Basement under step storage.
The thing about being
organized is that it’s continuous. You get organized and have a space for
everything and then you have too much of everything and then you have to purge,
and there you are, back at the beginning. This is what happened to my under
stair storage space in the basement. It was a form of “organized” in the
beginning. It held all of my boxes and some toys in boxes that we needed to get
rid of. Some of the boxes had a specific use, the boxes that the wine glasses
came with in case I rented them out or had to bring them to an event, the boxes
for my parfait glasses also had the same purpose. There were also some boxes
from USPS for when I mailed out items that I sold on eBay or wherever I posted
items for sale and other boxes for who knows what. I did use some of the boxes
for their intended purposes at some point, but I haven’t listed anything on
eBay in years but the boxes just kept accumulating as we purchased items for
our now toddler son, as I ordered items from Amazon…..
My first intention was
to get some custom shelves built by my husband and all of these other grandiose
ideas that are extremely difficult to implement when your toddler is trying to
keep the tape measure hostage. In the middle of my dream rant about the
possibilities reality hit in the form of my husband, who told me that he wouldn’t
help me until I emptied out the space. So I had no choice but to start working
on clearing it out.
I made 4 piles.
1. Boxes to be broken down and recycled - 90% of the items
2. Boxes that I would like to keep - One box full of boxes
3. Items to be sold - Play mat/ large toy
4. Items to keep and be relocated - Nothing (surprise/surprise) lol
Check out the empty space. Unfinished but still filled with
possibilities.
All of the boxes to be
recycled were broken down and cut up immediately and placed in our giant
recycling bin. Next we took some measurements and we made our way to Home Depot
after we went to Once Upon a Child to sell our toys for pennies on the dollar.
But at least we got rid of the stuff that was junking up our basement.
I originally wanted some
metal wire shelving or the metal shelving with wood shelves however none of
them came in the dimensions that I needed to fit snugly in the stair area. My
intention was to slide the shelving into the stairs with no access to the back
of the stairs. This changed after we placed the shelf in and saw that placing
it against the wall offered more storage space and access. I can’t believe how
much space I now have and I even have room for more items. YEAH!!!!!!
Check it out!!! I know
what you are thinking. You want to go into your storage space and do the same
thing right? No you were just admiring the bird cages. LOL Those were used in
the 50th Birthday Party that we recently decorated for (Bird Cage Centerpiece).
Thanks
for joining me on my mini organizing journey. This was definitely one of the
smaller organizing projects that I have undertaken with the biggest impact. I
almost went into the other back area (yes there is more stuff) and brought over
some other miscellaneous glass votive holders and candle holders to put on the
shelf but instead I decided to just bask in the glory of completing the
project.
Let
me know what you think. Do you have a mini organizing project to share? Do you
live in my area and need my help?
~Darley
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