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When all things are stored in their places, they are much easier to find.
If you know how to store compactly things , then you can save a lot of space, and this is especially important for small apartments.
When there are a lot of things at home and all of them need to be organized, it is worth considering how and where it is better to store these things.
Here you will learn a few secrets that will help you better organize your belongings.
How to store things
1. Use a regular plate rack to store all your clutches, purses and handbags in it
2. Use an empty container, such as wet wipes, to store small bags.
Such a container, if desired, can be decorated.
For this you will need:
Glue (for fabric or hot glue).
Measure and cut the desired piece of fabric, adding about 2 cm of margin. You can cut two pieces of the same size and sew them together - this way your fabric decoration will be more dense.
Where can you store things
3. Remote controls from the TV, tape recorder, air conditioner, as well as joysticks can be stored in one place. You can not just put them in a box, but attach Velcro to each remote control, and attach it to the cabinet wall, where you glued the second part of the Velcro.
You can use regular Velcro and double-sided tape, or use self-adhesive Velcro.
4. Tweezers, tweezers and other small tools can be stored in the cabinet, and to prevent them from falling out and being lost, glue small magnets into the cabinet to which small metal instruments can be attached. So they will always be visible.
How best to store things
5. All your Christmas decorations can be neatly stored in one place.
To do this, you will need a basket with pins on which to hang jewelry.
In this example, such a basket is made by hand using wooden sticks and a drill, which makes holes of the required diameter in order to insert pins into them.
If you use not very thick pins or thick wire, then the holes can be made with a screwdriver.
How to store things at home
6. The organizer for shoes can be hung in the pantry, for example, to store various things in it that you want to always have at hand.
If shelves are screwed to the inside of a wooden door, then various cleaning products can be stored in them.
Also in the pantry, you can screw a few double hooks to hang various tools.
Storage in the apartment
7. Rings from an old bathroom screen can be attached to a hanger and used to store all baseball caps, scarves and T-shirts (T-shirts).
8. To make it more comfortable at your desk, you can use LEGO parts. Some of them are attached with double-sided tape to the table, while others are already attached to them.
9. If you don't already have a place to dry your clothes, use a ladder or stepladder.
In this example, a small ladder was hung from the ceiling, but you can just lean it against the wall or buy a stepladder, on the steps of which you can hang clothes.
How can you store clothes
10. Conveniently store jeans and handbags.
Many do not want to get rid of old jeans and even wear them sometimes. Over time, these things accumulate and you can mix up jeans.
For convenient storage of jeans, you will need hangers, regular rubber bands and paper or cardboard.
Just hang each pair on a hanger, cut out a small tag from cardboard or paper and write on it the signs of each pair or where you usually wear these jeans. After that, make holes in the tags and use an elastic band to attach them to the hangers.
To know where to find the necessary handbag (if you have a lot of them), you can resort to a little trick - make your own catalog of handbags.
Buy a plastic basket and put all your handbags in it. You can put handbags of different colors and styles in several small baskets.
But first, take a picture of each handbag, and put the printed photos in an album. So you will know in advance which handbag you want to take with you and where it is stored.
The same can be done with shoes - take a picture of each pair and stick the photo to the shoe box so you know which box contains which shoes.
Where to store a lot of things
11. Use ordinary baskets to store books in them.
12. Cutting boards and grates can be stored in the basket.
13. If loops are sewn to the play mat and a ribbon and rope are threaded through them, then it will be possible to instantly fold all the toys that are on it.
We store small things
14. We store all the hairpins in one place.
You will need:
Small plastic box (like the one from tik-tak)
Acrylic paint (optional).
A small box can store all the hairpins, but if you want to decorate your box, you can use acrylic paint for this. In this example, the lid was also painted, but for this you need to use spray paint, and such paint should only be used outdoors or in a well-ventilated area with goggles and a mask (such paint is poisonous).
Where else to store different things
15. Slippers, flip flops and flats can be neatly stored in regular magazine holders.
16. If you want to not only keep all your decorations neatly, but also want these decorations to look beautiful in the interior, you can use photo frames or picture frames.
To do this, you need to attach small carnations or hooks to the frames and pull strong threads on which decorations are hung.
Some decorations can be hung on hooks that are pre-attached to the frame itself.
How can you store a lot of things
17. Bed linen and other things can be arranged in several baskets and sign each basket to know what exactly is stored in it.
18. Using hooks, you can attach additional baskets to the shelves to hold more things and save a lot of space.
19. Various tools such as curling iron, hair dryer, comb and others can be stored in a regular magazine rack.
How to store shoes
20. Additional shelves for shoes.
21. To save more space, you can attach a hook to the bathroom door that you can hang your laundry bag on.
To apply for a loan online, it is enough to fill out an application form on the MFI website containing passport data, the desired loan amount and some other information. Also, if you plan to receive money on a card, you will need to have a registered Visa or MasterCard with CVV2 to receive funds.
The decision on the application is made from several minutes to half an hour. If the loan amount exceeds 30-50 thousand rubles, the application is considered manually, which affects the time of its consideration. The speed of receipt of money depends on the chosen method of receipt - to an account, to a card, to an electronic wallet or in cash, and on the amount of the loan. Money is transferred at any time of the day, as well as on holidays and weekends.
You can extend the term of the loan for a period of 1-30 days. In some cases, if there are good reasons, the extension of the loan is carried out without overpayments. In other cases, an additional commission fee is paid for the prolongation of the loan. The number of possible extensions must be specified in the MFI.
For the first time, you can borrow an amount from 1 thousand rubles to 30 thousand rubles, depending on different conditions. The size of the first loan is affected by the income of the borrower, the term of the loan, the presence of a good credit history, the conditions for certain programs.
The MFO checks the validity of the passport through the FMS database, the registration address, the contact details of the borrower, assesses its solvency, and looks at open paperwork on the FSSP database. Questionnaires of online clients are checked by an automated scoring system. The data from the BKI, information about the bank card are also checked.
A bad credit history is not yet a reason to wait for a rejection. If the CI is damaged due to the fault of the creditor's bank, you can apply to the BCI with an application. In other cases, you can try to fix it with a chain of successively taken and timely repaid small microloans.
If the loan is not given, you should find out the reason. For example, get your CI and study it to see if there are any delinquencies formed through the fault of banks. Maybe you have accumulated debt on utility bills - it needs to be paid off. After some time, you can re-apply to the MFI for a smaller loan amount. Several successive and timely repayment of small loans will improve your position in the MFI.
If the money is not returned to the MFI in due time, interest will be charged to you within a certain period stipulated by the agreement. If during this time you do not get in touch and do not return the loan, your case will be transferred to a collection agency who will work with you to settle the method of returning the money. If you avoid communication with collectors, the case will be referred to the bailiffs, who:
- arrest funds on the salary card;
- restrict travel abroad;
- seize your personal property.
No, not the purchase immediately in the trash. When you decide to bring a new thing into the house, you need to make room for it. Sometimes for this you need to throw something out. And do not think that you have nothing to throw away. How many things do you have in case of “What if there is a war tomorrow?” Will old boots help you in the war? To put in something new, you have to throw out the old. How to get rid of trash, we many times.
Naturally, this does not apply to all situations. For example, if you move into a new apartment, it is difficult to throw something out of it. But, when your house is complete and you are going to buy something else, you need to think about the place for things. This is especially true for T-shirts, shoes and mugs. If your hands are reaching out to buy a new one, audit to throw one away.
Again, no fanaticism. Jewelry should not be taken to a pawnshop, and books should not be taken to the library. Collections of things are good if you use them constantly and they have a separate storage space.
2. Order starts in the corners
The organization of any home begins with the organization of warehouses. Garage, basement, attic, pantry, mezzanine. Reconsider what lies in them, and ruthlessly throw away everything that bothers you. It will free up a lot of space. If you live in a small apartment, periodically shake out drawers, cabinets and all dark corners littered with things that you do not use.
Sean Freese/FlickrWhen thinking about the layout of things, move from the general to the specific, considering several levels of storage:
- For general use. It has its own specifics, because crowds of people constantly pass through these places. And if everyone uses the same closet, someone is sure to spoil the orderly order. Therefore, shared storage systems should be the simplest and most convenient.
- Personal space. Here, no matter how hard you try, unification will not help. Everyone will work as they please.
- Small spaces. These are separate drawers and boxes, spaces under the sinks. In them, too, you can decompose things in a separate order.
