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What Is Your Unique Organizing Style?

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You enjoy reading:

1.Magazines or blogs with lots of pictures.

2.Nonfiction books.

3.Fiction books.

4.Newspapers or how-to books.

You find your biggest clutter issue is:

1.I have “stuff” everywhere.

2.Paper and important items.

3.Inside closets, cabinets, and spare rooms.

4.I hold onto too many things that may be useful in the future.

Your home usually looks:

1.A bit cluttered with things I use and love on display.

2.Tidy, with occasional piles of papers or things I haven’t gotten to yet.

3.Very clean and tidy, but behind closed doors, closets and drawers can be a mess.

4.A bit cluttered with projects or items I am still using in some areas.

You find it hard to get rid of:

1.Things I find beautiful or love to look at.

2.Items that were expensive or still in good condition.

3.Sentimental items.

4.Supplies, tools, and other items that are still useful.

Your room usually looks:

1.Filled with my favorite things and items I use often.

2.Relatively tidy, but I sometimes have piles that I need to deal with.

3.Clutter-free for the most part, but closets, drawers, and hidden areas are a mess.

4.A bit cluttered with daily-use items that I leave out.

When it comes to cleaning your home, you generally:

1.Have to spend time tidying my home before I can clean it.

2.Keep my home clean and tidy.

3.Have a pretty clean house, and I enjoy tidying it.

4.Want to have a really clean home, but piles sometimes get in the way.

Your ideal craft room:

1.Bright and colorful, with all my supplies displayed in pretty containers on shelving.

2.Everything organized perfectly in separate containers inside cabinets.

3.Everything stored out of sight except for a few pretty accessories.

4.All my tools perfectly organized and easy to access on a pegboard.

When it comes to your home’s appearance, you prefer:

1.Bright, fun, and full of visual abundance.

2.Minimal visual clutter and very functional.

3.Pretty, inviting, with minimal visual clutter.

4.Visual, functional, and organized.

Organizing systems that work best for you are:

1.Visual systems that are fast and easy to use, like hooks or open baskets on a shelf.

2.Detailed systems that are hidden, such as file cabinets or subdivided compartments.

3.Hidden systems that are easy to use, such as baskets in the closet or drawer dividers.

4.Visual systems that are carefully organized, such as pegboards or clear drawers.

Your biggest organizing challenge is:

1.I don’t like to hide things out of sight; I’m afraid I will forget about them.

2.I just haven’t scheduled time to organize some areas efficiently.

3.I tend to neglect hidden areas in my home, like storage rooms.

4.I hate putting things away that I am just going to take out again later.

If a friend called and said they were coming over in ten minutes, you would:

1.Make a mad dash, grabbing as much clutter as I can.

2.Neaten slightly.

3.Wipe counters, hide any mess, and scrub the bathrooms in a hurry.

4.Finish up whatever it was I was working on.

You prefer your daily-use items:

1.Out where I can easily use them and not misplace them.

2.Organized properly and put away.

3.Out of sight, but still fast and easy to find.

4.Visible and organized properly for quick access.

You remember things best from:

1.Visual pictures and instructions.

2.Reading and researching about it.

3.Someone showing me how to do it.

4.Figuring it out on my own.

Pick the sentence that best describes you:

1.I struggle to put things away when I am done using them.

2.I am a bit of a perfectionist, and I prefer minimal clutter.

3.I like my home to appear spotless, but I hide things away where no one can see.

4.I like functional spaces that make doing hobbies and working easier.

You like your favorite things to be:

1.Out where I can always see them so they don’t get misplaced.

2.Stored or displayed properly so they will last.

3.Neat and tidy and displayed in an eye-pleasing way.

4.Organized in a visual and functional way.

You like to decorate your home:

1.With bold colors and artwork.

2.With minimal, neutral colors.

3.With current design trends.

4.With useful, functional pieces.

You would like your home to be:

1.Fun, bright, and cozy.

2.Functional and minimal.

3.Beautiful and minimal.

4.Practical and efficient.