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before: rustic kitchen corner

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old brand new

old brand new

after: colorful and clean bedroom

kathryn wirsing

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after: clutter-free cooking

after: cute as a button

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before: cluttered coffee supplies

while it's handy that this cabinet housed all morning beverage accessories

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before: double closet do y

jenna burger design

jenna burger design

after: colorful organization

the solution: she used the doors ) to free up shelf space and make room

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after: a tidy get-ready station

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nothing is worse than not being able to find the cream

crates full of clothes

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before: shelves without a purpose

even though there were two shelves across the top of this space

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bird and a bean

bird and a bean

after: colorful bin brilliance

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what you'll need: colorful bins

tidbits & twine

before: pantry piled high

have you ever picked up an em box in your pantry? when you have too many items to keep track of the answer is probably yes

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before: crammed full

when food is stacked on top of each other you know that you need to make some changes in your pantry

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before: em wall

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after: floating shelf storage

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what you'll need: floating shelf

before: shelves

paul costello

after: formal home library

what you'll need: paint

before: em garage

after: bright and well-organized garage

now here's a garage that knows how to clean up nicely. interior designer annie selke worked

what you'll need: bike hook

before: a gross garage unit

after: a pretty solution

decorative baskets

what you'll need: wicker baskets

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before: perfectly nice living room

nothing this living room screams disorganized

jonny valiant

after: living room

what you'll need: wall shelving unit

don freeman

after: spruced up kitchen corner

what you'll need: wall hook

before: disorganized bedroom

before: kitchen

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what you'll need: command hooks

view along the way

before: nothing special

when this blogger moved into hew new home

view along the way

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what you'll need: wallpaper

classy clutter

before: a boring pantry

even though this kitchen closet offered plenty of space

classy clutter

after: a bold transformation

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what you'll need: wallpaper

after: a backdrop

what you'll need: shelf riser

cleverly inspired

before: chaotic office

the disorganization and lack in this space made it the last place that drew inspiration

cleverly inspired

after: multifunctional work space

but a coat of paint and cute organizers

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what you'll need: paint

organizing home life

even though these two closets weren't in terrible shape before

organizing home life

after: twice as much organization

by adding vertical organizers smack dab in the middle of each closet

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what you'll need: closet system

before: total chaos cabinet

what you'll need: storage bins

the handmade home

before: closet

we get it: the family used this closet that's basically a room

the handmade home

after: strea ined storage

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what you'll need: bookshelves

living locurto

before: under-the-sink mess

baggies of random stuff

living locurto

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what you'll need: storage drawers

before: corner cabinet craziness

it's easy to turn an awkward cabinet into a catch-all

after: lazy susan genius

what you'll need: lazy susans

thing by jillee

before: over-stocked fridge

thing by jillee

after: bin wonders

when items are organized into containers

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what you'll need: bins

the kim six fix

before: junky garage clutter

the kim six fix

after: organized working station

but all it takes are some shelves and hooks to turn the wall into a work station

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what you'll need: wall storage systems

celebrating everyday life

before: beige and boring

appliances are nothing special to look at and a lack of shelving only made them more of an eyesore

celebrating everyday life

after: laundry escape

but a coat of paint tuns the working station into a pretty space

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what you'll need: floating shelves

jrl woodworking

before: junk drawer distress

jrl woodworking

after: compartments

after adding dividers

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what you'll need: drawer organizer

after: everything

what you'll need: floating shelves

before: linens all over the place

nothing's more frustrating than grabbing a twin set

all you need to do to make your life way easier is invest in 3 plastic baskets. here

after: strategic changes

what you'll need: wallpaper

the summery umbrella

before: misused bathroom drawers

if you've ever spent precious morning minutes trying to find your concealer in your unorganized drawers

the summery umbrella

after: organized beauty essentials

instead of starting your day by running late

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what you'll need: drawer organizers

polished habitat

before: awkward shelving units

even though this master closet is

polished habitat

after: glamorous clothing retreat

instead of trying to make a unit tucked into a nook work

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what you'll need: closet storage system

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