Are You De-Mess-i-fied?
This post is sponsored by Glad® but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.
When it comes to our lives, we all have messes. Don’t we? Whether its in our homes, offices, yards, cars, we all have some kind of mess just waiting for it to get demessified!
Even though there aren’t any children or pets in our home, messes seem to just happen. Mr. G and I let things pile up, we don’t throw things away like we should and before you know it, there is clutter and messes.
Have you seen my office closet lately? It was jammed and cluttered with so much stuff!! I don’t know how this happens? I’ve kept too many things far too long. Ex: Floppy disks and floppy drive. I’m sure some of you folks are thinking, “Floppy disks? What’s that?”
I wanted to do this project on a budget of basically nothing and use what I already had! But I still wanted it to look nice and organized.
Here is a before picture from 3 different angles. I just had things thrown in there stacked and stacked on top of each other. So much ribbon and crafting items I didn’t use anymore. It had to go!
First thing I did was take EVERYTHING out of that closet. There was so much to throw away it was unbelievable. Mainly old boxes from electronics. Now I was able to start off with a clean slate and also a chance to really vacuum the floor. It hasn’t been vacuumed since we moved here 13 years ago!! I packed up most of the ribbon on the doors to sell later, took down the shelves and Mr. G is now using them for storage in his shop area. I love to repurpose.
Now it was time to gather all the stuff we didn’t need anymore and get it out of the house. Thank goodness on my last trip to Walmart I purchased Glad® Advanced Protection Trash Bags for this job and a few other messy jobs I needed to work on this summer. They are so easy to find in the laundry, cleaning and paper goods section of your local Walmart.
You know what caught my eye about these trash bags? It was the words which say Advanced Protection right on the box. I knew I was going to have a lot of sharp items, boxes, old craft paints and other old office items and I didn’t want any spills or rips when I started stuffing those bags.
I put those trash bags through a special kind of Torture Test and they didn’t rip, tear or leak with RipGuard technology and two-layer protection to guard against leaks. The bottom is also reinforced to help keep your trash can clean. I can only imagine how well they will work with my everyday trash. These bags are tough, durable and I can depend that they won’t leak or rip open on the way out of the house to the curb.
One thing Mr. G noticed was how nice the kitchen bags smelled and he never comments on things like that. EVER! I love the fragrance Glad adds to their trash bags which I know is a 7-Day Odor Control Guarantee. Who wants to smell your trash first thing when they come into your home?
After going through all the items, separating them into different groups, I needed to figure out where to lay all these items out in the closest. I have office, sewing, photography and craft items that all needed their own area in the closet.
The top shelf still holds only boxes that I needed to keep for a year for electronics. After that, they are in the trash. I used several plastic baskets which I added cute labels on them to know what each one was storing. I also stacked all the files and paper items I didn’t use all the time. The woven basket holds items that I don’t use often either. It was my husband’s mothers basket and since it was in her office, it must be in ours.
The two middle shelves on the left hold some photo boxes which hold all my photo props and craft brushes. The larger red plastic baskets with the same cute labels hold all my craft supplies. I use several office letter racks to hold blogging income and expense blog receipts and other mailing supplies. My label maker is stored in a plastic bin too.
The bottom shelf is mainly for all my sewing machine accessories, fabric, and other craft related items.
The floor area is where I store the larger plastic bins, printer paper, a sewing machine, a box with electronic cords, my camera equipment, and accessories. I added some new wire bins on the door to hold craft items.
With just a bit of organizing, I love how now I can actually find things in my office closet once again.
Don’t let a mess in your house bring you down. Be sure to check out more about how the Glad® Advanced Protection Trash Bags can get you de-mess-i-fied too!
Enjoy,
Tammy
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I’m just a country girl loving my geeky life with my wonderful husband, always taking pictures, getting my hands dirty in the garden, being crafty, exploring with travels and enjoying all this on a budget. But above all, living my faith as a child of God!
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What an amazing transformation! You have really motivated me with this post. Taking everything out and starting from scratch seems to be the best way to get through all the “stuff” we accumulate. You really did a great job with that closet. Thanks for sharing this.
You did a great job of organizing. The before picture looked way cleaner than my closet.
