Organization Tips for Every Room in Your Home
Order in the house! The HGTV Magazine editors are sharing their top tips for organizing every room — plus all the gear you need to get the job done.
Organized Mudroom With Storage
This neatly organized mudroom has cubbies, bins and drawers for tons of added storage.
Photo by: Alex Lukey; Design by Lisa Lev Design
Alex Lukey; Design by Lisa Lev Design
Are you itching for an organization overhaul but don't know where to begin? HGTV Magazine is here with tons of easy ideas for organizing every room and maxing out your storage space. Read through the editors' best tricks and shop the coolest home storage products to kick start your cleanup.
Stack Your Cosmetics
The drawers in your bathroom vanity won’t get any bigger without a reno, but you can put every inch of space to use with stackable bins. (These are by The Home Edit for Walmart). Clear boxes are key so you can see what’s inside.
Organized Bathroom Drawers
These bathroom drawers are neatly organized with clear containers to maximize storage.
Photo by: The Home Edit
The Home Edit
Color Code Your Closet
Arranging your clothes in rainbow order will speed up your search for certain pieces — plus you’ll be able to see how many items you have in the same shades. If you’re long on some colors, pare down your collection, or at least take a break from buying blue sweaters!
Color-Coded Organized Closet
This neat closet is perfectly organized with the clothes sorted by color.
Photo by: Jeff Mindell; Design by Studio DIY
Jeff Mindell; Design by Studio DIY
Buy Some Baskets and Bins
Create a Command Center
Give family members one defined area, ideally near an entry, where they can find a calendar (This one is from Girl Friday Acrylics on Etsy.), paper for writing to-do lists, mail and other essentials. Designating a single space for all of your administrative tasks will help tame countertop and fridge-door clutter. To up the style factor, paint the wall a dark color.
Cool, Organized Entryway
This black and white entry features an organized command center with a wall calendar, mail holder and notepad.
Photo by: Erin Wheeler, Sunny Circle Studio
Erin Wheeler, Sunny Circle Studio
Buy a Mail Organizer
Store Food in Clear Containers
Organizing experts often say that if you can see something, you’ll use it, so put perishables like fruits and veggies in see-through, airtight bins and bags in your fridge. Keep your freezer in order by storing packaged foods in wire baskets.
Neat and Clean Fridge With Storage Containers
This clean fridge is organized with clear food storage containers.
Photo by: Kristen Hong, Hello Nutritarian
Kristen Hong, Hello Nutritarian
Embrace Shelving
Make use of vertical space above a desk and mount shelves all the way to the ceiling. (This system is from The Container Store.) Use big canvas boxes on the top shelves for papers you don’t need to access often and reserve the lower shelves for small boxes and binders with important documents.
Pink Home Office With Open Shelves
This pretty home office space features pink marble-print wallpaper and open shelves with tons of storage.
Photo by: Monica Leed, Simply Spaced
Monica Leed, Simply Spaced
Start an Outbox
Designate one large container where you can put the casserole dish you have to return, the bag of clothes you want to donate and anything else that needs to leave your house. Keep the bin by the front door so you can easily grab those items on your way out. (A big basket is an ideal outbox.)
Fresh and Bright Entryway With Wallpaper
This stylish entry features wallpaper, a patterned rug and a black front door.
Photo by: Dane Tashima; Design by Erin Wheeler, Sunny Circle Studio
Dane Tashima; Design by Erin Wheeler, Sunny Circle Studio
Hang Cleaning Supplies
Instead of leaning brooms and dustpans in the corner of a closet or your laundry room, mount them to the wall. Install a pegboard and attach wire baskets for storing soaps, sprays and other products.
Blue Laundry Room With Storage
This blue laundry room features a pegboard wall to store cleaning supplies.
Photo by: Lauren Shaver, Bless'er House
Lauren Shaver, Bless'er House
Ditch the Cardboard
Keep track of what you have in stock by transferring dry goods into canisters and dispensers. (These are from Honey-Can-Do.) Then outfit your shelves with bins — they act like drawers because you can slide them out and see what’s in the back. You don’t need a giant pantry to use these tricks; they work just as well in a closet!
Blue and White Organized Kitchen Pantry
This stylish navy and white pantry is perfectly organized with clear food storage containers.
Photo by: Ashley Basnight, Handmade Haven
Ashley Basnight, Handmade Haven
Little Life Changers from the HGTV Stars
Put a strip of Velcro on the back of your TV console and on the backs of each remote. Stick the remotes to the console, and you’ll never have to hunt for them again.
Create a binder with manuals and warranties for your home’s major appliances. When you leave it for the next owners, they’ll be amazed!
Learn how to fold clothes neatly. You’ll create more room in your drawers, and you’ll look organized, even if you don’t feel that way!
I use tension rods everywhere. Place one low in a closet and rest shoes on it; you can also install one under the sink and hang spray bottles from it.
We follow the rule of one thing in, one thing out. When we buy something new, we donate an item we don’t use as much.
