I'm not a very organized person. I'm slowly trying to make changes to help the clutter and choas in our home. I recently downloaded a free book on Amazon called Organized Simplicity. I probably won't read it, but the product description was very motivating. It read:
In come the buckets and containers. The above baskets I got a few weeks ago. I wish they were pretty girly colors, but they will serve their purpose for now. I have placed one on each of my daughter's dressers for lost socks. After mating socks, the leftovers will go in the appropriate girl's basket with the hopes that it's mate will show up. You can buy these types of baskets cheap from the $1 store, but I'm to cheap for even that. So, I keep picking them up at the GW Outlet and I plan on snagging them up at garage sales. Next goal is to get our pantry stocked with them.
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Totally understand your feeling on being too cheap for the retail price of plastic storage. Most of mine are mismatched from garage sales and my goodwill warehouse.
There is spray paint made especially for plastic. I'm guessing it may be a bit pricey, but if you are planning a lot of baskets - it would be the cheapest way to keep a good theme.
I plan on trying it out later this year (when it's warm and I have room to paint!) on a toy box.
Great idea. I have one basket for everyone right now and I dread the days that I pour it all out and mate them up.
Too funny! I just downloaded that book too. I haven't even clicked on it yet. Was this one of the ideas that was in it? Maybe I'll have to at least check out the chapter titles. Assuming you got it when it was free like I did? :-)
@ Julie, yes I got it when it was free. I haven't read it yet, but doubt it's in there.
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