Start the New Year Organized

The dawning of the new year is an ideal time to step back, take a look at your surroundings and get organized. To make tackling your home projects a bit easier we’ve rounded up our best home-decluttering advice.

A Space-Starved Brooklynite’s Best Home Organization Advice: Get Rid of Your Stuff

It’s become tradition to harness the optimism of the new year to get organized. But before you run out to the nearest Container Store or dream up a space-saving closet system, consider the top six insights from this studio-dwelling minimalist.

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Decluttering Your Home? Here’s Where to Donate Your Stuff in Brooklyn
The ethical and logical action to take with reusable items is obviously to donate it all, and we want to make that as easy as possible for you. Here is some information to help make donation easy, complete with contact information for who can come pick up your items and briefs on what each charity wants and where they are.

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Your Apartment Has More Storage Space Than You Think — If You Know Where to Look
If you’re not the type to get rid of half your stuff, check out these artful ways to optimize space and cleverly tuck away possessions for later use.

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