Accessorize...

If my accessories looked prettier in their drawers, would I use them more?  Nothing else I have tried makes me accessorize...could this work?

Before:

Drawer 1

Drawer 2

In an effort to become more organized and not spend money, I combed through drawers and found my random tea cup collection that hasn't gotten as much use as I would like.  I got this done just in the nick of time before Chantal arrived.  Phew. 

After:

My organized (but not OCD!) brother responds...

Ryan, in his own words:

[OCD, I don't think so.

In response to Meghan's "Nesting - Chapter 1" on September 5th, I must give you my thoughts. Yes, I am organized, but no, not OCD. My beliefs are "a place for everything, and everything in it's place." These pictures are for real, I did not stage them. I just don't like to start my day until everything is in order.

Sure, it may take a few more seconds to put everything away all the time, but the uplift in immeasurable. Case in point, which I'm sure many of you can relate to...every time Jamie needs to use her car, I hear "Ryan, where are my keys?!?!" Consistently, my response is "Wherever you put them last!" If it is keys or anything else, it is always beneficial to be organized!

Here is the test...Blindfold yourself...can you find everything in your house on the first try? If not, find a place for everything and put it there.]

Check out his under the sink/kitchen cabinet pics:





Thanks for the response, Ry! I look forward to more posts from you :)

Kitchen Cabinets - not pretty, but re-org'd

So, I took some time to deal with the horrible under the sink cabinets yesterday. A few days ago, that scenario I talked about in the previous blog with Sean looking for something underneath there basically played out word for word. Thus, it was TIME.

After I organized it, it seems much easier to find stuff, which is great. I was looking at it, thinking, it would be so much better with a cute fabric on the back wall, new contact paper, all new cabinets, etc. But, we all know, that is not happening. I wish I could show you a pic like this:



Image via Better Homes & Garden

Instead, here are my before pics:





Here are the after: