PROBLEM: I love to give gifts. Part of what I enjoy is the process of wrapping them. However, I often don’t even end up giving the gift because I can’t find my wrapping supplies. SOLUTION: Find a way to consolidate your supplies. Bring them together either in a bin, on Read more…
PROBLEM: Space is at a premium in our tiny house with two adults and two kids. We need some more storage. SOLUTION: Hang things from the external sides of your shelves. You can install hooks or hang wall file holders for papers. Owner Chrystal Metzger of Lexi’s Toy Box in Read more…
PROBLEM: Things get scattered around on my shelf, so I can’t find what I’m looking for. SOLUTION: Anderson Paint in Ann Arbor has the perfect solution. Find a way to divide your shelf into smaller sections. You’ll notice that they have four different products on the shelf, but each is Read more…
PROBLEM: We have a lot of stuff and I want all of us to see what we have. I also want everyone to be able to easily put things away without confusion. SOLUTION: Lisa, owner of pot&box of Ann Arbor, brings us a solution. First, build a wall of sturdy Read more…
PROBLEM: I need a visual to help me remember the notion “A place for everything and everything in its place.” SOLUTION: The Lunch Room food cart of Ann Arbor has the perfect visual — the sectioned cafeteria tray. With a cafeteria tray, there is a specific place for each object/food Read more…
PROBLEM: I need more space in my cupboards and on my shelves. SOLUTION: Downtown Home and Garden in Ann Arbor has just the solution, flip every other item – up, down, up, down. This frees up space. Here are some other examples of this technique from their store. HINT: You Read more…
PROBLEM: My kids play a lot of sports, and they have all these long awkward sticks around the house. What do I do with them? SOLUTION: Alex Dombroski, owner of Red Belly Board Shop in Ann Arbor, has a creative idea. Take out your drop ceiling panels and rest the Read more…
PROBLEM: I have an old ladder. I really like the way it looks. I know that there’s got to be a way to use it to help me organize my stuff. SOLUTION: Claudette Jocelyn Stern, owner of Metal in Ann Arbor, shows us some great ideas. She’s propped the ladder Read more…
PROBLEM: My necklaces and bracelets are in a big knotted ball. I can’t see them much less untangle them to wear. SOLUTION: Alice Liberson, owner of Dogma Catmantoo in Ann Arbor, has an idea. Hang them on a cylinder of some sort. In the picture, Alice took a plastic cylinder, Read more…
PROBLEM: I’m a visual person and I forget what I have unless I see it. If there is anything behind a door, it is gone from my consciousness. SOLUTION: Owner Mary Cambruzzi of Found Gallery in Ann Arbor, has a great idea. She takes the doors off of some of Read more…