb for keeping things it that it has to serve at least two purposes; a top that can be worn with a number of bottoms or a kitchen gadget that is constantly being used. A garlic press, for example, shouldn’t be in the “keep” section. It takes up room, has one very specific purpose, and a knife and cutting board can be used for the exact same purpose. Throw it in another pile.
One more tip: be overly cautious about what is trash. Someone you consider trash could be just what someone else is looking for. If you don’t think you can sell it at least donate it and let the people at your local shelter make the final decision.
2.) Get rid of duplicates. Chances are, you probably have more than one of one specific thing. Maybe you found three different waffle irons while going through your kitchen, or maybe you’ve come across 2 or 3 of the same movie in your collection. Either way, pick the best of all your duplicates and resort the remaining things to your Sell or Donate groups.
3.) Sell, Donate or Trash. After you’ve got the groups set up, get busy disposing of them! And if you’re like me, do it quick before you can go through them again and start changing your mind! First, drop off all the donation stuff and toss out the trash pile. That
should give you a feeling of accomplishment and allow you to focus on selling what’s left. Consider if you want to sell your things online, by yard sale or even by consignment.
4.) Organize. After you’ve gotten rid of your Donate and Trash groups and made arrangements for your Sell group, take a look at what you have left in your Keep and Store groups. Now’s the time to get organized. That fan that you found that you swear you’ll always use? Put it someone with easy access to using it! Those clothes you’ve narrowed down your closet to? Arrange them by color or by season. Getting rid of all that excess clutter won’t do you any good if whatever you have left is simply shoved in that same corner where you originally found it.
Do you guys have any tips for condensing your stuff?
Both practical and fun ;)
Our Birch Log Pillow is comfy. Also it looks like a tree. What else do you need?
Shelves don’t all have to look the same: check out our Fire Escape Shelving :).
It’s finals week for many of you, so we’re just giving you a head’s up that we have this: our Chemistry Textbook with Hidden Flask.
Good luck and you’re welcome.
Mirrors are one thing, but our Quill Feather Mirror Wall Decor brings it up to an entirely different level.
What do you guys think?
We don’t have this, we just thought it was an awesome combination of travel and reading.
We have other awesome stuff though….www.thegoodlifeoncampus.com
Too many pens and pencils?
Admit it, you probably have way to many pens and pencils rolling around your desk and backpack. So clean it up! Our handy little Vines Magnetic Pencil Cup not only looks classy, but is super functional as well!
Need a little spring?
We are 100% ready for spring, so lets get things going with some cool decorations! We love our new Enchanted Forest Spring Blossom Ornaments. Hope spring comes quickly to wherever you are too!
Time for spring cleaning?
Now that spring cleaning has arrived it’s the perfect time to get organized. Our Industrial Loft Organization Set Magazine Rack is the most stylish way we can think of to clean up all those magazines you have laying around on your desk and nightstand (yes, even the dirty ones).
Shower caddy, anyone?
Remember those things you don’t even realize you need until you get to college? Yeah, this is one of them. Trust us, our Bask Shower Caddy will make your shower life much, much easier.
What else have you forgotten that you need until the instant you need it?
