Home Organizers That Make Your Life Simpler

Pull-Out Shelves in the Kitchen Pantry

Have you ever had the frustrating experience of trying to make dinner and not having the ingredients needed? Or maybe you know that you have cinnamon or a gravy packet in there somewhere but you just can’t find it. Pull-out shelves in the kitchen pantry can really make your life easier when it comes to getting dinner on the table. You will be able to see what you have in the corners of the pantry, and you’ll be able to access it easily without knocking over other items or having to contort yourself into strange shapes.

This type of pantry shelving also allows you to stock up on non-perishables and rotate your stock. You should put newer canned and jarred items toward the back of the pantry, but when the back of a shelf is hard to reach, we have the tendency to stick new items in the front. This can lead to older items languishing until past their expiration dates. 

Laundry Room Cabinets

If you have clutter in your laundry room (or even if you don’t), you might be wishing to simplify your laundry routines. Piles of separated laundry on the floor and dusty detergent bottles perched on top of the dryer don’t make you feel calm and peaceful about doing the wash!

Laundry room cabinets are a great addition to your home if you are hoping to get organized in the laundry room. Large ones can keep your separated laundry in baskets behind closed doors, and smaller ones can hold your detergent bottles where they won’t get covered in flying dryer lint. Walking into a neat, tidy space to get a load of laundry done will feel simple and not overwhelming.

Valet Rod in the Walk-in Closet

It might seem like a small habit, but if you set out your clothing the night before, it will be a much easier task to get dressed in the morning. You won’t need to search for a slip or a specific belt, and everything will already be neatly pressed. You can avoid unpleasant surprises like a stain on your blouse or a missing button on your cuff. 

A valet rod in your walk-in closet is the perfect place to hang the next day’s outfit. You can put everything on it, from your undergarments to your jacket, making it very simple to get ready for the day. 

Shoe Racks in the Entryway Closet

When you open your front hall closet, what does the floor look like? If your family leaves shoes in this space, chances are good that they’re all in a jumble on the floor. Do you have to hunt through shoes to find yours in the morning? Or, worse, does everyone kick off their shoes outside of the closet, leaving a mishmash of sneakers, sandals, and boots strewn around your entryway?

If you don’t have a dedicated mudroom, you might consider having custom shoe racks installed in this space. It will give you a place to stash those shoes out of the way, and they’ll always be easy to find. 

Custom Workspace in the Home Office

Do you struggle with a desk that isn’t quite the right height or that doesn’t have exactly what you need in terms of storage in the home office? If you are working from home, then you’re spending approximately 40 hours per week at a sub-par workstation. This is hard on your back, your arms, your wrists, and even your eyes. 

You owe it to yourself to invest in a custom workspace if you work from home. Your desk should be ergonomically correct and should fit you well. Having enough storage space within easy reach is paramount; you shouldn’t have to bend and twist or walk across the room to get something that you use on an hourly basis. In fact, if there’s one organization product you're going to get 2020, this might be the one that makes the biggest difference in your productivity.

Drawers in the Children’s Closets

If you are like many parents, you have to go in and re-hang items in your children’s closets all the time. If you don’t, you might just live with them hanging them improperly or allowing them to fall on the floor eventually. Either way, it can be frustrating and the opposite of simple!

Having drawers installed in your kids’ closets is a way to add simplicity to their lives. Your children can simply put away their folded clothes without worrying about hanging them at all. They will one day learn how to hang items properly. Until then, while they’re small, letting them use drawers (or cubbies or hooks on the wall) makes your life easier and keeps their closets neater.

If getting organized and simplifying your life and your home are your new year’s resolutions, contact Space Envy. We can come to your Nampa-area home and show you the difference that some of these organizational products can make. There’s nothing to lose, as the visit is free, so call today!