Last year I set a goal for myself that I knew I could accomplish fairly easily and was realistic. I wanted to declutter and organize my stuff. I looked around me and everything was in complete disarray. Bills, beauty products, magazines – I needed to find a way to organize all this stuff so it would stop piling up, but I also didn’t want to spend a whole lot of money either. I searched and found simple solutions for organizing my home.
I currently live with my boyfriend in a 2 bedroom 2 bath apartment and at times it feels like it’s just not enough room. Things tend to get shoved here and there without much order, so the first thing I did was reorganize my closet space to fit as much as I possibly could while still keeping it neat and tidy. Then I had to face the leftovers and figure out what to do with those things.
1. Make-up/Brushes
When I put on my makeup, I sit at our desk in the second bedroom, which we use as an office. The desk also holds my sewing machine, my bf’s computer, our printer, a lamp and other random things. I needed to find something that would hold my makeup and be easy to move around if needed rather than having makeup scattered everywhere. I bought a drawer organizer from an office supply store to solve this. The organizer is only for the makeup I use on an everyday basis. The rest I have in small plastic drawers in my bathroom. This setup will change after I get a vanity but is the best option for now.
My makeup brushes were just laying around on the desk as well so I went to Michael’s and picked up a short wide glass vase that they could stand up in.
My eyeshadow palettes didn’t have a home either so I bought a letter holder they could sit in and take up less room.
2. Magazines
Both of us subscribe to various magazines and too often do they wind up all over the place! I decided to get a magazine holder which can be found at multiple places (office supply stores, Target, Walmart) and decided I would only keep the most recent issues in the holder and throw the rest away.
3. Hair accessories
Headbands, hairties, combs, and clips were strewn all over our master bathroom counter. I needed something to hold them all in one place so I went to Target and searched their dollar area. They had cute little storage containers in different colors and patterns for a dollar each! I picked up 2 and have one in each bathroom.
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