8 Organization Tactics that Make your Home More Messy

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We see so many home organization ideas on Pinterest and Instagram, but do they actually work? This realtor.com article discusses 8 organization tactics that actually make your home more of a mess!

1. Color-Coding your Clothing – Although it seems like a good idea, it takes more time and energy to keep your closet looking this way.
Pro-Tip: It’s much more useful to group clothing by season.

2. Labeling Everything – If you just LOVE using a label maker, go for it! But it is your home and you should know where everything is.
Pro-Tip: The kitchen might be the best place to utilize that label maker (flour vs. sugar).

3. Arranging Books by Color – When someone walks into your home and sees this look, they immediately know you are NOT a reader.
Pro-Tip: For a truly useful library, group books by genre.

4. Putting EVERY Item in a Bin – Bins make sense when you’re trying to group similar smaller items together. If there is room on a shelf for the item, you don’t have to put it in a bin first.
Pro-Tip: Bins are most useful when they keep you from having to sort through a mess of items.

5. Hiding Bins within Bins – Hiding a bin most likely will make you lose track of that item altogether.
Pro-Tip: Ask yourself, are you using this bin system because it looks good or because it is useful?

6. Over-Categorizing Items – Systems need to be useful and easy to maintain. If it’s more work to make the system than use it, it’s not worth it.
Pro-Tip: Putting smaller bins of the same category in one larger bin is easier to maintain.

7. Decanting Spices into Matching Jars – A nice, clean spice rack looks great, but what happens when you have left-over spices that don’t fit in the matchy jars?
Pro-Tip: Choose a few to showcase on the counter in matching jars and leave the rest in their original packaging. 

8. Using ALL Matching Hangers – Your closet looks uniform, but there are different kinds of hangers for a reason. Some clothes need a particular hanger to keep the clothing’s shape.
Pro-Tip: The purpose of a hanger is to keep the clothing wrinkle-free and ready to wear, so use the hanger that works best for each garment.