Tired of mail piling up on your desk?
It's true that we are overwhelmed with papers at home!
Between tax notices, medical documents, bank papers, insurance, house, car and bills of all kinds...
We don't know where to turn!
Luckily, there are great tips for tidying up and organizing all that clutter so you can find all your papers quickly and easily.
With these methods, every piece of paper in your home will have its own well-defined – and easily accessible – place.
So, to never lose your important papers again, here are 13 tips to store and organize all your important documents and papers :
Here is THE letterbox that everyone should have at home! It features 5 angled trays to store your most important files, plus 1 shelf at the bottom for quick access to your office essentials. Click here to discover this metal letter tray.
A discreet and effective method to bring order to the office area of your home is to use storage boxes with a fabric covering.
In addition, the storage boxes are available in several sizes. Recipes, photos to sort, important documents, memories:it's up to you to choose the ideal format to store your papers. Click here to discover these storage boxes with a fabric covering.
Are you looking for a box to store hanging files? Practical and aesthetic, this storage box has steel handles and comes in several sizes – and it is perfectly suited for filing hanging files.
A little extra:the sides of the box have press studs and are easily removable, allowing it to be folded up to store it flat when you don't need it. And thanks to the height of its lid, you can even add labels to your files. Click here to discover this storage box with hanging files.
Here is an ideal solution for papers and files that you do not consult regularly. Magazine racks add a stylish touch to your library. A little extra:these magazine racks have metal slots to insert labels and thus indicate what the magazine racks contain. Click here to discover these magazine racks.
To discover: 28 Brilliant Uses for Magazine Racks to Organize Your Whole Home.
The classification by color code is not only visually pleasing, but above all it is a system with proven effectiveness.
Indeed, assigning a category to each color makes it possible to find your papers much more quickly. For example, finances in green, energy bills in blue, the car in red...
Afterwards, all you have to do is search in the corresponding color to quickly find your papers. Click here to discover these colored hanging folders.
Over 2,200 customers have given this wall mount file holder a 4.5 star rating. By the way, here is one of those many positive comments:
"We hung this wall organizer in our kitchen so that everyone in our family could use it as a "command station". We were mainly looking for a document holder that was functional, discreet and if possible not too unpleasant to look at This briefcase is just PERFECT There are enough pockets for every member of the family, plus another 1 or 2 that we use to store bills and mail ."
Click here to discover the wall-mounted document holder.
Gray card, insurance, license... now you can store all your car papers in one place! This specially designed briefcase for car papers is perfect for any organized driver. Click here to discover this car document holder.
Are you on the road all the time? With this clever storage that attaches to the back of the car's front seat, no more losing your work documents. A special mention for the small cup holder on the side of the storage:it's a very practical addition! Click here to discover this car seat storage.
Report of pregnancy examinations, health record, family booklet, follow-up of visits to the pediatrician... Thanks to this fabric document holder, you can keep all the baby's documents in one safe place. Click here to discover this briefcase for your baby.
Very often, the sentimental objects of our children tend to end up on the desk...
To prevent them from getting mixed up with your important papers, use a storage box for each of your children, with hanging folders dedicated to the important stages of their schooling:kindergarten, primary, middle school and high school.
Just because you won't keep them all your life doesn't mean some files aren't important. For example:the organization of a garage sale, or all the lists of Christmas gifts for friends and family.
The solution is to create dedicated and easily accessible folders to perfectly control each of your ongoing events. Click here to discover this metal file holder.
Regardless of the filing system you have chosen, the most important thing is not to stuff your papers jumbled up in a file and forget them forever.
Instead, use smart labels to categorize your documents, like "Read ", "Classify ", "Send ", "Sort " and "Urgent ". Here, the idea is to use categories that give clear directions for organizing your bills and mail. Click here to discover the wall organizer.
Organize your documents in small binders of different colors. So you can easily carry your documents to appointments. And to make them even more visible, you can put them on your kitchen counter with a simple dish drainer.
Have you tried these methods for storing and organizing your papers? Let us know in the comments if it worked for you. We can't wait to read you!
