Two minute tidy tip: use chalkboard stickers to label household items

Chalkboard stickers are great! They're reusable, and you can clean off whatever you 've written and start again - so they're really cost effective.

You'll need:

A set of chalkboard labels - I got mine for around £3 on Ebay:

 A chalkboard pen - this cost about £4 from a stationers, but normal chalk would be fine too.

 

Write out what you want the label to say - you can wipe it off with water and a cloth if you make a mistake:

 

Then attach your labels to wherever you want to stick them! I chose them to identify these boxes at the top of my wardrobe:

 

And you're done! Cost: around £7 - I already had the boxes, and they cost £2 each.

Quick fix for tidying: hanging up washing up gloves

Earlier I posted a tip on how to organise necklaces. I used adhesive hooks as part of the tip, and have some left over. I've used one of them to hang up my washing up gloves, with a bulldog clip:

 

I can now store them away under the sink instead of leaving them on the dish rack where they never seem to dry properly, and have occasionally been known to fall into a basin full of water!

Mini makeover: under my kitchen sink

Here's one of my mini makeover projects - I decided to revamp under my sink as the storage container I was using was a little too small and I couldn't easily see what was what. Here's what it looked like before:

I took a trip to my local shopping centre which has a low cost store that sells containers and household goods. I bought 3 small red containers and used two of them for storing the household cleaning products under the sink, and I used an adhesive hook to hang up the dustpan. It often got in the way when closing the door, so hanging it up creates a little more storage space:

 

The red baskets were a set of three for £1.99, and the adhesive hook for the dustpan was part of a set of 20, which cost £1. A great bargain!

Quick fix for tidying: organising blankets and cushions

Where to store blankets and cushions? I used to keep mine on top of my wardrobe but found that they were blocking out some of the light into the room:

I found these great folding canvas boxes that I could  use to store them away in a cupboard:

There are lots of great solutions available - this is perfect as I can pull them out if I need to and they'll be less likely to get dusty. And, they cost just £1 each - bargain!

Routines to help keep your home organised: make time to do the dishes

An important part of decluttering and organising is setting up a few short routines to help you maintain your home. It might sound a little boring, but it's key to creating an organised and homely environment for yourself.

Try and find time to wash up and wipe down your surfaces before you go to bed - that way you'll wake up to a nice clean kitchen and it helps start the day off on the right track.

 

You'd be surprised at the difference it makes, and it really won't take as long as you think - I promise!

Quick fix for tidying: organise your foil and cling film

I often struggle to tear cling film and foil neatly without pulling half of it out of the container and tearing the box - so I think this storage and cutting box is a great idea!

It's a sturdy hard plastic cover/case with a serrated edge.

It clips together at the back - unclip it and the foil or cling film slots in:

My cling film storage before:

 

After:

It also comes in green and blue, and one of the best things about is that it cost just £1!