April Challenge: Organizing & Cleaning Bedrooms

Hello! 

So, tell me, are you still doing the Monthly Organizing Challenge?

We're into April now, which means its time to organize and clean those bedrooms.  Are you ready?

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This month I'm challenging you to do the following:

Organize dresser drawers

Organize night stands

Organize closets

Organize toys/ toy storage

Wash light fixtures

Wash bedding

Clean windows & blinds

Wash curtains

Clean baseboards

Shampoo carpets

Below is a little inspiration to get you started. 

Simply click the link under the photo to be directed to the blog post.

Master Bedroom Inspiration

Shared Nautical Bedroom

Pink, Black and White Girls Room

World Traveler Bedroom

Organizing Childrens Clothing

Skateboard Room

Storing Children's Toys

Under the Stairs Toy Closet

My Nephews Bedroom

Boys Sports Room

Toy Room Tour

Here's your free printable checklist:

(simply click on the photo above and click print)

Okay, ready set, go organize and clean those bedrooms.

This post is part of the Monthly Organization Challenge. You can join the challenge at any time. Go HERE to see all the posts and bring Delightful Order to your home and life this year.

To stay connected, you can sign up to receive emails when new posts are published or follow along on Instagram or Facebook. (Please note that Facebook has made some changes, and you may or may not see all the posts there.)  I also have a Monthly Organization Challenge board set up on Pinterest, so you can follow along there as well. 

May you be a little inspired!

Until next time,
DaNita 
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View more of my Most Recent Projects HERE.
 

March Challenge: Organizing the Craft Room & Home Office

Hello! How did you do with the February Organizing Challenge? Hopefully you got some control over your kitchens.

We're into March now and this month we're going to clean and organize our Craft Room/Home Offices ~ If you don't have an office or a craft room, you can clean and organize the area that you keep your paperwork & bills, craft supplies, etc.

This month, I'm challenging you to do the following:

Organize all your paperwork

Organize your manuals

Organize your mail & bills

Organize your tax information

Organize your coupons & receipts

Organize your paint samples

Create a filing system that works for you

Organize your filing cabinets

Organize your children's paperwork

Organize your books & magazines

Organize your office and craft supplies

Organize your photo's (digital and physical)

Clean and organize the top of your desk

Organize desk drawers

Categorize everything that you can. Use boxes, bins, baskets, binders, tray dividers, file boxes, photo boxes and more.

Tomorrow I will share a TON of inspiration with you that will cover most all of the items that we will be organizing during the month of March.

Today, I'm sharing a bit of my craft room/home office with you:

I've made some major changes to this room since I shared it on the blog back in 2011.  If you missed that post, you can find it here.

Here's a before and after side by side photo so that you can see the changes:

I painted the cabinets and the desk with Annie Sloan "old white" chalk paint. I love how bright the room feels now.

A few of the drawers in my room.

The cabinets on the other side of my room hold memories and photo albums:

The gray file boxes are for my boys memories, school papers, etc:

I have this system set up like I shared a while back.  You'll see more of this tomorrow.

The black boxes hold larger items that won't fit into the file boxes.

I've started creating my boys' keepsake photo memory books... each of them have one of the green albums.  I'm creating these books for them.. and my plan is that once they graduate high school, their album will be finished and it will be part of their graduation gift.

Here's a peek into how I am creating their memory keepsake books:

I'm doing the albums "Project Life" style.  I'm creating my project life pages in digital format.  If you haven't heard of Project Life, read all about it here. I'm so in love with this system. It's so super easy and so very cute!

Here are a couple of pages from one of my boys albums:

Photo Credit (Anneli Kirstine Photography)

I absolutely LOVE designing these pages!  I design my pages in photoshop myself and print them onto 12x12 photo paper. I use some journal cards that I have purchased and I also design my own too.  I actually sell some of my designs in my ETSY shop here.

I also have photo albums for family and friends, myself and my husband and our yearly family photos. Most of my albums in this section are a "work in progress."    I do have some of our yearly albums complete.  Again, if you come back tomorrow you will see more to how I organize my photos.

Here's you free printable checklist:

(simply click the photo above and  print)

Okay so now that you have the list of things to do this month, let's get started!  Remember to come back tomorrow for even more inspiration! 

* UPDATE - Here's the link to the Organizing Ideas for your Craft Room & Home Office

This post is part of the Monthly Organization Challenge. You can join the challenge at any time. Go HERE to see all the posts and bring Delightful Order to your home and life this year.

To stay connected, you can sign up to receive emails when new posts are published or follow along on Instagram or Facebook. (Please note that Facebook has made some changes, and you may or may not see all the posts there.)  I also have a Monthly Organization Challenge board set up on Pinterest, so you can follow along there as well. 

