ECLIPSE STAINLESS OUT OF BUSINESS DECEMBER 2017

This week we’ve been focusing on how to maximize your living space when your square footage is less-than-desired. We’ve already given you 10 tips, and today we’ll finish up with four final ones! Are there any we missed? Let us know in the comments, or on our Facebook and Twitter pages!

• Place “fun stuff” in closed furniture. There are all kinds of armoirs and cabinets these days that are made to stow away TVs and computers when they are not in use. Maybe you can even go with an old vintage roll-top desk for your laptop. This makes your home feel less cluttered with electronics and cords.

• Be merciless with clothes. Clothes tend to somehow multiply throughout the years. When space is limited, though, these need to be one of the first things to go. Make a rule that when you buy something new, you give away something as well. Or maybe you get rid of those jeans that are too small, but you’re hoping to get into in a year.

• Organize your entrance spaces. These are notorious for becoming veritable disaster zones. Coats on the floor, shoes scattered everywhere, and things getting trampled on are regular occurrences for these spaces. Luckily, with the organization craze of late, you can buy benches with drawers, wall-mounted cubbies, and of course hooks for your coats and hats. Take advantage of all these tools!

• Keep only what you need in the bathrooms. There is no reason to have 5 bottles of shampoo in the shower, or a pile of extra towels lying in a corner. Utilize glass shelving, and stand alone organizing drawers.

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Yesterday we brought you five tips for maximizing your smaller living spaces. There’s a good chance you have at least one room (and probably more) in your home that feels cluttered, or like there just isn’t enough room for everything. Today, we’re bringing you five more handy tips!

• Pick storage containers wisely. Keep in mind that squared containers will maximize space better than rounded containers. Also do research about sizes. There is enough variety out there that you can probably find a storage bin with the exact dimensions you’re looking for.

• Keep clutter from ever entering your home. Delete yourself from junk-mail lists. Take a pass on the free samples at the mall. And finally, consider leaving the toiletries in the hotel. Leave them where they are, because every hotel in the world has them. If you are honest with yourself, you probably don’t need 10 travel size shampoos.

• Stay away from Costco and Sam’s Club. If you are low on storage space, don’t buy in bulk. You may have to go shopping just a little more frequently, but it will be worth it not having extra food and paper towels piling up on countertops and in pantries.

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  Your kitchen table can double as an office desk and a craft bench

  Make furniture multi-function. Your kitchen table can function as a desk during the day, and a dining space at night. Use handy baskets to keep office supplies easily stored away at night. Don’t have a spare bedroom? Get a sofa with a pull-out. Buy yourself at ottoman with a lid and storage space inside it. Make the most out of every piece of furniture.

• Rotate your decorations. Don’t have enough room for the fun decoration you want to have out? Instead of crowding them, just rotate. Put your fun stuff into a couple baskets, and just rotate them each month. This will keep your rooms fresh and decluttered at the same time.

Check back again tomorrow for the final installment of this short series!