We recently shared some simple yet effective tips with Homes & Gardens to help you keep your home, specifically your kitchen, tidy and stress-free this holiday season.
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Tidy Nest Featured Press: How To Organize Children’s Books (Homes & Gardens)
We shared some ways to transform your child's reading corner into an organized space in a recent interview with Homes & Gardens.
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Tidy Nest Featured Press: 5 Things Pro Organizers Say Are Must-Haves In A Small Bathroom (Homes & Gardens)
Bathrooms are tight on space so maximizing every inch of space is crucial. But regardless of the size of your bathroom, drawer organization is key to maintaining order which we explained to Homes & Gardens when they asked us about bathroom organization tips.
We like to use plastic drop-in organizers because they are easy to wipe clean
Use bamboo organizers for a more eco-friendly option plus it’s a great win when they match the interior of the drawers.
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Tidy Nest Featured Press: Where To Store Spices In A Small Kitchen– 9 Space-Saving Places To Stash Spices In Style (Homes & Gardens)
There are so many ways to store spices in kitchens.
laying flat in a drawer
standing up in a pull-out drawer
in a cabinet on a tiered shelf
in a cabinet on a turntable
We spoke to Homes & Gardens and shared our most important spice organizational tip.
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Tidy Nest Featured Press: 10 Alternative Ways To Contain Your Culinary Tools (Homes & Gardens)
Can you imagine having a kitchen without drawers? While it’s uncommon, we occasionally come across this design choice which requires us to get a little creative.
Check out our go-to hack for storing kitchen utensils in a kitchen without drawers in the latest Homes & Garden article below.
Our Favorite Countertop Utensil Storage
Let’s be honest we love just about everything from Farmhouse Pottery. This crock is beautiful to contain utensils, kitchen tools or even flowers.
If you’re looking for something fun and vibrant, this is it! We love these crocks for the variety of gorgeous colors they come in.
Our favorite thing about this crock is the divider inside. It keeps your favorite tools separated and easier to remove while prepping, cooking and serving.
Sleek and minimal, this is a great accent to your counter and fits a good amount of utensils! We love that they have matching canisters too.
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Tidy Nest Featured Press: How To Organize Your Home Without Spending Any Money– 8 Pro Tips (Homes & Gardens)
One common misconception with organizing is that you have to spend a lot of money on products.
That is so not true.
If you’re the DIY type, raid the recycle bin for discard boxes and follow the step below.
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Tidy Nest Featured Press: 7 Home Organization Secrets- These Will Change Your Life (Homes & Gardens)
We shared some of our organizing secrets with Homes & Gardens and you’ll be surprised at what was shared.
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Tidy Nest Featured Press: Decluttering Makeup And Skincare– 10 Ways To Streamline Your Stash Beautifully (Homes & Gardens)
Bathrooms are generally tight on space and can get unruly if the space isn’t edited frequently. We encourage frequent editing of this space by checking expiration dates, identifying duplicates and unnecessary products. We try our best not to dump everything in the trash and so we have found creative ways to repurpose and recycle products and the packaging.
We shared one of our favorite ways to repurpose mascara wands with Homes & Gardens.
If you feel inspired to tackle the bathroom this weekend, we have a step-by-step guide linked below to help you along.
Wands for Wildlife
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Tidy Nest Featured Press: 7 Things To Declutter Before Summer Starts– For A Stress-Free, Organized Space (Homes & Gardens)
It’s Summer (woohoo) and that means lots of outdoor activities. To be properly prepared requires just a little bit of planning, and that little bit of planning can make all the difference in creating your picture perfect summer.
We shared with Homes & Gardens some of our favorite summer organizing tips to get you ready for the grill, the beach, road trips and picnics.
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Tidy Nest Featured Press: How To Declutter Books – 10 Novel Ways To Streamline Your Collection (Homes & Gardens)
Books tend to be the hardest for people to edit. We get it - we’re book worms too!
We encourage our clients to gather all their books in one place and start sorting by genre. Once the books are categorized by genre, begin editing easier categories first like novels, specialty cookbooks, fad diets etc. Once you’ve determined what you’re keeping, decide how you’d liek to display these books - by genre, by author, by colored spine, etc.
We recently shared some tips on decluttering books with Homes & Gardens - full article is below!
