Real Spaces: DIY Home Organization … curated on LTK

If your coffee table needs something beautiful and you want organizing tips and gorgeous inspo at your fingertips, check out this amazing hardcover book that features some of our favorite projects and tips from our founder, Liz! Liz was a major collaborator on this labour of love and is super excited to share the results.

If your coffee table needs something beautiful and you want organizing tips and gorgeous inspo at your fingertips, check out this amazing hardcover book that features some of our favorite projects and tips from our founder, Liz! Liz was a major collaborator on this labour of love and is super excited to share the results.

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Over-the-door storage solutions make use of often-forgotten-about space! We love it all — from simple plastic hanging pockets for shoes, gloves, small toys, etc. to the Elfa systems from @thecontainerstore for sturdy, flexible storage of things like extra pantry items, bottles of cleaning products, smaller sports equipment, and more. And sometimes these two even work perfectly right down the hall from each other as they are here!

Using the inside of your door is an excellent way to maximize storage space. We'd love to help you figure out the best way to use yours! And we're curious - have you used either of these systems and what do you store in yours?!

Simply perfection. 🥰

We love the way this open shelving turned out. The cookbooks, the woven & acacia bins and the Peanuts Collection tea set work so well together and really complement each other. When styling open shelving, it's great to have pops of color mixed with neutrals as well as different textures of items to create a stunning display that, in an ideal world, is also functional!

Would you believe us if we told you this is a playroom? Because it is! Playrooms do not always have to look like playrooms in a traditional sense - bursting with color, toys lining the walls, stuffed animals in every corner. Sometimes, a space can double as a playroom and also as a bonus room where parents, too, can hang out without feeling like they're surrounded by toys. Don't let us fool you though - the toys are right behind those cabinet doors and in the closet, which are just a tiny-hands-reach away for the little ones!
If you want help turning your space into a playroom that you, too, want to 'play' in, let us help!

Having a last-minute get-together? Grouping all disposable paper goods makes hosting a piece of cake.
As we head into the holiday season, little gatherings are bound to pop up. We'd love to come make sure you can easily throw on your hostess hat by opening your 'party' drawer and seamlessly welcoming friends and family into your home! DM us today to get started. 🥳

You know we love our Elfa gift wrap carts and over-the-door gift wrap organizers, but if you've got an empty drawer and a couple of bamboo tension dividers, this is a perfect solution for separating bows and ribbons and keeping them tidy and easily accessible! 🎁

P.S. - Today is somehow November 1. 😳 Message us or send us an email if you want our help with holiday decorating or takedown!

Bring on all the chunky sweaters and faux fur vests. It's finally feeling like fall here in middle Tennessee! 🍁

One of our favorite things about this time of year is the seasonal clothing swaps. Out with the tank tops and shorts, and in with the jeans and sweaters! We'll gladly help you get your clothes in seasonally-appropriate order. Email us or DM us to get a consult on our schedule.

These drawers that are built to go around sink plumbing are a genius way to create the most usable space possible. However, they can also make organizing a challenge. We are pros at playing Tetris with these acrylic drawer organizers and when we get them to fit perfectly like we did in this drawer, we feel like winners - and so do you when you go to start your daily beauty routine. 🎖️

Need a little assistance leveling-up? We'd love to help! DM us or email us today to set up a consult.

The rainbow order, the shoe stackers, the velvet hangers, and the perfect spacing between them all gives us the closet of our dreams! 😍

Want some help creating the closet of YOUR dreams? We'd love to make that happen for you! DM us and we'll get the ball rolling.

Pantry goals! We love the way these rattan & black wire baskets work in this gorgeous pantry - and we love starting out strong with an organized pantry right after the move! 😍

Need some help balancing your colors and textures while keeping your space functional too? We're here to help!

Organizing shoes, especially after a move, is like playing a matching game. Find the left and find the right to make a match. Once you've got all of the pairs and lined them up on the shelf, you win! 😉

Fold, fold, fold, fold. Fold, fold, fold. Fold, fold. Fold. And then repeat. 💫
But when it's one of our all time fave (and longest) clients, we'll fold all day for them.

At first glance, it might look like these stuffed animals are out of place (but they are more than just stuffed animals!). You'll see that this is a first-aid drawer - sometimes a kid needs a band-aid, sometimes they need an ice pack, and sometimes they just need a lovie that doubles as a heating pad. 🧸

This is such a simple thing, but putting labeled bins for cleaning supplies, trash bags, dishwashing supplies, etc., under your sinks can provide the perfect solution for all those jumbled bottles. No more rummaging around to find the glass cleaner or to replace the kitchen trash bag!

Organizing doesn't have to be fancy or use complicated organizing products (like some of those 'viral' products all over socials right now), but creating a contained space for the things that live in a spot means items are visible and easy to access, and grouping like items ensures you know what you've got. The white plastic bins used here are the absolute least flashy product we use - but one of the most effective.