May you be a little inspired!

Until next time,
DaNita 
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View more of my Most Recent Projects HERE.
 

Butler Pantry & Free Printables

Good morning and Merry Christmas! In addition to the holiday season, this is an exciting time for my family as we prepare to move into our new house. The only thing holding us back at this point is having the power turned on. Since we started the home building process nearly 6 months ago, I have been daydreaming about organizing each and every space. 

The area that has me most excited is the butler’s pantry/laundry room combo. The pantry is a dream, and I have big plans for it. There is only one catch…it’s all open storage, and I decided not to put a door to this room because I know the potential it has to be gorgeous. That being said, I am more motivated than ever to keep it clean, organized and most of all, functional.

We still have to install counter tops, and I plan on taking out several of the shelves, but here is a sneak peek. 

Keeping a pantry in order is a difficult task. We use ours at least three times a day so items are constantly being taken out and put back in. To help keep this space organized and to ensure that nothing goes to waste, I have created an inventory sheet that can be used for the pantry, refrigerator, or freezer. And, I am sharing two different versions with all of you lovely Delightful Order readers today!  You can print a copy each time you fill one up, or you can laminate it and use it again and again, which is what I plan on doing.  You could even use this sheet to keep stock of toiletries and other items around your home. Just choose the one you like, click the image below, and download a copy for yourself.

Simply click on the photo(s) above to be directed to the FREE printable.

I hope y’all enjoy these free printables, and if you want to keep up with the progress of our home, come check out The Orderly Home or find me on Instagram 

Hi! I'm Kristin from The Orderly Home.  I love all things organization and I'm a sucker for pretty storage solutions and anything that makes life easier for me and my family. A little about me: I'm 27, married to my best friend, and mama to a precious little boy. I'm a Texas girl who enjoys cooking and baking, spending time outdoors, and barre workouts. My idea of fun involves an iced coffee, some good music, and a label maker. My style has evolved over the years, and currently I am gravitating towards anything simple, clean, and neutral. 

Christmas Countdown Board & Free Printable Tags

Happy December to you all!

Today I finished creating my Christmas countdown board for my boys.

I used a frame that I had and added a piece of board that I painted black.

Then I strung jute, printed the little tags that I created onto card stock paper and hung them on the jute with mini clothespins.

Each year my boys love to countdown to Christmas.



Every morning one of the boys removes a tag from the bottom of the board until Christmas morning. It's just a simple little thing, but my boys really do get into this.

Maybe your little ones would like this too.

...and guess what? Today the tags are yours for free!

Just click the photo above to be directed to the PDF file, then simply print, cut out and use however you wish, for personal use only.

May you be a little inspired!

Until next time,
DaNita 
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View more of my Most Recent Projects HERE.
 

Valentines Day Gift Ideas & Free Printables

Here are some absolutely adorable Valentine gift ideas and a bunch of free printables to go along with them.
Click the links below to be directed to each post with the free printable.

Free Printables

You're a Star

Coupon Book

You're all that & a Bag of chips

iPod Candy Box

Totally Kool

Valentines Day Tags

You Light Up My Life Valentines from Eighteen25

Stitched Heart Bookmarks from Thirty Handmade Days

Bookmark Valentines from Positively Splendid

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Valentine’s Day Fish Card

Monster Pencil Valentines from The 36th Avenue

You Rock My Socks Off Valentine from Thirty Handmade Days

Have a FanTACHEtic Valentine’s Day

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You Rock, Valentine

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Pencil Arrow Valentines from Positively Slendid

I Need S’more Friends Like You

You Are as Cute as a Button from Thirty Handmade Days

Happy Valentine’s Day Planes

Eyes for You Valentines from julep

Stache and Kiss Valentines from The Idea Room

“Cute as a button” Cards

Sweet and cute valentine’s day cards printables.

Valentines Treat Bag Toppers from Makoodle

Gift tags for valentine’s day

I was soaping you'd be my valentine

I Dig You Valentines from Skip to My Lou

Labels

Cards printables

My Heart Pops For You from Birds Party Blog

You make my heart glow

You Spin Me Right Round Pops from Uncommon Designs

Teacher’s valentine printable

You Blow Me Away, Valentine from Bloom Designs

 

Bee mine 

Valentine’s day printable gift tags and cards.

Of All the Fish in the Sea from Design Dazzle

  

Cards printables

Printable Owl Valentines

Valentine’s day printables

Hot Wheels Valentine from Little Bit Funky

Popping through

Love Juice

Heart Attacked Valentine from Whipperberry

Hugs and Kisses Jar

Teacher’s valentine’s day printable.

May you be a little inspired!

Until next time,
DaNita 
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View more of my Most Recent Projects HERE.