Friday, February 8, 2013

Stacking Clutter Goes UP

Everywhere you look they are talking about de-cluttering our "STUFF". I do that regularly because as a creative shaker, I collect ...as do many of you. If you do jewelry or collect the bits for mixed media, it can really add up. I am passing on my two great tips for controlling the goodies you must keep. I found by going up, not out as we are forced to do as we grow our stash, I can control what I own, find what I have in minutes and deconstruct each container with mobility. STACK THE STUFF.

HERE'S MY JUICE -UP STUDIO TIPS:
 I went to Dollar Tree and purchased plastic chip & dip dishes. I gave each one a category, type of color or is sorted by what I do with them. They neatly stack into each other . I am at 14 well balanced trays so far. Check out my photo. One more mess with purpose. Totally justified.

The other is magazines - THE MUST HAVES- taking up a lot of room. ANSWER ...GO UP. I found an inexpensive vegetable stacking bin is a fabulous library. It is slim and stacks well. You can add to it. I have 60 magazines in one small space. For the aesthetics I put a Japanese silk panel over it. It has to look pretty for me.