Are you the out-of-sight out-of-mind type of person? Do you cringe when you see the DVD’s and CD’s on open shelves? If you’re going to organize, you need to know your storage style. My mother, for instance, can’t stand the curling iron laying on the bathroom counter. You’ll never find a lipstick sitting by her sink. (But then, she folds her underwear as neatly as they do at Victoria’s Secret.) My teenage daughter, on the other hand, likes to have everything out before her. She says she will forget it exists if she doesn’t. I guess I’m somewhere in between.
You can still be organized even if you want to see it all. Corral all your photographs in an attractive wicker basket or maybe a gorgeous silver bowl. Find five baskets just alike and use one for lipsticks, one for eye shadow, one for bronzers — you get the picture. If you’re a great cook, keep all your oil, vinegars and spices neatly arranged on a lovely and useful platter.
But if you want closed storage, consider these ideas. Put risers on your bed to give you more space underneath. Look for baskets and boxes with lids. Keep your shoes in labeled shoeboxes.
It’s unfortunate that the closed organization people think the open people are messy. Actually, they just have a different style! What’s your storage style? And is it working for you?
