Friday Favorites

Every Friday, the professional organizers at Chaos to Order pick the best products and services for helping you get organized.

Friday Favorite: Magnapods

March 9, 2012

The average woman uses approximately 12 toiletries per day. Many use more, much more, not to mention the hoarding that goes on for every shade of lipstick, nail polish, eye shadow etc… Organizing toiletries into bathroom vanities and cabinets can be a daunting task–especially if you’re tight for space. These great little containers called Magnapods can [...]

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Friday Favorite: A Brand New Way We Can Help You Get Organized

March 2, 2012

When we help our clients get organized, one of the sticking points of not being able to eliminate something is it’s potential value. It’s hard to just toss or donate something that could be worth a lot of money. At Chaos to Order we are now helping our clients sell their items on eBay. Here [...]

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Friday Favorite: Cable Buddy

February 24, 2012

Do you have cables and cords cluttering up your space? Do you have a container for cords that’s just a tangled mess? Here’s a great system to help keep cord clutter at bay…

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Friday Favorite: Linus Drawer Organizers

February 17, 2012

When we organize for clients, we often find that people underestimate what can be stored in desk drawers. Usually they are a scattered array of papers, office supplies and snacks. Making good use of drawer space requires using the right tools. In this video, our organizer Pam talks about her favorite drawer organizers by Linus.

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Friday Favorite: Dynamic Art Frames

February 10, 2012

If you have children–you have artwork, and one piece at a time it can snowball and become overwhelming. Kids come home from school every day with papers, drawings, paintings, etc… You need to be selective about what is kept and what is tossed. If you keep too much, you will be lost in a sea [...]

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Friday Favorite: Overdoor Valet Rod

February 3, 2012

Do you need extra hanging space in your closet? What about in a storage or guest room? This nifty gadget is your answer. The Overdoor Valet Rod by Umbra is available at The Container Store and it’s very easy to install. Just put the two ends over the door and snap the rod on the [...]

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Friday Favorite: Toilet Paper Holders for Wrapping Paper

January 27, 2012

Today’s Friday Favorite is an item that we all have–toilet paper holders! Now here’s a great way to put them to re-use. Just cut a slit in the cardboard and wrap them around tubes of wrapping paper to keep it from unraveling. It’s a great way to make use of something you’d otherwise toss and [...]

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Friday Favorite: Filing Tips with Reinforced File Folders

January 20, 2012

January is the best time of year to revamp your filing system. It’s a new year, so you can start fresh and feel organized by paying some attention to those all-too-forgotten files. Any files that you create yearly will need to be re-created. For example, I create monthly files each year. Rather than having individual [...]

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