These built-in cubbies in the playroom were perfect for dress-up clothes allowing our tiny client to easily decide which princess she feels like being on any given day. 👸

Looking for a sheet protector or a highlighter or a paperclip? No need to rummage through a junk drawer when you've got these clear - and very clearly labeled! - bins on your office closet shelves. 😊

We love the way these Marie Kondo Ori baskets complement our client's wallpaper in this combo laundry/pantry concealing items as well as creating a clean visual. The pull-out wire baskets below, on the other hand, provide very visible storage and are the perfect solution for that space in this collaboration with @closetsbydesign_nashville! We are just waiting on a few more shelves to make it perfect but it's perfectly organized right now and that's good enough for us!

Newly renovated spaces are so fun to get organized - it's a fresh start and a clean slate!

With the weather *finally* beginning to feel fall-like here in Nashville, we are working in garages again! We loved turning this area into a kid-friendly space where they can access their things in the labeled bins, play, and then put everything away in an orderly manner when they're done.

We were thrilled to be able to repurpose our clients existing shelving and get it feeling tidy with some of our favorite (and super cost effective) bins.

These acrylic headband and scrunchie holders are perfect for keeping girls' hair supplies tidy but still right at their fingertips for a smooth morning! Setting kids up for success is our mission especially when starting fresh at a new house like this one!

We love these elfa shelves for so much more than just closets! In this little guy's room, they solve the issue of where to put toys in a small space as older bungalows often don't offer the storage kids need. We love their versatility and flexibility making everything this kiddo needs easily visible and easily put away!

Hall closets are known for performing multiple functions - like this one, which is a linen closet and a kid's arts and craft closet. We often set up spaces for messy kid crafts in a place other than the main playroom areas just to keep little fingers from 'decorating' things that shouldn't be decorated so this upstairs hall linen closet fit the bill! This three-tiered cart is easily wheeled in and out of the playroom and can be loaded up with all sorts of fun crafty bits for the little ones!

Ever wondered what we beeline towards when we're at Target? Let us show you!

Even swag stickers at a business need organizing. Keeping them sorted out means you can find the one you need, they're easy to put away when a new shipment arrives, and they don't get damaged. Plus, it makes our sticker-loving hearts happy every time we open this drawer! 😍

We love when clients have a little flair. 💫

This snack drawer is any kid's after school dream. These bamboo tension dividers keep the snacks grouped by type for easy picking and maintained order! That's a win/win for both you AND the kiddos.

When some of our team wrapped up a client project early, it was field trip time! They popped by one of our favorite and most utilized places - The Container Store. They explored the aisles and got a feel for some new products which was quite the treat because normally they are knee-deep in client projects. We really believe in empowering our team to learn and grow to serve our clients as best they can so product recon is always on the table!

Men need organization too! An organized closet leads to a productive day and less stress, which is what we all want. We've noticed that while men aren't usually the ones starting the organizing process, once they see what happens in the rest of the house or their partner's closet, they are fully on board! Even if they are resistant to start, when we've worked some magic elsewhere, we hear 'hey, can you do my closet too?' and we say 'of course'!

Nothing is worse than a bathroom drawer full of stuff unless you've got it organized with acrylic organizers to create compartments and order! Taking control of your spaces is a big part of the organizing process - giving the contents a home creates the systems you need to be able to find what you need instead of irritated rustling about swearing under your breath because you can't find the darned BandAids!

Monica is doing the final walk through after organizing this glorious pantry! Those last touches and review means everything is perfect for our client, not only for the big reveal but mostly for long-term function. Pantries are one of our favorite spaces to work in and Monica is a pro at making a gorgeous and super useful pantry! This was a collaboration with @jt_calclosetsnashville which was so needed and so much fun.

If 'delicious' can describe a closet, it would be this one. 🌈🥰

We've worked in this closet multiple times, adjusting and revising over the years as normal life and style changes shift our client's needs. These refreshes are so useful in keeping the space functional and, of course, gorgeous!

Looking for a refresh (or full-on organizing) in your closet? Drop us a DM and we'll get you in the queue!

Finding a way to store hats can be a challenge, but if you’ve got a door or an empty wall and a package of these hat hooks from Amazon, you’ve got the perfect solution! 🧢

Did you know we can help you organize (and empty!) your storage unit(s)? This was a packed unit we are working on clearing out for an out-of-state move. Each item was addressed with the remaining items queued up and binned for transport!

Now that the weather is slowing slipping into fall, we are booking garages, attics and storage units so contact us today to get our on our schedule!

When possible, we love using a tiny bit of hanging closet space and using it for purses! These acrylic purse hangers are perfect for storing purses in an organized way and we can also use the shelf underneath for more storage. We've got several examples of how to store purses in this one space!

We are loving this vertical sheet tray storage in this client's butler's pantry. When houses have built-in strorage, it makes our job so much easier! These types of installs are something to consider when remodeling or building - not only for function but for the delight it brings your organizers... 😉