This guest post was written by Professional Organizer Lea Schneider – Pensacola, Florida – www.organizerightnow.com. “Tell me why I’m here.” That’s how I typically start off an organizing job. If we can’t define why I am here, then we don’t know where we are headed. "My husband is determined to put his new car in [...]

Road to Reorganize the Garage (Part 1)
This summer my parents relocated from a small town in southwest Michigan to Charlotte, NC. Their property up north included a 4-car garage…..which was full. Today my parents are living in much smaller house with a 1-car garage. (Eventually they will be moving again, but we are not sure when…) Downsizing from a 4-car to [...]

The Consumer Queen’s Garage – The Professional Organizer’s View
As I have mentioned before, professional organizer Melissa Smallwood of Organized Life by Design volunteered her services to help the Consumer Queen organize her garage. Now that the Consumer Queen's garage is decluttered, she was able to send Melissa her garage dimensions and a better idea of what needed to go in the space. Melissa [...]

Consumer Queen Garage Makeover – Getting rid of the junk
The Consumer Queen is working hard with her garage makeover. As professional organizer Melissa Smallwood advised (see this post), the Consumer Queen is starting with decluttering. She has started to go through her garage and get rid of the junk – with a garage sale. Check out her garage sale and her progress!

Consumer Queen Garage Makeover – Step One is De-cluttering!
The first step of any organizing project (after admitting the problem exists) is to DECLUTTER! Melissa Smallwood from Organized Life By Design offered the Consumer Queen these tips for Decluttering: Problem Area: GarageUltimate goal for space: clean, organized storage, safe for kids to use space for games and crafts, room to park vehicle Group like [...]

The Consumer Queen’s Garage
For those of you who missed Jim Deitzel's post linking to a video of Melissa's (aka The Consumer Queen) garage, you need to go check it out. Her garage was an absolute mess (no offense Melissa!). Here are a few pictures. She was pleading for help from Rubbermaid to get her garage organized. This [...]
Get Organized Garage Makeover
If you remember, back in January we held the Get Organized contest. There have been multiple posts (see links below) and many people have commented on the great results. While we were doing the garage makeover we brought in a film crew to document the process (I guess my Flip video camera wasn’t considered high [...]

The ripple effects of the Get Organized Garage Makeover
Just today I received an email from Aimee, the Rubbermaid Get Organized Contest Winner. Here's what she had to say. Jim, The Rubbermaid garage make over has made a big difference all over my house. I've sent some pictures to demonstrate. The first is me standing in my walk in closet. Before there were two [...]

My Rubbermaid Garage Makeover (from bad to great) – Part 3 of a series
Tackling the installation – One step at a time with Rubbermaid FastTrack garage organization products.

My Rubbermaid Garage Makeover (from bad to great) – Part 1 of a series
There’s only one stipulation. I need to use Rubbermaid products when appropriate. That shouldn’t be hard because we have hundreds of organization and storage solutions. We’ve got FastTrack garage organization products, heavy-duty shelving, totes galore, and more.
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How to organize and display a jewelry collection (and make it look pretty!)
February 14, 2013
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Quick, Easy Laundry Room Transformation
August 24, 2012
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How to organize an odd shaped closet?
August 21, 2012
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How Do I Organize My 2 Car Garage?
February 21, 2013
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Getting Your Travel Supplies Under Control
July 16, 2012
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Planning a great summer vacation
May 20, 2013
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What is my best solution for organizing snacks, cereals, etc. inside a kitchen cabinet? We have several different shape bags of individual snacks and treats
May 17, 2013
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Organize those cleaning supplies!
May 2, 2013
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How Do I Even BEGIN Dejunking My Garage?
May 2, 2013
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Three tricks for easy decluttering
April 23, 2013
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