Link Time: Bathroom Organizing Tips, a Closet Transformation, and Color Blogs that Inspire


Updated 04/25/12 10:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Closet Organizing Tips

A ramshackle plot in New Jersey becomes an enchanting estate. – Elle Decor 10 addictive color blogs that will inspire you to go bold. – Stylelist Home See which unexpected recyclable material is popping up in home furnishings. –Houzz Follow 9 simple steps to whipping your bathroom into organized shape. – Real Simple 70 different ways to add style and personality to your kitchen. – Read more

How to Clean Out Your Closet


Updated 03/26/12 9:54 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

How to Clean a Closet

Getting dressed is a much more enjoyable process when you have a neat, organized closet to rummage through each morning. Stray belts, mismatched shoes, and a pole lined with tangled, broken hangers makes for extra, unnecessary stress. Sure, cleaning out your closet may be an elaborate process, but the results will have a major, time-saving payoff. Not sure where to begin? Follow this Read more

What Kind of Hangers Do You Use?


Updated 04/27/11 1:35 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

Types of Hangers

Ever since I switched to slim, nonslip Huggable Hangers, my life has improved drastically! I swear! Not only can I pack dozens more items into my closet, but my silk tops aren't constantly falling off their hangers anymore, and my whole closet looks much nicer visually to have matching hangers. But, I still do like to keep a few heftier wooden hangers around for heavy Winter coats and beaded Read more

3 Ideas For Tackling a Murphy Bed Mystery


Updated 04/11/11 4:00 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Closet Decorating Ideas

YumSugar's Susannah Chen recently asked the Assisted Living group for decorating advice: After five years at the same place, I'm just getting around to really decorating. One huge conundrum: what to do with the little nook that houses my TV/entertainment station. It used to house a Murphy bed, and just looks a little barren and empty. I'm not quite sure what to do with it. I thought about putting Read more

Spring Clean Your Closet to Jump-Start Your Workout Routine


Updated 03/15/11 11:40 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How Cleaning Your Closet Can Motivate You to Work Out

I take pride in the overall aesthetic and organization of my closet. After my relaxing morning ritual, I continue to keep stress levels to a minimum when opening my clean closet — clean being the operative word here. A messy closet can add unnecessary stress to your life and waste precious minutes of your day. And not only that, but sprucing up your closet can do wonders for your mind and Read more

Do You Label Your Shelves and Storage Units?


Updated 10/11/10 5:01 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

Do You Label Your Shelves and Storage Units?

I recently gave my closets a serious cleanse, and I'm concentrating on being the most neat and organized version of myself. I've been promptly hanging up my dresses and folding my sweaters, slipping my shoes into their little hanging cubbies, and making my bed every morning. That said, the most organized version of myself is not a person who labels her shelves — or anything for that matter. Read more

Real Housewife of DC Mary Schmidt Amons Puts Her Closet on Lockdown


Updated 08/28/10 10:11 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 1 comment

Photo of Real Houswife of DC Mary Schmidt Amons's Closet

Mary Schmidt Amons of The Real Housewives of DC has magnificent taste. After getting a look at her McLean, VA, home in an iVillage house tour, I was wildly impressed. Her family's home is sophisticated, cozy, and unique — not exactly what you'd expect from a reality star. But Amons is not only a stylish decorator; she's also a clever one. To keep her fashionista daughters from borrowing her Read more

5 Ideas For a Walk-in Hall Closet


Updated 05/06/10 7:32 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 3 comments

5 Ideas For Walk-in Hall Closet

My friend has a predicament she's definitely not complaining about: what to do with a large walk-in hall closet? Right now it stores out-of-season coats on the rod and other miscellaneous items on the shelf above, but with that large window and the extra space, it's begging to be better utilized. I've rounded up five ways this closet could be used to reach its stylish and functional potential. If Read more

Casa Quickie: Go Into the Closet


Updated 04/29/10 1:00 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 0 comments

Wallpapering Closets Expands Visual Space

I don't know about you, but my closet doors are usually open when I'm in my bedroom; I'm in and out of there all the time looking for something. But most of us don't realize that, try as we might, guests occasionally get a peak at the "internal organs" of our closets. So, we might as well have them work for us! If your room is small and wallpapered, you can expand the visual size of it by Read more

10 Offices Converted From Closets


Updated 02/22/10 8:32 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 1 comment

10 Offices Converted From Closets

Do you have a closet that's just dying to be converted into something more ambitious than storage space? If you can stomach the idea of working in a petite office space, then perhaps that closet is a great candidate for an office conversion. Check out 10 closets that have made the leap. Read more