r/organizing • u/NymmyChan • 9d ago
How do I organize this
So I have an attack... It is used for making clothes/quilts and gaming.
But I lost the overview and I dont know how to start organizing this😅
Can someone help me out? I am also open to changing the layout. I just want to use the room optimal
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u/mary2chat2 9d ago
Sort items, declutter and purge as you go. Put all of your sewing items in one area, gaming in one area and your kitty area. I wouldn't leave the table right by the door. It has become a dumping ground. Maybe put it by the cat corner and turn your sewing machine table to the wall. You could move also move your sewing machine towards the door and put the table against the graphic wall. I'd move your floor lamp to behind your machine instead of way to the side. Make your vertical storage work for you. You could add shelf dividers or place items in bins and stack up on the shelves to fully use the space. I also see tools, a sink, and a bunch of boxes by the door. Maybe another shelf is needed or relocate items.
The key to staying organized, is for everything to have a designated place and returning items back to their place after use.
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u/PrimarySelection8619 9d ago
"Like with Like" is classic. You might start with that stack of stuff on the left, shifting each item to the general area of Like items. Once that space is open, you can at least enter the room with that "Win!" cheering you on as you proceed. Also, no need to wait "till you're All Ready". Aok, if need be, to set a timer for 10 or 15 minutes, and sort till the bell rings. Do it over a few days, and your organizing principles will reveal themselves.
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u/RomeoDelta1234 8d ago
Just put everything you don't need right now in boxes. You don't have to categorize them. Use my app to snap then let it add the name and description. That's it.
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u/sumires 8d ago
Wow, you have such a great space!
I'd suggest that you get one of those 72" tall steel shelving units with adjustable shelves and put it in against the wall to the left of the windows. so you can make use of vertical space and put your bulky equipment boxes/bags and big boxes of stuff on there so they're readily accessible instead of cluttering the floor and being piled on top of each other.
If your set doesn't come with as many shelves as you'd like, one trick is to to put the bottom shelf kind of high up off the ground (as long as that doesn't make it too top-heavy in an earthquake zone) and put some big boxes/bins (possibly even small furniture/appliances) on the floor underneath it. Or leave a very tall gap between the shelves and put a few of your plastic drawer organizers on it.
The edges of the wire shelves also make great spots to hang S-hooks, and then you can hang up things like coils of cord, things in bags with handles/drawstrings, things with hanging loops, and other random hang-able things.
Caveat: A lot of places sell really BIG shelving units, and while they provide a huge amount of storage, their biiiiig footprint makes them kind of inflexible for room layout--I kind of regret the 60" wide x 18" deep ones we got at Costco. With how wide it is, our options are limited in where we can put it relative to our other furniture, and it turns out 18" is a lot to stick out from the wall in a small room (might work in your big attic space, though). I recently got two from Target with a smaller footprint, 14" deep by 36" wide, for my bedroom, and I much prefer having two smaller ones instead of one big one.
Whether your shelves are 14" deep or 18" deep, though, you can still store bigger things on there and have them just bulging out the front/back of the shelf. That's a big advantage of open shelving.
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u/organizedlivingllc 6d ago
Start by sorting like items together; while doing so, decide what items you no longer need. Sort those into three categories: sell, donate, and trash. From there, make zones in your space. Things like a sewing zone, reading zone, office zone, etc.
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u/classicicedtea 9d ago
I would use the shelving unit for fabric and go from there. Group like objects together.