Let's Have a Converse-ation About Shoe Storage
Shoe storage is an important component of an organized closet. If shoes have a home, they are less likely to end up in a pile on the floor of the closet. Here are a few ways we keep our shoes organized!
Shoe storage is an important component of an organized closet. If shoes have a home, they are less likely to end up in a pile on the floor of the closet (Hey there! Yep, I see you!). Shoe storage comes in a variety of shapes, styles and prices. They range from boxes with removable lids, boxes that stack like Lego’s that open to the front or pull out like drawers, all the way to custom shelving with rotating columns (If you have rotating columns, please send me a picture! Jealous!). It’s all about what kind of space and budget you have in your organized closet.
It’s important to categorize your shoes, (running shoes, casual slip-ons, business flats/heels, party pumps, Mardi Gras shoes, flip flops, sandals ….or whatever it is that you have in YOUR closet), so you can find them quickly when you need them. After sorting by categories, I like to ROYGBIV them…it’s a little extreme but it’s really pretty! lol
Putting shoes on shelves is a great way to use vertical space in a closet. Custom shelving or store-bought shelving can be useful and practical for the shoe lover that doesn’t worry about a little dust on her shoes. You can find store bought shoe shelves at any local Target, Walmart, Home Goods, Home Depot or Lowes. Here’s a link to some we like!
Another idea for shoe storage is using shoe boxes. Shoe boxes are great for keeping the dust off of your shoes and keeping piles from happening on the shelf They can slide out like a drawer or have fronts that drop down like a door. Check out these varieties!
No matter what shoe storage choice you make, just remember that storing shoes rather than piling them, helps them last longer and keeps them beautiful!
Send us your shoe pics! We’d love to see your organized shoe space!
For more on shoe storage, check out this article.
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How to Utilize Hanging Racks for Holiday Decor
Hanging racks are a great tool for keeping stored items organized, especially holiday decor. See how we use ours here!
Ever thought about putting a hanging rack in your attic?
Whhhhaaaattttt?
Yes! These racks are for much more than hanging extra clothes; they are great for storing your holiday décor as well! (I store mine in my attic!)
· Wreaths
· Christmas garland
· Costumes (in garment bags)
· Skeletons, ghosts or other long decor
· Holiday lights (wrapped around hangers)
· Out of season clothing
What other ideas can you come up with? We’d love to hear from you!
There are many different types of hanging racks to choose from in all price ranges. Here are a few of our favorites.
Need help getting your attic organized for this holiday season? Give us a call!
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Let's Keep it Simple: Fall Decor Organization
Storing your fall decor can be simple. Organized storage space is as important as organized daily living space!
Storing your fall decor can be simple. I store items in bins categorized by the areas where I keep them.
My tablescape items are all stored in one well labeled bin. Each year I edit my decor as I decorate each space. I love adding fresh greenery and flowers too!
Organized storage space is as important as organized daily living space. It keeps you from having to dig through tons of bins looking for that “thing.” Who has time for that?
Here’s some of our fall decor this season!
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7 Essential Tools For Interior Designers
As an interior designer, I frequently make “house calls” to meet with clients to assess their spaces, offer suggestions, and talk to them about how we can transform their space for the better. One of the questions I received from an up-and-coming designer was related to the tools I use to stay on top of my projects while I’m on the go. So today, I’m sharing with you “what’s in my bag!”
Featured in GoodHousekeeping, inRegister Magazine, 225 Magazine, and many more, we are beyond excited to welcome our guest blogger for this week, Arianne Bellizaire! She is a well established Interior Designer in the Baton Rouge area and today she is sharing with us “what’s in my bag!”
Hi friends!
As you may know, I pop into Instagram once a week on Tuesday afternoons to do a Q&A session.
During those sessions, I invite people to post any questions they may have about decorating, design, entrepreneurship, and marketing.
Most times, the questions are simple and easy enough to answer during those LIVE sessions, but every now and then someone will send me a question that I feel like I need more than just a few seconds to answer.
Today’s post was inspired by one of those questions!
As an interior designer, I frequently make “house calls” to meet with clients to assess their spaces, offer suggestions, and talk to them about how we can transform their space for the better.
One of the questions I received from an up-and-coming designer was related to the tools I use to stay on top of my projects while I’m on the go.
I loved this question so much that I decided, “Hey! Let’s make a video about this!”
So today, I’m sharing with you “what’s in my bag!”
These are the tools I use to seamlessly transition from my office to site visits without missing a beat!
① The most critical tool in my bag is my laptop. This is my mobile design studio, so to speak. I can easily pull up floor plans, show clients inspiration photos on Pinterest, and send them a summary of all of the things we discussed during the meeting before I even leave their home.
② The next “essential” is of course my cellphone. And not just to connect with team members and installers, but I also use my phone to provide a hotspot for internet access on construction sites. As an added bonus, my phone is my camera so I use it to take before and after photos and videos to document the progress of my projects. This is by far the most versatile piece in my arsenal!
③ Next up is my retractable tape measure. To be honest, I always have one of these within reach, whether it’s the one in my bag, the one in the glove compartment in my car, or the one in my desk drawer. Being able to capture room dimensions and gauging the scale of things is essential to effective space planning. In my bag, I have a 12ft and a 25ft measure
④ This next tool, the digital tape measure, allows me to measure vertical spaces, room lengths, and hard to reach spaces with ease!
⑤ The next essential is painters tape! I use this to block out furniture and art placement if the client is having a difficult time visualizing how much space a piece of furniture or art display will take up in the room.
⑥ One of the newest but no less critical additions to my toolkit is my Remarkable! This powerful device has replaced my spiral-bound notebook. I use it to jot down notes, stretch ideas, and dictate summary briefs for each meeting. Then I press a button to transform my handwritten notes into text and email a pdf copy to my client, trade, or team member with the press of a button!
⑦ My final tool is my paint color fan deck! Like my retractable tape measure, I’m never far away from one of these, and here’s why. Despite what you might think, this baby can be used for more than picking out paint colors!
I’ve got even MORE tips on how you can get the most out a paint deck coming up in a future video, so be on the lookout for that!
For now, I want to know from you, are you surprised by any of the tools I keep in my bag? Which one was most unexpected and what did you THINK you would see in my bag that you didn’t?
Let me know in the comments!
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Getting the Garage in Order
With the weather cooling down and everyone getting outdoors more to enjoy the few weeks of Fall that we do get, it is the perfect time to clean out the garage!
Here are a few tips to get started.
Fall is in the air! While it may still be in the 80’s some days, I am LOVING this (mostly) cool Fall weather. It definitely beats the 90+ degree weather that is inevitably the norm throughout most of the year in the South. With the weather cooling down and everyone getting outdoors more to enjoy the few weeks of Fall that we do get, it is the perfect time to clean out the garage!
Here are a few tips to get started:
Categorize items: yard maintenance, house maintenance, outdoor activities, etc.
Contain smaller items (Look vertical for storage!)
Pegboard is amazing for displaying tools, extension cords, etc.
Bike storage is great if the kids can put their bikes away!
Think floor space!
Here are a few pictures of one of the garages we have organized.
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