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Green Cleaning Tips

michaelsmith — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:00:44 +0000

Last Sunday was Earth Day. April 27 is Arbor Day. April is Earth month. Is anyone else noticing a theme here? It seems like now might be a good time to discuss green cleaning tips for around the house. Continue reading →

Bad Declutter Habits

michaelsmith — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:42:01 +0000

We spend a lot of time talking about proper declutter methods for your home. Today, let's talk about how NOT to declutter your home. Underestimating the project, lack of follow-through, a later lack of commitment and being a perfectionist will only hinder your efforts. Continue reading →

Tips to Clear Up Space Regularly

michaelsmith — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:40:04 +0000

If there’s one lesson I hope that everyone has been taking away from this blog, it’s the importance of consistency. Here at Contempo Closet, we can build great wardrobe closets to help meet your home organization and storage needs, but we cannot make you use them that way. That part is on you. Continue reading →

Storing Your Sports Gear

michaelsmith — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:40:43 +0000

As a new little league baseball season begins, parents around the country are taking their kids to practice, filling the stands, rooting on their children and trying to make room for all their sports gear. Continue reading →

Starting Over with Home Storage

michaelsmith — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:00:59 +0000

Good home organization is one of those habits that must be practiced regularly otherwise it progressively declines to nearly unmanageable states. And sometimes home storage gets bad. Sometimes, it gets so bad, that the only thing you can really do is start over. Continue reading →

How to Clean a Closet

michaelsmith — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:00:24 +0000

While normally refer to organizing a closet when discuss cleaning a closet, today we discuss how to actually CLEAN a closet. It's a simple process and won't be too difficult to accomplish during your regular seasonal closet organizing sessions. Continue reading →

When It Comes to Decluttering, Two Heads Are Better Than One

michaelsmith — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:00:27 +0000

We’ve all been there. Cleaning out the closet, promising yourself that you’ll finally get rid of everything this time, but before you know it, you've created three piles of clothes that you refuse to throw away. Bring a friend with an objective opinion along. They might be able to help sort out things out a bit better. Continue reading →

Places You Could Use a Freestanding Wardrobe

michaelsmith — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:54:14 +0000

We primarily consider wardrobes to be bedroom furniture, storage towers for clothing storage. But there’s plenty of others places to put them and plenty of other things they could hold around the home Continue reading →

Home Organization Tip: Clean Out Kitchen and Bathroom Cabinets, too

michaelsmith — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:00:23 +0000

We dedicate a lot of time on this blog to discussing home wardrobe and closet storage/organization, however we've utterly ignored two of the most important cabinets in the home: the kitchen and bathroom cabinets. Read on for tips and tricks to help you organize the kitchen and bathroom with the same efficiency as your bedroom. Continue reading →

Don’t Hunt For Clothes In Your Closet – Get Organized

michaelsmith — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:20:20 +0000

Morning is a hectic time for everyone. Getting up, ready and dressed with a time-limit is one of the greatest challenges everyone has to face each day. You can make the challenge a little easier every morning with a well-organized closet. Continue reading →