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1. Establish a location for your keys by using a hook on the wall or a decorative dish.
2. Use baskets to place incoming mail and bills.
3. Open mail by the wastebasket.
4. Keep your recycling bin accessible for mail inserts that you don’t need.
5. Shred mail with personal information.
6. Avoid additional clutter by deciding which catalogs/magazines you will keep and toss those you are no longer interested in reading. Make sure you remove your name from their mailing list.
7. Discard coupons that have expired.
8. Discard manuals to equipment you no longer own.
9. Lay clothes out the night before.
10. Pack your purse, tote or briefcase the night before.
11. Create a yearly purging schedule. Purge closets in the spring and fall.  Purge paperwork and files when you have to gather documents for yearly taxes.
12. Establish a location where you will pay bills, manage the home, etc. (spare room, corner of a room).
13. Designate a place to keep personal documents (filing cabinet, file box).
14. Clean the refrigerator as you put away groceries, tossing containers either in the sink or the trash.
15. Minimize counter clutter by keeping only those appliances that are used at least once a day on top.
16. Use hanging mesh or wire baskets to store fruit, onions, potatoes, etc.
17. Maximize the space in your cabinets by installing small hooks on the bottoms of shelves for mugs that won’t stack.
18. Put in back-of-door organizing racks to neatly hold boxes of foil, pot lids and extra shopping bags.
19. Go through your medicine cabinet and throw away expired items.
20. Get rid of dried-up cosmetics, nail polish and face creams.
21. Turntables used underneath sinks can maximize space and make items accessible.

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Combining bedroom and living area, this transitional design speaks to the modern homeowner with its wide space, dark wood floors, and ceiling-to-floor gray wall partition. On one side of the wall, you have a comfy semi-living room, complete with gray velvet armchairs, glass coffee table, and limestone fire place. What better place is there to spend lazy weekends when you don’t want to feel too lazy by staying in bed all day? Not to mention, the fire place keeps the room warm and toasty on those chillier nights.

On the other side of the partition is the actual bedroom with its attractive, tufted headboard and modern black furniture. The wall creates a sense of privacy and also doubles as the ideal place to mount a television for late night channel surfing. Topping this all off is the beautiful coffered ceiling and fun chandelier that compliments the room’s design perfectly.

This bedroom design is ideal for the homeowner on a budget because it does technically double as two rooms. Why waste money on a bigger house, when you can just get this room design instead? All that is needed is a splash of color by way of some extra throw pillows and this dream room is complete.

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This design is ideal for the homeowner, who likes his or her space in the kitchen. With its multiple countertops and classy traditional design, this room is perfect for the average or professional chef, and even has the feel of a Food Network home cooking show. Even if you don’t like to cook, what better way is there to utilize the counter space than to cover it entirely with takeout galore? One counter for food, one counter to eat it on.

Then there is the round kitchen table, accented by elegant, tufted white chairs that make eating dinner a comfortable, yet fashionable experience. The round table ensures that family and guests are intimate and fully able to have their share in conversation about embarrassing childhood memories, awkward teenage experiences, and every day dealings at work.

This traditional galley eat-in kitchen with its beautiful, multi-hued, dark work floor is perfect for house parties, holiday dinners, and even early morning family breakfasts before work/school. The wide space is certainly airy enough to avoid claustrophobia during any large get-together, and once you add the spice rack and kitchen ware, you are sure to have the kitchen of your dreams.

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This living room, with its warm colors and contemporary design, makes a perfect area to enjoy a lazy, rainy day with the family, watching your favorite movie or binge-watching your favorite show on Netflix. It also doubles as the classy, yet comfy rendezvous for your book club, girls’ night, get together, and can even pass for a man cave for game nights.

The white leather sectional is comfortable enough to lay back and be immersed in its squashiness, yet it is also sophisticated enough to seat that nosy neighbor you have just been dying to outdo. Add to that the matching coffee table, floating shelves, and tray ceiling, and you have enough bragging rights to last until said neighbor puts in for a home makeover.

This living room design is very fashionable and ideal for family, bachelor, or bachelorette. Not only is the design itself beautifully conceptualized, but once you add your own personal effects—cozy blankets, family photos, some more throw pillows—it instantly becomes the fitting room for living for any potential homeowner.

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