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Tips and tricks from organizational and custom closet experts on how you can live an organized life.

How to Organize Your Garage in the Winter

If you live somewhere that calls for snow blowers, back-up generators, and winter gear, you might need some help organizing all of your winter essentials. Fortunately, we know how to help! Keep reading for some practical ways to store essentials, as well as the first few steps you’ll need to get started. Before you know it, your car won’t need to compete for space in your garage, and you won’t have to squeeze into tight spaces to get to the items you need. Step 1:…

Ways To Organize Your Life In the New Year

You know what time it is—a time for fresh starts, new beginnings, and big goals! Making New Year’s goals is important and can help make your year one for the books. The kicker is that all of these things can happen only if they’re implemented right. That’s where we come in! Here are some of the best tips to make sure you reach your 2022 goals. 1. Start with the Right Headspace Sounds too easy, huh? Well, this step may be one you want to…

Top 7 Organization Tips for Your Holiday Gear & Decorations

It’s over – it’s done! Well, almost – the most wonderful time of the year is about to come to a close. As we say goodbye to festivities and adjust back to normal, we also have to start breaking down our holiday decorations and put them away until next year. If you don’t yet have a preferred organizational method for these seasonal items, then it’s a great time to implement one. You’ll be setting yourself up for success when November comes around again, knowing where…

6 Steps to Pantry Organization for a Relaxed Holiday Season

Why is an organized kitchen pantry crucial to a relaxing holiday season? Homemade food and meals are key during this festive time of year, where family recipes are brought to life. In order to prepare these meals efficiently and in an organized manner, a decluttered kitchen pantry is a must. Searching for cookware, baking tools, spices and canned goods (just to name a few items) takes time away from making something to eat, whether it be cookies, specialty drinks, a succulent turkey or anything else….

How to Declutter During the Holidays

The holiday season can bring a lot – family, friends, presents, feasts, decorations – but with all of that, this time of year is also known for bringing stress. Can you feel your heart-rate quickening? The stress of decluttering, or more specifically, knowing you have to do it and execute that task in a timely manner, along with prepping for everything else listed above, can be anxiety inducing. Don’t stress about decluttering during the holidays. Rather, relax and enjoy what should ideally bring you peace…

Organizing Your House for Guests: A Checklist

Houseguests are coming! It’s true – the holidays are the most common time of the year people have hordes of loved ones over. Prepping for houseguests can be overwhelming because who doesn’t want to be the perfect host? Perfection is overrated, however – it’s the effort and the atmosphere of tranquility created that counts the most. Here is a simple checklist for you to use when expected (or unexpected) relatives and friends drop by – we know it will help put your mind at ease!…

Best Philly Experience Gifts for the 2021 Holidays

It’s the most wonderful season of all! Truly, the winter holidays – regardless if you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa or something else – are a time to gather with friends and family to create memories. Often, some of the memories relate to physical gifts but sometimes the best presents are experiences. With that said, we’ve decided to create a list of the best Philadelphia experience gifts out there: weekend excursions, day trips and more, compiled from the best of what Philadelphia has to offer. What’s…

How Do You Organize a Small Walk-In Closet?

When it comes to organizing your entire wardrobe a small walk-in closet, you should first consider the space that you have. Survey it and decide once and for all: should I have a professional designer become my new best friend and help me transform it into something special? If you have a will and a way, then of course we recommend you pursue this route. Not only will you get the chance to redesign with a new wall color, finish and overall look & feel,…

5 Ways to Get More Space Out of Your Kitchen Pantry

When it comes to storage or organizational issues at home, your kitchen pantry can often be a problem area – but why? Every trip to the grocery store creates the potential for more havoc, particularly when a busy family cannot find the time to effectively clean out or tidy up the space before adding more to it. Although the pantry may be your storage problem, it doesn’t have to stay that way. Here is how you can ensure that you are getting the most out of…

Holiday Gift Guide 2021

The season of giving gifts is upon us, which means it’s the perfect time to research top-quality products, as well as experiential presents for loved ones. Whether it’s a closet system or a tour of one of Philadelphia’s historical sites, we at The Closet Works, Inc. are confident that you, your friends and your family will cherish these gifts and the memories they provide for years to come. Enjoy and happy holidays from all of us, to you! Invest in Organizational Accessories for Any Space…

Scary Closet Stories

We at The Closet Works are not only excited for fall, but we’re embracing the spirit of Halloween this year, too. We’ve collected tales of terrifying closets & spaces – well, maybe not terrifying but the accounts you are about to read are true and come directly from our clients’ experiences with – dare we say it – cluttered closets, as well as other disorderly rooms in their homes. Story #1 – Mourning a Mudroom Once upon a time, there was a family that had…

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