Home Organization Ideas for A Growing Family

If you are like many homeowners, you bought your home a few years ago, perhaps when it was just you and your spouse. Over the years, you’ve filled your house with a growing family, personal belongings, and maybe even some pets, and now your home feels smaller and more cluttered than ever before.

The good news is you don't need to buy a new house to regain control of your living space. Instead, use our home organization ideas to create a more organized and efficient living space for your growing family.

Rethink Your Home Office

One of the first places in your home that may need a new approach is your home office. Making significant changes to your home office is a great way to get more organized and take control of your productivity.

More people than ever are working from home, placing new demands on an already limited space. If working inside the house results in disruption and a lack of productivity, it may be time to move out - to the backyard! Moving your home office to your backyard can free up space inside your home for other uses. Read through these ideas for some tips on how to transition your existing office to the backyard.

If making a major change to your office location is out of the question, consider adding more storage in the form of cabinets, filing drawers, bookshelves, or a new desk. These additions can spark new organization strategies for your documents and work tools to keep your office and mind uncluttered.

Complete a Small Bathroom Overhaul

Bathrooms are some of the most highly utilized rooms in your home, so centering your home organization project around this space makes a big difference. Think about it: how often is that half-bath in the hallway used? If your answer is anything but "all the time," perhaps now is the time for an overhaul.

If you need another bathroom, consider expanding your small bathroom into something larger and more functional for a growing family. Take a look at these great ideas of how to overhaul your small bathroom or give our friends at Mr. Rooter Plumbing a call!

Re-Plan Your Laundry Room for Better Organization

One room that does get used - a lot - is the laundry room. Unfortunately, many laundry rooms are an afterthought to the home's design. Luckily, plenty of home organization ideas can be implemented in this space.

A great home project that can make your life easier is to renovate, move, or perhaps expand your laundry room. This is especially true for growing families who are expecting their laundry loads to grow. There may be another spot better suited for your new laundry room or an adjacent extra space you could expand. Check out these ideas for converting a small space in your home into a more functional, beautiful laundry room you'll love to use. You can also work with Shelf Genie to add more storage space.

Take Advantage of Basement Space

Does your home have a basement? If so, chances are it's just waiting for you to complete a home organization project. If you've got underutilized basement rooms, consider the benefits of using them to create a playroom for your family.

No matter the ages of your family members, you can create a fun and functional space for all your favorite entertainment options. Check out these great basement renovation ideas. Adding a playroom in the basement will also free up other areas of the home, giving you more space for all of life's other activities.

Playrooms don't just have to be for play. You can create organization spaces for your family by adding cabinets and shelving where toys, games, movies, and more can be stored away when not in use.

Reconsider Extra Space

Just like finishing an unused basement could add valuable living space to your home, so too could reconsidering extra spaces throughout your home. Over time, certain parts of your house, such as a walk-in closet in a bedroom turned office, become storage areas by default, without any real planning involved. But to really maximize your home’s useful space, it may be time to re-think and re-work some of those extra spaces into more functional areas. To get some ideas for your home project, check out these suggestions.

Carve out a New Spot for Your TV

Another feature of your home that may be taking up more space than it needs to is your TV. If you've got your television sitting on a cabinet or entertainment stand, both the TV and the furniture it's sitting on are taking up space.

Consider how much bigger the room would look and feel if you hung the TV on a wall instead. In fact, you could change the entire feel of a room by simply rearranging how your TV is positioned in the room. Not sure where the TV should go? Get some creative ideas for optimal TV placement.

Don't want to mount your TV to the wall? Some television consoles come with above TV storage and drawers where you can tuck away gaming consoles, DVDs, and controllers.

Get a Helping Hand with Your Home Organization Project

With so many great home project ideas designed to free up space and help you get organized, the hardest part just might be choosing which one to do first! The last thing you need is to start a project and then get too busy to finish it. Instead, why not give the pros at Neighborly a call?

Our home services professionals can help you plan and complete all your home renovation projects according to your schedule. And if you're looking for some great home organization ideas for your growing family, we can help you with that, too!

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