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Cleaning Tips for the Master Bedroom

When it comes to home improvement or housework, organizing is the biggest challenge for most people.  The master bedroom is a good place to start if you are considering getting your home in order.  This is because it often becomes a catch-all for things that don’t have anywhere to go.  Out of season clothes get stored here, books that don’t have shelves, even electronics, mail, and magazines seem to find a cozy home in the master bedroom at times.

The bedroom becomes a problem if we don’t make a point of keeping it in order.  Most people only go into the master bedroom to sleep or put away laundry.  We don’t spend the waking hours in there that we do in the living room, office or kitchen, so the master bedroom often gets neglected because we don’t have to look at it.

A good place to start is storage.  You need to find room for all of those out of season clothes, magazines, mementos, books, and craft supplies.  It is perfectly fine to keep all of these things in the bedroom, but you need to acknowledge that you are going to keep them here, and make a space for them.

You will need shelves for books.  Get shelves deep enough that you can also use them for storing random small items.  Bins and baskets can be put on the shelves and hold all of those little extras, like mementos, batteries, your video camera, and other little things that keep ending up in your bedroom.

A desk is great to have in the master bedroom.  You can keep mail and other important papers private by keeping them in the bedroom instead of out in an office area that is more public.  Your desk can also be used for craft supplies, a sewing machine, or an extra computer.  If you have a lot of stuff to store, consider adding some cabinets around the desk area.  Many people are able to utilize a corner unit and store a lot of stuff in a small, usable area.

The last thing to organize in your bedroom is the closet.  Clothes hangers should match so that they hang straight.  This will keep your clothes from becoming wrinkled and save you from having to re-iron them later.  Hangers should be made to fit the clothes that you’re hanging on them.  For example, a coat hanger is curved to help wool coats and suits hold their shape.  A wood hanger is not only beautiful, but sturdy and smooth enough to use on a lot of different types of clothes.

Add shelving and a space for a laundry basket to the closet by getting shoes onto a shoe rack, luggage stored up high, and blankets stored in vacuum sealed bags.  With just a few touches, you can have your closet and your entire master bedroom organized and easy to keep that way.

About the Author

About the Author: Joe Granville is on the staff of Only Hangers, a leading online resource for wood hangers, coat hangers and all types of clothes hangers which is recognized for the excellent quality and value of its wood hanger and coat hanger offerings. For more information, please visit http://www.onlyhangers.com.

Small Home Folding Craft Sewing Machine Table Cabinet Mobile Desk, White $229.95

Tons of storage, small drawers for all your little thingies, with labels.
Also, you can get a piece of wood and cover it in 1/4 in cork, and put that on top of your table. When you're doing sewing projects, you can stick the pins straight down into the cork (through the pattern & fabric) rather than going across. This saves time and will make your cuts truer to the pattern. If you're tall, consider adding little legs to the wood so you don't have to bend over too much during cutting.

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Small Home Folding Craft Sewing Machine Table Cabinet Mobile Desk, White $229.95