3. You can buy a closet, but you can't buy order.
There is a trap in the pursuit of good organization of space that is easy to fall into when shopping. If you are looking at storage systems and are going to buy one with a million ergonomic shelves, it seems to you that it will solve all problems.
You don’t think that just the fact of buying a simulator will make you train every day, do you?
Storage systems are a great option, but they need to be chosen based on the parameters of the house and your habits. And remember that the most cutting-edge projects will not put things away and take out the trash without your participation.
4. Number and again number
If you're well into your thirties and your work isn't technical in any way, you might still only keep what you can hold in your hands. It's time to move things into the virtual space.
You won't be able to scan skis and equipment, but a lot of what fills your boxes can be digitized.
Again, we are not trying to change the principle if you like the smell of the pages or the sound of the vinyl. But, if you're not a collector, it's time to switch to e-books and cloud storage.
Scott Schiller/Flickr Digitization will save you from hoards of documents and photos in albums that will fit on your hard drive or in your folder in the cloud storage.
5. Grouping - the beginning of the order
When deciding where to store things, group them together, stack like with like. The more logically and simply you can distribute objects into groups, the easier it will be to live with them and maintain order.
Organize the items in your home by type and store them next to each other. You will definitely find items that can not be classified in any way. Here for them you will get a separate box "Miscellaneous and everything."
6. Your place
It is not enough to take into account how often an item is used and to which group it should be assigned. Some things may have their own. Something cannot be left in a damp room, something in the sun, something needs good ventilation. Find packaging for every item in the house that meets these requirements.
7. Without fanaticism
It's easy to overdo it when organizing space in your home. Each nail does not need to be put in a separate box if you only have five nails and two screws in the house. Too rigid separation of groups of things leads to the fact that it takes too much time and effort to maintain the space in the correct form. Sorting mugs by color is already a sign of frustration, not a love of order.
8. All moves are recorded
Do you want everything to be neat, safe and sound? Great. Do you have to search through all the drawers, boxes and shelves in search of one scarf? So-so perspective.
Now imagine that all the supplies, for example toothpaste, are in the closet on the left side, and on the left door it says: "Toothpaste, soap, shower gel, shampoo." The search is simplified - this time. It is more convenient to immediately put things back in place after purchase - these are two. Well, you always see when the stocks of one thing come to an end - it's three.
Rachel/Flickr You need to label storage, especially when it comes to seasonal clothing and long-term storage items. If you have had a box under your bed for years with something very important, but you no longer remember what exactly, take it out and write down what is inside.
9. Keep things where they can be useful
This seems to be advice from Captain Obvious, but still no one does it. Keep a collection of scarves near the front door so you can choose an accessory before you go out, and stash away the hiking gear you last took out years ago. This will make it easier to put things in their place.
The corollary of this rule is that things must be moved throughout the year between different rooms and shelves, depending on the season.
10. Everything according to plan
Doing a five-year plan in a weekend sounds tempting. But you won't be able to. True, the correct organization of space is not done in two days, it needs to be thought about and introduced in stages.
Gaps in the ergonomics of the apartment appear gradually. Sometimes we don't even see the mess until we get close to the place and try to find something there. Today you didn’t hang your jacket in place, because it’s inconvenient to hang it, yesterday you spent half an hour searching for the right document that was in the wrong box, the day before yesterday you earned a bump when you opened the closet door and fell under a collapse of things. Solve problems as they come. Make a plan to transform the apartment (at least a year ahead, no one rushes you) and do everything in turn.
www.oldhouse.com Walk around the house from time to time with a pencil and notepad. Draw a plan of the room and use a marker to mark the areas where debris accumulates the most and blockages form. Deal with them first.
11. Side view
If your sofa has been standing in one place for the last 10 years and every morning began with the fact that you touched this same sofa with your little finger, maybe it makes sense to change something in?
Gather opinions. If you do not live alone, then other family members also have their own ideas about what and where should lie.
You know, everyone has such a friend whom you can come to at any time of the day and find that the house is perfectly clean? Ask him how he does it. Repeat.
