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Make Your Coat Closet Functional for $15

Thursday, August 28, 2008

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I love the Pottery Barn catalog.  Not that I’ve ever purchased anything from it - I just love to flip through it and glean ideas from the pages.  One PB staple that I’ve always coveted is their entryway lockers.   I don’t know why they appeal to me so much.  Maybe it’s because my optimistic brain convinces me that if I had them in [...]

Mini Mudroom Makeover

Monday, May 28, 2007

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As I mentioned before, moving to a new house always has its challenges. In addition to finding new spots for our ocean of toys, I’ve also had to come up with a new solution for our mudroom. In our new house, the entryway from the garage is a small mudroom/laundry room. It’s only about 5 [...]

Get more storage space from your closets

Saturday, April 14, 2007

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Moving into our new house last month has required a lot of adjusting. Our new place has different quantities of cabinets, closets, and even living spaces. One of the biggest changes has been the loss of our basement toy room. Consequently, I’ve had to use a little ingenuity to find new ways to store tons [...]

More details on the ‘Kid’s Closet Organization’ post

Thursday, June 22, 2006

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Thanks Erika, for you question about the details of the dresser system I listed on a previous post http://meckmom.blogspot.com/2006_02_01_meckmom_archive.html>. Here are few of the specifics. I have 5 plastic drawers in each kid’s stack. I’ll list them from the top down. · Shoes & Accessories This one holds all those miscellaneous items like belts, slippers, hats & cover-ups. [...]

Keep your kid’s drawers organized with these cheap dividers

Tuesday, February 28, 2006

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I’m not a big fan of dressers. They take up a lot of room in our tiny bedrooms and they’re tough for my little kids to use. The drawers are always heavy and most of them are out reach for my little ones. I bought 5 of these plastic drawers for each of my kids [...]

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