My Organized Closet with Containers for Household Images, Mementos and extra!

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May 24, 2025

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Operation: A Place for Every thing (and Every thing in Its Place)

My Organized Closet with Containers for Household Images, Mementos and extra!

My organizing mission continues! This closet makeover continues to be in progress so no fairly photos, however I assumed I’d present you what I’ve been engaged on behind the scenes.

The Closet That Drove Me Nuts

(are you able to blame me?)

This closet within the Comfortable was certainly one of these closets.

The “we simply moved in” (…virtually 4 years in the past 😂) so let’s simply stuff it in right here for now type of closet.

It turned the delayed resolution zone—overflowing with the issues I wasn’t fairly positive what to do with. Household photographs, mementos, recordsdata, additional pillow covers… all necessary, all with no clear residence.

At one level it was full of fluffy pillows, and they’d all come tumbling out once I opened the door. I don’t assume I took a photograph of that.

Why We Selected a Compact House

We dwell in what I name a compact residence, by alternative. It has smaller rooms, a smaller lot, a one automobile storage, no storage shed, no basement and smallish closets. After years of getting more room—additional garages, basements, closets, outbuildings—I noticed “additional space for storing” simply made it too simple to gather an excessive amount of stuff.

And for somebody like me (an individual who likes to brighten, might be sentimental, and a recovering procrastinator 😏), fewer storage choices truly “forces me” to remain up to the mark. In any other case litter is multiplying “out of sight, out of thoughts” (or taunting me each time I open the door).

White picture containers (related) // Blue stackable bins // Navy linen file containers // Wall-mounted important oil organizer // Blue journal holders

That stated, even after years of decluttering and downsizing, I’m nonetheless studying necessary truths, corresponding to:

Small areas clearly want fewer issues—however in addition they want higher methods.

Once we had a 5,000 sq. foot home, we didn’t really need many methods. Individuals at all times say an even bigger home is more durable to maintain clear, however it’s far simpler to stash stuff the place nobody has to see it.

We had loads of storage in that home so you might toss in absolutely anything to “take care of later” and overlook you even owned it. Till it was time for us to maneuver. Identical state of affairs occurred on the subsequent home. It was a smaller residence however 1,000 sq. ft of storage beneath the home. I had no thought we nonetheless had canoes beneath the home till the day we have been making an attempt to load the Uhaul.

By the way in which, you possibly can learn extra of my misadventures and options discovered via all of my properties in my books Love the House You Have and Make Room for What You Love — perhaps you’ll relate or simply get a very good snigger at my struggles ha!

On a associated be aware, I don’t know why I nonetheless have this album. I imply, I did like Donny and Marie and had loads of their albums, however this might not be the one I might select to maintain. But right here it’s.

And why have I moved about 13 instances with this album? I’ve loads of questions. Ha! Fortunately, these random finds have gotten extra uncommon. I nonetheless have an excessive amount of stuff, however I’m making regular progress. Let me present you what I’ve been engaged on!

The Closet Downside (and My Easy Answer)

This closet within the comfortable, beneath the eaves, is definitely one of many greatest we’ve, so I knew it had potential. However with out stackable bins or a usable construction, it wasn’t going to work for what I wanted.

We didn’t have to preserve every part, so I began—as a necessity—with a ruthless edit. I’ve come a great distance in relation to letting go, and having restricted house positively helps me be extra decisive.

As soon as the litter was pared down, I bought to the enjoyable half: organizing.

What I Used:

White picture containers (related): These maintain all our free photographs till we are able to scan, body, or type them.
Blue stackable bins: These are soft-sided however sturdy with handles and spots for labels. Some are file containers, some are simply open bins. I’m unsure how these ended up being two shades of blue (I ordered one set a bit later) however that’s okay. It doesn’t should be excellent to really feel organized.
Navy linen file containers: These are actually sturdy, well-built, and a terrific measurement. They arrive with metallic rails to carry recordsdata!
Blue journal holders
Wall-mounted important oil organizer: I added two of those wall cabinets months in the past and love how they maximize vertical house with out cluttering the closet. I positively have to pare down my oils, however I really like all of them. Ha! I nonetheless have to tidy these cabinets up, although. Child steps! Facet be aware, this closet smells LIKE A DREAM! I get my oils right here.

Every thing I wanted now stacks neatly into the closet, and there’s nonetheless sufficient flooring house to stroll out and in comfortably. YAY!

It’s simply what I needed. A straightforward repair. No want to put in cabinets or discover furnishings. No everlasting installations. Only a quick and purposeful resolution that works for us now, and is versatile for the longer term, too.

And most significantly? I can open the door with out nervousness. I preserve opening the door simply to remind myself of how far I’ve come!

Purchase bins in bigger units if you recognize you’ll use them—it’s extra inexpensive.
Search for bins with handles and label slots for straightforward future organizing.
Don’t purchase containers for litter. Declutter earlier than you manage.
Easy options could make a big effect—particularly in small areas.

Voila! This little system saved the day…and my sanity.

Yet one more factor….

Keep tuned for my subsequent installment of A Place for Every thing and Every thing in Its Place—you received’t even consider this one! I got here up with a intelligent thought for the closet door that solved an entire completely different organizing dilemma. It was a tough one! I can’t wait to point out you.