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Tidy Nest Featured Press: How To Fold Clothes For Packing– For Wrinkle-Free Results And To Free Up Space In Your Case (Homes & Gardens)
Fun fact: Shannon is so good at packing for vacations that clients hire her to pack for their vacations. So when Homes & Gardens asked for packing tips, Shannon jumped on it right away.
Below are some of her favorite packing tips for clothing.
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Tidy Nest Featured Press: How To Fold Blankets – Easy Ways With Space-Saving Style (Homes & Gardens)
If your feeds are anything like ours then you have folding tutorials popping up on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc. 24/7. While they are fun to watch, they are also super helpful. In this article for Homes & Gardens, we shared our favorite blanket folding techniques so say goodbye to those unsightly mountain of blankets on your couch.
Do you want to see a video tutorial on folding blankets? Let us know below!
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Tidy Nest Featured Press: Decluttering Trends We’ve Fallen Out of Love With in 2023 (Homes & Gardens)
We chatted with Homes & Gardens about some of the decluttering trends we’re saying goodbye to in 2023 - check out our contributions below.
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Tidy Nest Featured Press: Organizing Trends We’ve Fallen Out of Love With in 2023 (Homes & Gardens)
We are thankful that the organizing industry has received immense exposure over the last few years.
It seems like everywhere we look there’s a new product that is the answer to all organizing woes or yet another TikTok video showing a color-coded refrigerator or another organizing hack.
Some tips and products are super helpful and some just add to clutter and disorganization.
We chatted with Homes & Gardens about some of the trends we’re saying goodbye to in 2023 - check out our contributions below.
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Tidy Nest Featured Press: 10 Ways Professional Organizers Declutter to Downsize (Homes & Gardens)
We were recently interviewed by Homes & Gardens on our favorite topic - moving! I know, what you’re thinking, but hear us out, moves don’t have to be stressful.
We always encourage our clients to determine where everything is going in the new home before you pack it up and move it to the new location. Anything that doesn’t have a home in the new space is a prime candidate for donation.
Start with the big items like furniture. We promise it will make a huge difference.
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Tidy Nest Featured Press: How to Fold Shirts– for Stacking in the Closet and Packing in Suitcases (Homes & Gardens)
I think any organizer will tell you that one of the most requested tutorial topics is “How to fold ______”
We spoke to Homes & Gardens on our favorite methods for folding shirts - for travel & for home storage.
We’re super excited to announce that we’re a regular expert contributor to Homes & Gardens’ organization features! You can check out all our article with Homes & Gardens below.
There are a bunch of packing cubes on the market but if we have a choice, we always prefer AWAY products.
If your folding skills need some help, try a folding board which will help you create a perfect fold every time
Bamboo is always our first choice but these spring loaded dividers also come in various plastic colors.
For our video tutorials on folding techniques, head over to our Instagram account and check out our reels
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Tidy Nest Featured Press: How to Organize a Sock Drawer– 10 Ways to Sort Socks in Style (Homes & Gardens)
If you ask Jared, there’s nothing worse than searching for a pair of socks in a drawer of mismatched socks. And if you’re not a morning person, this sock hunt can start your day off on the wrong foot.
We always encourage clients to take time to organize the sock drawer to make your morning routine much more enjoyable.
We recently chatted with Homes & Gardens about sock drawer organization - take a look below on our tips.
P.S. We’re happy to report that we are a regular contributor to Homes & Gardens now.
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Tidy Nest Featured Press: 10 Ways Professional Organizers Declutter to Move (Homes & Gardens)
Moving can be very stressful, and involves a lot of planning and organization- that’s where we come in! The process of packing up your entire life and transporting it to a new location can be overwhelming, so start by decluttering and ridding of the things you won’t need or want.
We recently shared our best piece of advice when it comes to preparing for your move.
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Tidy Nest Featured Press: 10 Ways to Declutter Your Bedroom– To Make it Feel Bigger (Homes & Gardens)
If we had to pick just one room in the house to declutter it would be the bedroom! Your bedroom is a place of peace and rest so bringing clutter into this space stains the energy in the room.
So when Homes & Gardens told us they were working on a story on decluttering the bedroom, we were very eager to share our number one rule when it comes to bedroom organization.
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Tidy Nest Featured Press: 10 Post-Christmas Decluttering Rules Professional Organizers Swear By– and What to Get Rid of NOW (Homes & Gardens)
After Christmas is over, it can be overwhelming to deal with all of the new gifts and decorations, as well as the leftover holiday items.
We were asked by Homes & Gardens to share our advice and best tips for decluttering post-Christmas!
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