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Living in an organized home is about developing organizing systems that make life easier. They make living in your home feel frictionless + maintaining an organized home efficient.

And that’s what you want — a home with everything you need + nothing more. A home that feels like the ultimate guilty pleasure!

One of our most asked about questions from the loyal Elegant Simplicity tribe is how do you curate + select storage containers? And we know there are a lot of choices to sift through. We also know that it’s v-e-r-y easy, dare I say daunting + overwhelming, in trying to select the right storage containers for your home.

But that’s about to change friend, so let’s dive in + start learning, shall we?

Let’s deep dive into cabinet + drawer liners. Why they’re important to use, where we install them for clients in our luxury Organizing Membership + a few distinct considerations for determining whether drawer liners make sense for your home ← stick around cuz, that ones important *wink*.

The truth is, the impact of having closet organizing systems in your home is invaluable to making your home feel frictionless. Having worked with hundreds of design + organizing clients (near + far), whether it’s a custom home our design team is working on for you or an existing home that we’re organizing, we’ve got a lot of insight into what makes a great closet organizing system.

Let’s take a look at what decanting is, what makes the cut for practical decanting methods + why you should + should not consider decanting.

Honestly, pantry can organization isn’t the sexiest of organizing topics. And yet there always seems to be enough of those cans in our kitchen pantry to justify a process to keeping them organized. Here are a few basic questions to ask yourself to help maximize functionality + more specifically pantry can organization as a whole.

What you want isn’t simply storage & organization essentials that are trendy, appearing in your newsfeed or being pushed through advertisements or home shows on TV as the latest + greatest new thing.

What you want is storage & organization essentials that make sense for YOU + for your home.

Once procrastination creeps its way into our home — the organizing systems you’ve worked so hard to create become neglected + the evidence of your progress becomes diluted. And so one might say then that the million-dollar question is… how to stop procrastination right in its tracks? And that’s exxxxactly, what we’re gonna deep dive into.

Having a home with Everything You Need + Nothing More™ is the standard of living you’re after. It’s in that home, that you feel the maintenance of staying organized isn’t overwhelming because you not only have what you need but everything you own has purpose in your life. So… let’s take a look at what a simple household chores routine looks like + why you (+ the people you hold near + dear) should follow one :)

Every day we’re being inundated with a fresh round of paperwork + just when it feels like you’re drowning in a sea of recycled trees, the second you start to make some headway — more paper piles start piling up! Our signature home filing system is so simple + intuitive it’s something everyone should have. And it doesn’t take but a few small efforts to keep it organized.

With nearly a decade + half of experience as interior designers + professional organizers, we know that almost everyone deals with some level of clutter. So, if that’s true — then what exactly is clutter + why do we hold onto it?

At Elegant Simplicity, we’re committed to creating a home that you never want to leave. And as professional organizers, our perspective on what a capsule wardrobe really looks like might be a lil different than others. We’ll dive into what a capsule wardrobe is, what the benefits are + what a capsule wardrobe for women, men + even kids might look like. We’ll also explore why you might feel a capsule wardrobe won’t work for you + what to do about it.

At Elegant Simplicity, we believe that Home Is Everything You Need + Nothing More™ So, let’s dive in and look at what minimalism actually is and what the benefits are. Along the way, we’ll uncover misconceived notions about minimalism as well as why perfect minimalism is an illusion and what you should actually do instead.

The reality is, regardless of what state your home currently resides in, living in an organized home is at the top of your list. There are a handful of reasons why you may find your home disorganized or even unorganized but ultimately there are three scenarios I want to talk about that will provide some clarity in how a messy room keeps happening.

So, let’s dive in and take a peek at how a messy room happens anyways, shall we?

Whether you’re frustrated with the state of your existing home or you’re overwhelmed by the uncertainty of building a new home + how things should be organized or set up in it — that friction you’re struggling with is as real as the air you breathe. And, for over a decade, it's what we've worked so hard to help eliminate for our clients. Let’s dive in.

No matter how you slice it — our lives revolve around stuff. And for a lot of us, we either stick that stuff up in the attic, out in the garage, in a filing cabinet in our office or high up on a shelf where it collects a thick layer of dust.

Especially, when you don’t know where to begin organizing keepsakes, how to ensure you’re not getting rid of things you’ll regret later on… well, time-consuming. With over a decade of experience helping clients design + organize their homes — let’s dive into several keepsakes that could be displayed or stored in your home.