| The summer is typically one of the busiest times | | | | much space this creates in bedroom closets. |
| in any home, especially if you have children. In | | | | Canvas bags are economical solutions for the |
| between visits from a professional cleaner, you | | | | storage of your winter and fall gear. There's no |
| might want to consider some of these tips for | | | | use in having sweaters lingering in your closets |
| summer organization. | | | | when we're having a heatwave. |
| 1. Add a row of coat hooks to your garage or | | | | 5. Dedicate a space in the house for unused items: |
| carport wall. Put everyone's name above one of | | | | Instead of dedicating a whole day to trying to |
| them. These are great places for everything | | | | take inventory of the things that have no further |
| from wet bathing suits, to shoes, to school bags. | | | | use in your home, do it over a month. Keep them |
| Below each hook, add a little plastic tote bag with | | | | neatly in a space for the month and build on it as |
| handles. These can hold anything from flip flops to | | | | you find things. |
| suntan lotion. Reduce the amount of clutter | | | | 6. Hold A Garage Sale: Instead of trashing the |
| coming into the home. | | | | items to clear them out of the home - hold a |
| 2. BBQ Grilling Tools: Your grill tools are too long to | | | | garage sale on a weekend. |
| fit into the most conventional of kitchen drawers. | | | | 7.Out With The Old: Summer is a great time to |
| Install a pegboard near the BBQ and hang your | | | | take stock of toys and games that the kids don't |
| grill tools before and after. | | | | play with anymore. Take advantage of the |
| 3. Water Toy Storage: Have a pool? Store your | | | | opportunity to explain the benefits of giving the |
| water toys in a Rubbermaid bin with holes drilled in | | | | things you've outgrown to the Salvation Army or |
| the bottom to drain water. Perfect for pool | | | | even to company's like Value Village. Creating |
| noodles or water toys. | | | | room in the house for new toys and |
| 4. Reduce closet clutter in bedrooms. 95% of | | | | Clutter reduction and home organization is a sure |
| people usually don't put off season clothes away | | | | fire way to reduce the feeling that a season of |
| for half the year, but you'd be surprised how | | | | activity takes over your home. |