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Key things to know about storage, - the output should be spacious and comfortable. After all, the best space for life is one in which there is a lot of air and empty surfaces. But in small apartments, this is a difficult task, which also conflicts with our traditional ability to complicate things, as well as our passion for shopping and hoarding. However, the world has become technologically advanced: a wide window sill can become a home office, Wi-Fi allows you to work even in bed, there are fewer wires, stationary units are almost a thing of the past, gadgets are rapidly shrinking in size, and all encyclopedia volumes fit on a flash drive. All this helps to win additional living space.
Sorting
Before you start optimizing everything, you should divide things into necessary and unnecessary. First, get rid of things that have not been used for a long time. Each of us has some kind of toaster that was last turned on a couple of years ago, while he firmly settled on the windowsill in the kitchen. It is better to throw away such things, sell them through Avito or give them to someone who will use them. So only the necessary items will remain - for them we will plan a storage space.
The necessary things will also have to be sorted. There is, for example, a system of hot and cold rotation. The hot rotation includes those things that should be at hand every day. These are clothes, shoes and household gadgets - from a vacuum cleaner to an ironing board. To correctly calculate the dimensions of the wardrobe, measure the running meters of the bar for long items (outerwear, dresses), separately count the meters of the bar for short items (shirts, blouses, jackets). Also determine the volume of shelves for the rest of the clothes and shoe boxes.
Cold rotation items include suitcases, boxes, Christmas decorations, and other seasonal items. In the same category, you can write down the home library if you do not access it daily, and household items dear to your heart - everything that can be put away.
hidden storage
A well-organized apartment can be compared to a car with a lot of air and space in the cabin, while the space under the hood is packed to capacity. We should also get as much space as possible in the living rooms, in the kitchen and in the bathrooms, and use the office space - that is, the hallway, corridor and closets - to the maximum.
Instead of installing several wardrobes in living rooms, it is better to fence off a small wardrobe somewhere in the hallway. A wardrobe, even the smallest one, is the best thing that can happen to a small apartment. It effectively uses the space up to the ceiling, like the hood of a car, where every millimeter is involved. A wardrobe is a bulky piece of furniture that stands in a room and takes up a lot of space.
open storage
The number of things laid out on surfaces is best minimized. Firstly, they create a feeling of disorder, and secondly, they complicate the cleaning process, because they need to be dusted off. Open storage is allowed only in the kitchen and in the bathroom, that is, where there are items that are simply inconvenient to put into cabinets several times a day.
Storage in the kitchen
To see if your kitchen storage is well organized, check out Sunday shopping. Imagine that you bring home a supply of food and household chemicals for the next week or even several. If you can’t arrange everything in cabinets so that you have access to each package, then it’s time to change something.
Small kitchens usually want to be left as spacious as possible so as not to further reduce the space with an abundance of items. In this case, a good solution would be a closet located on the way from the front door to the kitchen, in which you can store products that do not require cold - water, groceries, sauces. This will allow you to shop less often and not make a warehouse out of the kitchen.
For storage inside kitchen cabinets, you should get the same containers and pour everything you can into them - from tea to cereals. The fact is that factory packaging of various shapes and sizes is difficult to place ergonomically inside the cabinet. As a result, a lot of space is wasted, and products from leaky boxes often fall apart. Sign each container and use the same for each type of product. Such a storage system raises the level of order and greatly speeds up the cooking process.
Bathroom storage
The approach to organizing storage in the bathroom is very similar to the kitchen. It is necessary to select hot rotation items and think over storage for cold rotation items. Leave only those tubes and objects that you use regularly on open surfaces. The rest can be put in the closet. It is worth considering hanging a wide shelf right above the door. It is inconspicuous, besides, it is convenient to keep a supply of washing powder and toilet paper on it.
Storage in rooms
Beds with a lifting mechanism and a storage system inside often lose much in terms of convenience to ordinary beds with legs, under which boxes on wheels from IKEA are placed. And besides, these beds are much cheaper.
If we talk about the nursery, then it seems to me that the child should maintain order in his toys on his own. Therefore, all boxes should be placed at an accessible height. In this case, a small person will have the freedom to choose independently what and where to put.
Right Habits
A convenient storage system is not only cabinets and shelves, but also a certain set of good habits. Get into the habit of reviewing things a couple of times a year in order to get rid of trash in a timely manner and free up space. Keep track of the overall balance: if after a vacation or a successful shopping trip you brought a couple of packages of things into the apartment, then another pair of packages should leave it in the foreseeable future.
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