DID YOU KNOW?
It costs an average of $10/square foot to store items in your home
Organizing the Front Entry
The entry way is the first thing someone sees when coming into your house. Why not make a good first impression?
When people walk into a home with a welcoming entry way, it immediately makes them feel at ease and gives the appearance of a neat and tidy home. Consider a mirror in the space to make if feel brighter and bigger. The mirror we used was a great garage sale find and only cost us $5. The 5 cube bookcase on the left is from IKEA and the two lower bins is where we store our shoes. The bench is a multi-purpose piece of furniture we built ourselves. Inside is stores our cat litter box. The lid is removable for easy care and the inside is lined with turf to attempt to catch more of the litter to prevent tracking. It works great for keeping the smell of the litter contained and most people don't even realize what the bench is! It's a comfortable spot to sit and put on your shoes.
When people walk into a home with a welcoming entry way, it immediately makes them feel at ease and gives the appearance of a neat and tidy home. Consider a mirror in the space to make if feel brighter and bigger. The mirror we used was a great garage sale find and only cost us $5. The 5 cube bookcase on the left is from IKEA and the two lower bins is where we store our shoes. The bench is a multi-purpose piece of furniture we built ourselves. Inside is stores our cat litter box. The lid is removable for easy care and the inside is lined with turf to attempt to catch more of the litter to prevent tracking. It works great for keeping the smell of the litter contained and most people don't even realize what the bench is! It's a comfortable spot to sit and put on your shoes.
Spring is in the Air!
What are you doing to prepare??
We here at Clutter Me Not are excited to dive into the Spring Cleaning! But, before we do that, we are PLANTING!! We are grabbing those gardening gloves, organic potting soil and newspapers and getting busy. Newspapers? What for? Well, I'm glad you asked.
If you are like me, saving time is something I'm always looking for. Especially when the days are getting nicer and I just want to be relaxing outside with a cold drink. So, to prepare myself for that time, I decided I would save a step in our process of growing fresh and organic food for my family. Take a look below!
We here at Clutter Me Not are excited to dive into the Spring Cleaning! But, before we do that, we are PLANTING!! We are grabbing those gardening gloves, organic potting soil and newspapers and getting busy. Newspapers? What for? Well, I'm glad you asked.
If you are like me, saving time is something I'm always looking for. Especially when the days are getting nicer and I just want to be relaxing outside with a cold drink. So, to prepare myself for that time, I decided I would save a step in our process of growing fresh and organic food for my family. Take a look below!
Newspaper Starter Pots
These were super easy to make and cost me $0 and not much time. On Friday mornings we receive the "throw paper" (the local freebie one) which I used for this project. Where I will be saving time is in the transplanting process. The newspaper pots can be planted directly in the ground!! How awesome is that? To keep in line with the organic growing process, my friend told me a great secret. Right before you are ready to plant your seeds, boil some eggs. Use the same water you just boiled the eggs in (after it cools!!) to water the seeds. After boiling your eggs, the water has collected some of the nutrients from the shells and it happens to be a great fertilizer! I don't think you can get much more organic than that!
All Planted
I filled the pots about 3/4 of the way full and made sure
the dirt was packed down real well. For most of the seeds, you can plant two per pot (in opposite corners). Make sure to set pots in something that can take moisture. When you water them, the newspaper will hold the majority of the water in but will get a little moist on the bottom. Now, it's time to be patient and let these little guys grow!
the dirt was packed down real well. For most of the seeds, you can plant two per pot (in opposite corners). Make sure to set pots in something that can take moisture. When you water them, the newspaper will hold the majority of the water in but will get a little moist on the bottom. Now, it's time to be patient and let these little guys grow!
March 12th- Garlic
Next up, Garlic!!! I'm using just a regular bulb of organic garlic I bought at the grocery store. I had it in my pantry long enough that it already started to grow. Oops! Time to plant it! Tune in tomorrow to see the delicious pots we are going to use to grow them inside!
Click here to see the final product!
Click here to see the final product!
