Day 15: Containers and baskets the word

More basket and container magic still around the house. As I sort out some more things that used to be in plastic bags and basically just lying around have a proper place and a great look.

Here is a container I keep for the gifts I have bought for birthdays, new babies etc..

This one is in our hallway. A basket for newspapers, flyers and promotions. The other one for things to be returned. The one on the ground are the library books.

Baskets in the hallway: Why they are recommended

1.Having this near the doorway helps to one remember, that these need taking out every time we leave the house.
2.It also makes it easy to put things in their respective basket since this is a common pass over zone.
3.Keeping a basket in the hallway is a great way to prevent library books from getting misplaced among own books, and lost somewhere when you are looking for a book.
4.It is also a good idea to teach kids on being responsible for their own books. Also making it easy to carry out when they need to be returned.
5. Easy to take out the paper on "paper recycling day".

Day 12: The magic of containers

A wonderful thing called "Marktplaats" exist in the Netherlands. My husband spends a lot of time on this. Its an online space where you can sell and buy second hand things, as well as new. So, in my attempt to unclutter my attic space of all the boxes filled with kids clothes that are small for them, I needed plastic containers to store them size vice and neatly. My husband goes online and orders a dozen of them from "Marktplaats". But they were the small size containers. Not exactly what I wanted to store clothes. But , with just a little bit of complaining I put it to good use.
The dishes and food items from the kitchen play set was in a cardboard box , which was barely keeping it's shape.

Before and after: Play food Items in the colorful tin box and the dishes in the clear plastic container

Cars cars everywhere... now in a box:

Extra spices and lentils in closed containers:

Wooden blocks from different sets: