Orgainzing Ideas from Southern Living

Spring is just around the corner and as I was sitting outside in the warmth of the sun taking some photos for our products I found myself yearning for more of these spring like days, cloudless, gently breeze blowing. A far cry from the bitter temperatures that have dipt down into the 20's in the past week leaving us with some mild snow. Since spring is in the air I find myself braving myself up to prepare for some much needed spring cleaning.

This months Southern Living magazine boasts some great ideas for inexpensive make-overs that are sure to create a feeling of freshness and new birth to your home, just in time for those spring cleaning make-overs we all have in store. Enjoy these helpful tips. Happy Spring Cleaning!

You can find all 95 instant make-over tips at www.southernliving.com/home-garden/

Dress up your laundry area to where you might actually enjoy laundry day. Had a countertop by securing it to the wall ontop of your front loading washer and dryer for an easy access area to fold cloths as they come out of the dryer. Find a favorite fabric print for beautiful curtians that can hide appliances and string across a curtain rod below the countertops. For an added taste of elegance and class install a pair of sconces and a beautiful mirror or piece of art work. Who says laundry day can't be glamorous, now it can be with these easy and simple steps.

We already know that new hardware on your kitchen and bathroom cabinets is an easy and quick way to update, but if it isn't in your budget another easy and inexpensive way to update is to paint or glaze your exsisting hardware. Now you can create a new and clean fresh look for your kitchen, with a fraction of the cost of new hardware. Recycle, Reuse, Redo.

Frame old artwork into museum worthy collection. Lay out all the pieces of your framed art on big sheets of kraft paper, and trace around them. Label each piece. Cut out the Shapes, and arrange them on the wall. Group small, similar pieces together to make a greater impact.

Create a collection of items you have around your home. Whether it be a series of pichers, vases, frames, or old mirrors, just make sure they all share a common element. Group them together on a table top or dress up a wall in your room with an assorated arrangement. Remember odd number groupings are always best.