4 Organization Tips That Will Change Your Life
With help from the experts at California Closets Nashville, we’ve pinpointed four organization tips that can streamline your life and home. Plus, we’ve included some examples of the life-changing custom solutions they create!
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There’s no better time to get organized and simplify your daily schedule than the start to a new year. With help from the design team at California Closets Nashville, which services Brentwood, Chattanooga, Franklin, and Knoxville, Tennessee as well as Hunstville, Alabama, we’ve pinpointed four tips that can streamline just about every room in your house. From home offices and garages to living rooms, pantries, and bedrooms, the California Closets team makes straightening up your space easy and beautiful. We’ve also included some examples of the life-changing custom solutions they create so you can stop focusing on the stress of a chaotic home and start focusing on what really matters.
4 Organization Tips That Will Change Your Life
Start with a Good Foundation
The first and perhaps most important step when organizing your home is to begin with a solid foundation. For Lana Reed, Director of Sales and Design at California Closets Nashville, this means finding a home for everything. “It starts with having a place for everything and everything has a place,” she says. “Having a custom-designed solution for your space gives you the foundational tool that’s going to help you have a place for everything — that’s first and foremost.”
However, many of us may have collected one too many articles of clothing or kitchen utensils over the years, so we may not actually have a place for everything. If this is the case, Lana recommends using the KonMari Method™ and organizing items by category instead of location. This may include creating a Goodwill pile and asking yourself, “Am I really going to use this again?” Lana recommends taking everything out of a space, sorting through item by item, and only putting back the things you use, you’re going to use, and are beneficial to you now.
Accessorize! Accessorize! Accessorize!
Once you’ve decided which items to throw or give away, it’s time to start organizing and finding homes for the items you decided to keep. A great way to ensure everything has a home is to utilize accessories like drawers, dividers, and inserts. California Closets Nashville offers solutions for all types of items. For example, their exclusive Everstyle drawers, pictured below, come in 15 customizable styles that keep items like socks, electronics, and laundry neatly in place. Another popular accessory offered by California Closets Nashville is the Engage drawer, also pictured below, which is often used to organize ties, jewelry, lingerie, and more.
Lana also notes that baskets and bins are great organizing accessories and California Closets Nashville offers plenty of options for both. “We also have baskets that come with a liner that are great for storing pantry items like bread, potatoes, onions, or paper products,” Lana adds.
Don’t Overlook Vertical Storage & Space
Vertical space is just as useful as horizontal shelving and drawers. Not only does vertical storage free up counter and floor space, but it also keeps items easily accessible. Lana says vertical storage is especially popular in pantries as clients often use custom vertical shelving for items like baking sheets, serving platters, and even wine bottles. Garages are another space where vertical storage can be useful, and California Closets Nashville offers slat walls, racks, hooks, baskets, and bins to easily organize tools and other items.
Incorporate Function and Beauty
It can be difficult to find the perfect balance between the aesthetic of a space and its functionality, but the experts at California Closets Nashville work to combine these two elements into every project. “Our design consultants collaborate with clients to ensure the functionality of the space is well communicated and addressed firsthand, then we bring the aesthetic into the design,” explains Lana. A great example of this is California Closets’ proprietary finishes and their leather, stone, chrome, and decorative inserts. Not only do these keep items tucked away and organized, but they also add a thoughtful touch of elegance and luxury to any space.
When you’re ready to start organizing, California Closets Nashville has locations in both Nashville and Franklin. Plus, if you want to experience the luxury of California Closets firsthand, their Franklin location is home to a stunning showroom that features exclusive finishes, state-of-the-art technology, decorative hardware, and an assortment of accessories you can peruse to personalize your space. There, you can also collaborate with design consultants and view 3D renderings of your designs so you can watch your new space come to life!
California Closets Nashville is located at 2601 Winford Avenue and 420 Cool Springs Boulevard. To learn more, visit californiaclosets.com.
This article is sponsored by California Closets Nashville. All photos courtesy of California Closets Nashville.
Brianna Goebel
Brianna is StyleBlueprint’s Associate Editor and Sponsored Content Manager. She is an avid fan of iced coffee and spends her free time reading romance novels.