When we bought our house we bought it for the killer deal, school district, the property, and it was down the street from our best friends. We did NOT buy it for it's sq. footage! Everything about this house is small so cramming 4 people along with their belongings into this space means there can be NO clutter and NO junk! Everything has a place and if it's not being used then it gets the boot. It's cut throat around here, prove your worth or it's to the donate pile you go!
During Nursing school, I have to admit, the house didn't even make the Top 5 on my priority list, so during long breaks I implement new ways to organize the chaos! These are just some of my favorite ways to provide extra space. I will continue to update this post as I do more. Hope something can help those who are space challenged like me :)
Bathroom: We did a major remodel to combine 2 bathrooms into 1 to provide more space, so when we picked out a new vanity we chose one with as much storage as we could find...HUGE improvement! Hung a mason jar for toothbrushes/paste, jars on the counter for floss/q-tips/cottenballs, Container to keep all meds/first aid stuff in.
Kitchen: Just got this idea off Pinterest and LOVE it! Cheap little $ store bins for snacks. 1 for the fridge(Cheese, yogurt, veggies, also have fruit and ranch/yogurt dip) and 1 for the pantry (Roll up's, granola bars, cheez its, peanuts, cereal,and fruit snacks) I used snack bags to measure out for little hands to grab and go! Plus you've eliminated all the snack boxes from taking up so much space in you're pantry/fridge. Yay!!
Laundry room/Pantry: We are just about done with this remodel and will post more soon for this :)
Amber's room:
I keep ALL toys under her bed in baskets ($4.97 @ walmart), with a sm basket inside for items like Lil Pets. More sm baskets in drawers for socks etc.
You can use those cute little bags that sheets and pillow cases come in for things like Barbie clothes. Also a cushioned storage cube for extra storage and to be used as desk chair that can be pushed under desk to save space.
I also hung a hook on the inside of her closet to hang all those purses, over the door shoe rack, and plenty more sm plastic bins for her desk supplies, etc.
Drew's room (aka.The closet):
So small that you can't fit a bed AND a dresser inside, so all toys go under the bed just like Amber's. His favorite giant collection of cars (he plays with them daily) found a home in a 2 tier plastic bin with the top taken off and wheels put on so it's mobile. He rolls that sucker around everywhere!
His closet had to become his dresser so we put in shelves and there is a bin for everything. Pj's, socks, underwear, winter gear, shirts, jeans, and anything with a collar gets hung up.
Shoes in a over the door shoe rack also.
Our Room:
All the closets are the same size so Bill and I trying to share one is difficult to say the least! We use under the bed storage, over the door shoe rack, a 4 tier shoe rack in closet, and extra bins in the top of the closet for t-shirts/purses.
Basket I had laying around for my scarves
Paperwork:
Keep all unpaid bills/waiting to be filed papers in a simple wall rack. I have a 3 drawer file cabinet that is hidden in the hall closet that holds all paper work and other misc items, like gifts bags, envelopes etc.
During Nursing school, I have to admit, the house didn't even make the Top 5 on my priority list, so during long breaks I implement new ways to organize the chaos! These are just some of my favorite ways to provide extra space. I will continue to update this post as I do more. Hope something can help those who are space challenged like me :)
Bathroom: We did a major remodel to combine 2 bathrooms into 1 to provide more space, so when we picked out a new vanity we chose one with as much storage as we could find...HUGE improvement! Hung a mason jar for toothbrushes/paste, jars on the counter for floss/q-tips/cottenballs, Container to keep all meds/first aid stuff in.
Also added a backpack/coat/calender station on a wall in the kitchen. Both kids have 2 hooks and their names separate each side (Lord knows a fight WILL ensue if someones coat is on the others backpack hook lol)
Amber's room:
I also hung a hook on the inside of her closet to hang all those purses, over the door shoe rack, and plenty more sm plastic bins for her desk supplies, etc.
Drew's room (aka.The closet):
So small that you can't fit a bed AND a dresser inside, so all toys go under the bed just like Amber's. His favorite giant collection of cars (he plays with them daily) found a home in a 2 tier plastic bin with the top taken off and wheels put on so it's mobile. He rolls that sucker around everywhere!
His closet had to become his dresser so we put in shelves and there is a bin for everything. Pj's, socks, underwear, winter gear, shirts, jeans, and anything with a collar gets hung up.
Shoes in a over the door shoe rack also.
All the closets are the same size so Bill and I trying to share one is difficult to say the least! We use under the bed storage, over the door shoe rack, a 4 tier shoe rack in closet, and extra bins in the top of the closet for t-shirts/purses.
Paperwork:
Keep all unpaid bills/waiting to be filed papers in a simple wall rack. I have a 3 drawer file cabinet that is hidden in the hall closet that holds all paper work and other misc items, like gifts bags, envelopes etc.
Carport: We have a detached garage, but that is Bill's playhouse and believe when when I say he uses every inch of it! So When it come to stuff like the kids bikes we had to find a way to keep them covered without being in the way of my truck parking in the carport. Simple answer, just took forever for me to think fo it. Ha!
That's it for now! More to come, I'm sure, as this house always has a new challenge to overcome :)
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