I love nothing more than gutting my cupboards buying new pretty boxes and resorting them. Our toy corner in the living room is calling out to be dimessed.
I need to organize better, that’s for sure. There are parts of my house that is scary. I’ll have to do this! Glad bags always help out.
Wow, what a difference! I definitely need to go through my craft closet and do the same!
Marriah Tarango
TarangoVisualStudio.com
I am one of the most messy people but I have to admit I am a messy person so it doesn’t go well. I definitely need to take some tips about making things better.
I am truly impressed. Those before and after pics are completely different. I really need to reorganize our house, but every time I do, the kids undo everything. Life with kids is rough sometimes.
Wow! Such a wonderful transformation. I think I need to be more organize in all parts of our house.
Aren’t you putting us all to shame with your newly organized closets. Really did a wonderful job and it looks awesome. Guess I had better get out the trash bags and follow your lead.
Would you come over and do mine?? I am in the exact same boat. I need to figure out how to organize the college classes I teach, the job I have with teacher evaluations, the job I have with teacher services, the job I have with Missouri Model School Districts and blogging!
I usually like to purge my house at least once a year. Right now it needs to be done again so I have not been De-messified as of yet but I will be soon!
I’m all about being organized. I hate clutter it makes me feel like I’m suffocating.
I like this creative idea and I am struggling on how to organize things. I think I do really need your help
My husband has begun to take Saturdays off and we are going through each room of our home to get rid of things we don’t need and I can’t wait to purchase some of these trash bags to use in our home.
oh my god, well done 🙂 you did a great job at transforming it 🙂 i really need to organise haha
That looks so great. I love to be organized; it’s just taking the time to do it. I’ve heard a messy desk is a sign of a genius:)
What an awesome transformation! I love the new look and Glad will always be my favorite trash bags! I love how strong the force flex bags are.
Wow turned out great! I’m fixing to get ready to purge my own home, room to room, and closet to closet. I can”t wait to clear out the clutter.
My favorite thing in the whole world is organizing things. The problem is, we have SO MUCH STUFF that I run out of space and wind up throwing things out most of the time.
Wow I love how you organized the closet! It looks so much better! I also love how you organized pieces on the door! I need something like that.
You inspired me to clean my office desk soon! I admit I’m not good in organizing. LOL but I’m thankful I read your post.
My room was such a mess until a few hours! but my system is not as good as yours! you are so organized!
I desperately need to declutter my home. My daughter has so much junk that needs to be de-mess-i-fied!
I love the whole transformation! I need to start demessified my closets too. I would love to get that bag…looks durable. Thanks for sharing!
Wow, your closet looks awesome! I love how much those Glad bags can hold!
Oh, I know what do you mean. Messes are so easy to happen. We buy or bring home a lot of things that we don’t really need and we have a lot of difficulties. I love your tips and I really need to use them!
I could really use some of this organization. My house is a zoo anymore, I swear!
I can honestly say I am demessified! It took awhile but my kids really helped me!
Okay this looks like you had some serious and hard work to do! I remember decluttering my closet and it was so hard! I mean how we keep so many stuff that we don’t even use? These bags look really cool though!
The before and after of your office closet is something else! I need to do this to my guest closet in the very near future. I only moved into my home a little over a year ago, but it looks like it has been 13 years in that particular closet. I wish I was exaggerating. 🙂
I am so amazed to see the transformation. Looks like I need to do some cleaning of my cupboard now 🙂
Organizing takes a lot of time and effort but so worth it in the end. You did a great job with that closet.
I need to tap you in the back and say Good Job! What a great one. Now I am motivated to do a general cleaning in my flat as well.
I am a crazy neat freak, and like everything in it’s place, BUT it’s hard to keep me kids room clean!
I try to keep everything clean and organised. I’ve tried to do it with my daughters room too but, shes a teenager who likes to live in chaos…. I’ve decided closing the door and giving up on that room is best haha!
Amazing transformation! You have just given me the push I needed to get some organization and cleaning going on. We have some closets including the pantry that need some love. Lots of love.
I need to do this ASAP! I have clutter I need to get rid of!
Our house is very organized with plenty of organizers and sorting materials. It’s nice to have a reliable trash bag especially in the kitchen when there are food and liquids.