Love the Labels for Organized Spring Cleaning
If you are striving for an organized home, you might be looking for some small ways to achieve your goal.
This spring, why not try something new – labels! There are so many fun ways to use labels to organize your home and keep everything where it belongs. We’ve come up with some ideas for each room to help you get started!
Label Ideas
Before you can start labeling you need some supplies. They don’t have to be boring clear plastic tubs with 2×3 avery white labels. You can have fun with it!
Here are a few things that you can use to make your own containers and labels. This is a fun DIY project, or arts & crafts project with the kids!
- Old Mugs
- Scrapbook paper
- Color card stock
- Scissors
- Clothes Pins
- Binder Clips
- Yarn/Twine
- Mini Chalkboard plates
- Chalk
- Adhesive Hooks
- Mini Hanging Photo frames
- Old plant pots
- Baskets
- Old wood boxes
Now that you have some suppliers lets see how you can put them to good use!
The Mudroom
Think of your first cubby in elementary school.
You’ll find a hook for your coat and hat and backpack, and a spot to put your snow boots. Most importantly your cubby is labeled with your name so you always knew right where you needed to be, and no one else was allowed to stash their stuff in your cubby. Simple, compartmentalized, organized.
From mom’s purses, dad’s golf shoes or your child’s rain boots, bring this elementary design into your home and get great results.
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In the Kitchen
The kitchen is the hub of the home so we had to share more than one good idea with you here!
Ok so this may not be a label, but how many times a week do you get asked “what’s for dinner”. If you plan ahead for your weekly meals, broadcast the menu each morning on a tasteful blackboard in the kitchen.
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These chalkboard paint labels from Martha Stewart and Staples are a nice touch for any kitchen. Add them to your pottery or storage containers to know right where things go. The labels are removable so you can keep your containers clean.
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Have you every wondered where that missing measuring cup has gone.
Having a dedicated cabinet with measuring cubs and spoons neatly labeled and stored, is an easy way to keep track of them, and know which ones missing. Plus chances are, if they have a dedicated home they are less likely to be placed in the wrong spot.
Laundry
No one likes laundry. The sorting, the washing, the folding.
While we can’t take away the chore, we can make it a little more organized. Label your stations to suit your laundry habits – white, light, dark, towels. Even your teenager can get it right.
The Pantry
Everyone dreams of having a walk-in pantry.
Those that have them, dream of having an organized pantry. With labels, it is so easy! Install some modular shelving like the MAX Pantry shelving from Crate and barrel, add in some baskets or old wood boxes, and go label crazy, and you’ve got yourself an organized pantry.
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LAUNDRY
No one likes laundry. The sorting, the washing, the folding.
While we can’t take away the chore, we can make it a little more organized. Label your stations to suit your laundry habits – white, light, dark, towels. Even your teenager can get it right.
Beauty Products
No matter how much, or how little, space you have in your bathroom, you can never have too much organization. Find baskets, boxes, and other contraptions to hold your beauty products and label them from the outside so you never have to dig for barrettes or your eye liner again.
Child’s Room
The best habits are taught at an early age.
There are many ways to help your child learn to be organized. Paint their furniture so you can draw or write on it with chalk. Show them where their clothes go, and draw some helpful reminders on the front.
Use every available space to store toys, and keep clutter to a minimum. Even these handy, labeled canvas bags are out of the way, but serving a great organization purpose from the back of the door.
Going Green
We all know the importance of recycling, but items can add up quickly, you only have so much space, and do you ever put your cans in the paper bin.
With some handy labeled organizers, this can be a problem of the past and make your weekly recycling trip so much easier.
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Don’t Forget the Herbs
For those of you with green thumbs, don’t forget to take your labels to the gardens. You can use these colorful Chicklettes….
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Or stick with something a little more traditional. Either way when it is time to pick you’ll know right where to go.