Organization Part 2 - Hallway Shelves

Here is part 2 of re-organization in my house.  Unfortunately the before photos got deleted by mistake but trust me, these were a catch all for anything and everything.

These are the upper shelves after reorganization........how pretty.

Top shelf: pretty stuff
Next shelf: tote on left has flashlights and batteries;
tote on right has candles and holders, scented liquid and bamboo sticks
Next shelf: pretty candles on square mirror;

tote has books for family to read

 Here are the lower shelves.....so neat and tidy.

Shelf below green candles: tote has miscellaneous gift items that I pick up on saile when I see them

(note pads, journals, pretty pens/cups/mugs, etc.); green vase from a friend;

books recently bought that have yet to be read

Shelf with two totes: tote on left has miscellaneous school items bought on sale; 

tote on right has items for cell phones, camera, ipod, ipad, etc.

Bottom shelf: Recipes books; 

tote has recipe box and recipes printed or given to me but not yet put in notbook

I got the pop-up canvas totes from the Dollar Store, $1.00 each.  Doesn't get much better than that.  Everything is findable with a designated spot.  This was a much needed spot to organize after moving to this house over one year ago.

Hope this inspires you to find a small place that needs some help.

Hugs,  Erin

House Organization - Junk Drawer Overhaul

Hello all - I'm back with many posts coming your way. 

Nothing like back to school that makes me want to organize...I started with two junk drawers in the kitchen that have become a catch all for everything that doesn't have a specific place.  I started by heading to the Dollar Store for small organizational things. Found a few and then over to JoAnn Fabrics for more. 

So I forgot to take a photo of both drawers before I started pulling stuff out of them but you can see that my kitchen counter is covered with stuff.  Not sure how all that "stuff" managed to fit in those two drawers.

Here is the BEFORE PHOTO........

Can you believe all that suff (minus the baskets and totes) were in these two drawers?

This is just to show you the size of the drawer. 
They are narrow but very long, which is why we can stuff so much JUNK in them.

Here is my FINISHED PHOTO....

Here's the neat and tidy version. 
After this photo was taken I actually used an empty "check" boxes,
 that work great for each person's medication.

Check back tomorrow, I also organized my built-in shelves in my first floor hallway that were storing all sorts of miscellaneous stuff.  Hope this inspires you to find one drawer, surface, shelf, etc. to organize.

Hugs,  Erin