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[**Entryway: Furnish the Space**](http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20889582%5F30278509,00.html?xid=time-150227-organized-home) Take inspiration from Jenkins, who uses a Victorian-era dresser to organize her entry. “The drawers hold gloves, hats, and other outdoor accessories, and the mirror on top gives us a place to do a spot check before we leave,” she says. Another popular option: cube storage systems with fabric bins for each family member’s gear. [**Entryway: Map It Out**](http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20889582%5F30278510,00.html?xid=time-150227-organized-home) Make organization a no-brainer with thoughtful placement. Put sports equipment or school bags on the way to the car or very nearby. Then kids can grab them as they’re headed out the door and put them right back as they return. “The farther away you put those things, the harder kids have to work and the less likely it is that things will get back to where they belong,” says Tokos. [**Entryway: A Place for Everything**](http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20889582%5F30278589,00.html?xid=time-150227-organized-home) Get the most out of entry storage by giving each group of items its own designated space. Labels can help. Says Morgenstern: “If a shelf or a cabinet or a drawer is marked miscellaneous, it’s easy to put things into but impossible to retrieve things from.” [**Entryway: Peg Rail**](http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20889582%5F30278511,00.html?xid=time-150227-organized-home) Shaker-style wood pegs hung by the door make it easy to hang hats, scarves, and even leashes on your way in or grab on the way out. About $25; [landofnod.com](http://www.landofnod.com/) [**Entryway: Charging Station**](http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20889582%5F30278514,00.html?xid=time-150227-organized-home) Create a neat place to power up phones and tablets. Make one, as we did, by drilling holes in the bottom of a wood mail sorter, to thread cords through, then give it a coat of color. [Read the full list HERE.](http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20889582%5F30278515,00.html?xid=time-150227-organized-home) ### Life Before Equal Pay Day: Portrait of a Working Mother in the 1950s  Jennie Magill with her family in the background. Grey Villet—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Working mother Jennie Magill shopping with her children at the super market. Grey Villet—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Jennie and Jim Magill in the kitchen. Grey Villet—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Jennie Magill and family in the kitchen. Grey Villet—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Wifely kiss is Jim's reward for helping with the dishes. Grey Villet—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Jennie Magill at work. Grey Villet—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Companionable lunch with the girls from store is lots better, says Jennie, than a sandwich in solitude at home. "Through Jennie's friends at work," says Jim, "I've met a lot of people I wouldn't have met otherwise." Grey Villet—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Her work is a source of pride to Jim. "She' has done a terrific job. And when I tell her about my work she doesn't brush it off." Grey Villet—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Going home, Jim always picks Jennie up at Carson Pirie Scott branch. The ride home is a chance to talk without domestic distractions. Grey Villet—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Jennie and Jim Magill coming home from work. Grey Villet—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Taking over the family reins when she gets home, Jennie holds Jackie, 2, who tests cake which he "helped" housekeeper Sophia Flewelling (left) to bake. Sophie runs household smoothly while parents are gone. Grey Villet—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Jennie Magill and family. Grey Villet—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Jennie Magill ironing with her daughter. Grey Villet—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Jennie Magill with her children. Grey Villet—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Jennie Magill comforting her crying daughter. Grey Villet—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Jennie Magill with her children. Grey Villet—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Jennie Magill reading a story to her children. Grey Villet—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Bill-paying is disagreeable, but it reminds them of how well they live because Jennie works. "It's nice not to have that lost feeling," says Jim. "Now when we see a piece of furniture we want, we buy it." Grey Villet—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Jennie Magill kisses her children goodbye. Grey Villet—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images _This_ [_article_](http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20889582,00.html?xid=time-150227-organized-home) _originally appeared on_ [_This Old House_](http://www.thisoldhouse.com)_._ _More from This Old House:_ * [37 Easy Ways to Add Storage to Every Room](http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20620181,00.html?xid=time-150227-add-storage) * [Read This Before You Redo Your Bedroom Closet](http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20771891,00.html?xid=time-150227-bedroom-closet) * [Standout, Space-Saving Storage Ideas](http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20857968,00.html?xid=time-150227-space-saving) _Read next:_ [_3 Habits Productive People Find Time for Every Day_](http://time.com/3731761/3-habits-every-day/?xid=time%5Freadnext) [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3724423/34-tips-more-organized-home/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3724423/34-tips-more-organized-home/"},"headline":"34 Life-Changing Tips for a More Organized Home","datePublished":"2015-03-09T15:00:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:42:39.119Z","description":"Organize any part of your home from entryway to bathroom to kitchen to bedroom","url":"https://time.com/3724423/34-tips-more-organized-home/","keywords":["Living","Family","advice","organization","home improvement"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt06d0067b516c91c6/6987813d35ba6f4988c074c2/gettyimages_144563889-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Baker / This Old House"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt06d0067b516c91c6/6987813d35ba6f4988c074c2/gettyimages_144563889-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"organized-wardrobe","caption":"organized-wardrobe","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3724423/34-tips-more-organized-home/","name":"34 Life-Changing Tips for a More Organized Home"}}]}] ```