Organizing Basement Storage:

• The most important thing to do in the basement is to store all chemicals and valuable items on shelves or tables above flood level. Even if you don't live near water and no threat of serious flooding is present in your geographic location, water, especially from heavy rain, can make your basement a mud basin and a safety hazard. Being organized beforehand can lessen the impact of any such disaster. Clear out the space around the furnace, water-heater, major appliances, pipes, and drains. Be particularly mindful of flammable and heat-sensitive items, as well as any valuables that may suffer beneath a burst pipe.
  
• Another reason to avoid storing chemicals and valuables at a low level is safety; they should be inaccessible to young children.
  
• Store heavy bins at the bottom of the shelving unit, lighter ones on top.
  
• Store like items together in bins.
  
• Label bins, use large font for easy view.
  
• Make it accessible so you can get to what you need quickly.

Scrap-booking: How to organize photographs, loose pieces of paper and stickers for easy reference

To organize sheets of stickers, photographs and magazine cutouts put them in three ring binders. Use clear 3-holed page protectors for the binders to hold the materials. Use tab divider sheets to organize the inside of your binder by subject or colour. Stickers won't get damaged and you can find the ones you want quickly. When you scrapbook away from home, just grab the binder you need and take it with you. Uniform binders line up neatly on the shelves of a bookcase.

Tip: store paper and card stock flat to preserve edges and corners and prevent them from getting wrinkled or frayed. Use stacking office trays.

This tip is from episode 6, Click to view the Episode Summary