9 ways we keep our home organized 

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Now that you have a baby, you should do a video on how to be a minimalist/organized as a new parent. The amount of stuff, toys etc (often, which is gifted to us) is insane!

I love how minimalist this video was. You didn't go over the top with buying new aesthetic looking storage containers for everything like what we see most content creators do

1. Cable management 0:28 2. Sandwich bags 1:00 3. Put it away 1:30 4. Custom Storage 3:00 5. Shoe cubby 4:00 6. Drawer dividers 6:00 7. Under bed 7:00 8. Plastic boxes 7:20 9. Limit the things you own 7:50

Sandwhich bags and kids toys. A father's weapon of choice.

3:26 That push shot to demonstrate the cabinet opening was so satisfying. It's cool when stuff just works as intended

if you’re on a budget, the dollar store has some pretty decent bins and organizers!! really helped me a lot.

Love the Frankie references and seeing how he's growing! Also the acceptance that his stuff is his stuff ❤

gosh your b-roll is just so inspiring. I loved that moment when you climbed out of the closet and the lead-up

For my photography stuff, i use a pegboard and love it. Since there are cables, bits and bobs. Nothing uniform shape. Also helps with putting it away instead of down.

you saying "coats, bags, and hats" but showing a coat, hat, then bag is making me vibrate

Color matching of shirt and wall paint is spectacular. 💯

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🏠 Introduction to home organization - The video introduces the topic of home organization and the desire to share nine realistic tips for maintaining a clean and organized home. 00:27 📦 Cable management and organization - Discusses the importance of cable management in keeping the home tidy. - Introduces various cable management solutions, such as cable ties and holders. 01:28 🥪 Using sandwich bags for organization - Explores the use of sandwich bags for organizing small items, nuts, bolts, and cables. - Highlights the affordability and durability of sandwich bags for organizing. 01:58 🚪 The "Don't put it down, put it away" rule - Discusses the organizational rule of immediately putting items away instead of leaving them out. - Emphasizes how this rule can help maintain a clutter-free home and save time on cleanup. 02:27 🧽 Magnetic sponge holder - Introduces a small but practical device, a magnetic sponge holder, for keeping the kitchen area tidy. - Describes how it can hide sponges and prevent them from cluttering the kitchen. 02:56 🏡 Custom storage solutions - Discusses the challenge of limited storage in a new home. - Describes the creation of custom storage cabinets to meet specific needs. 03:58 👟 Organizing the front entryway with a shoe cubby - Explains how a shoe cubby was added to the front entryway to keep shoes organized and out of sight. - Highlights the improvement in tidiness and the ability to stow away shoes. 05:53 🗑 Junk drawers and drawer dividers - Discusses the challenge of maintaining organized drawers. - Introduces the use of drawer dividers to keep drawers clutter-free and organized. 06:52 🛏 Organizing under-bed storage - Describes the intentional organization of under-bed storage space. - Discusses the use of zip-up bags for storing seasonal items and clothes. 07:57 💡 Everything has its place and minimalism - Emphasizes the importance of giving everything in the home a designated place. - Discusses the benefits of minimalism and carefully considering new acquisitions. - Mentions the practice of donating or selling items to declutter the home. Made with HARPA AI ```

The sponge hidder and the under stairs storage are two things my home definitely needs!

Stumbling upon this channel once more, and loving it now that we are both fathers

The comment on cleaning up baby toys is 100% accurate 😂 it’s part of closing shift

A trick I learned for under-the-sink organization is to buy some small cardboard boxes at a local retailer or reuse boxes from any recent purchases. Then, compartmentalize the items according to your preferred categories. Helps reduce the use plastic and is a very cheap alternative.

The conclusion point is great. It sounds like a teaser for Essentialism. Because the way I see it, Minimalism is how we do things, and Essentialism is why we do them. Living with less and getting the right things done can lead to powerful transformations for people. And with so many distractions in the world, it can feel liberating to get clear and create from the heart.

My wife and I lived in a one bedroom condo and the under bed organization was a game changer. We needed a new bed frame anyway and decided to get a taller one with about 18" underneath. We have a bunch of those cloth/canvas zip storage things underneath where we store all our winter gear, extra shoes, extra blankets and pillows. Just tons of stuff that we didn't really have anywhere to put.

nice to see this kind of content is back. a good reminder for minimalist living.

Hi @Matt, I have been a follower of yours since I don't know exactly but may be 2018/2019 or 2020. All these days I thought you are based in US. But seeing the coles garbage bags I realised you are actually in the same country as I am - Australia. It helped me to relate to you more from then on. Looking forward to bumping into you someday in some streets of any city in Australia.

Wow I love the idea of the cupboards under the stairs! Very practical and organised. I think for any home that has the availability to do this should definitely consider!

Love the rule on putting stuff back not down! As always, another banger of a video! Thank you Matt! 😊

You HAVE to make a video about how you clean your home! It looks so clean.

Just stumbled upon this goldmine of organization tips. The 9 ways you keep your home organized are game-changers. From decluttering hacks to storage solutions, I'm feeling super inspired to tackle my space. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.

hope you are enjoying Australia, good to have you here.

Great video, and the shoe cabinet solution is brilliant! Also want to point out that you're one of the few Americans I've seen not wearing shoes inside the house, so, respect👏

Love the videos matt you've influenced more than i can explain, keep them coming !!

Love those draw dividers... need to get some of those :) the key here is your message at the end though, and to ensure everything has a purpose; not just in location, but an actual reason to own it

This video was so pleasuring to watch, specially the stair closet. I loved it

Matt you influenced me! I got those cable organizers and it makes my apartment look so much cleaner- thank you!

I love the stairs closet cabinets!

this is a very amazing and valuable video. i'm on the minimalist/organizing train since years. the magnetic sponge holder was NEW to me and i directly ordered one!

i loved how you promote your course humbly that's even tempting

bought the sponge holder and the drawer organizer. Thanks for the ideas.

absolutely loved this matt. great production. thank you!! will be using some of these tips!!

ha, we have a USB charger finders keeper policy in our house, that's how we manage our cables. Wait until your kid turns 5 and you have a 2nd one who is 3. The last thing you'll have time for is cable management, guaranteed lol. We also have the "if you drop it, we thow it away" rule active from time to time. It helps.

Priceless! I'm no longer worried about someone stealing my over-thirty hard drives, because I have a magnetic sponge holder!

Those baggies come in handy. Smaller open boxes within drawers can also be makeshift dividers. Darling little Frankie!

Absolutely love that under stair storage. It’s brilliant

I love yours videos matt. I become minimalist after I saw your documentary (around three years ago) and I think is the best decision that I made. With less stuff you focus only in the important

Who knew drawer dividers were I thing. We need them in our life!

So many awesome idea here Matt, thanks for sharing.

This might be the best video you’ve ever done.

I love watching your videos as I transition from online reseller (or storage unit home) with a bedroom soo full of stock it covered the windows to the ceiling and it was a maze to get through without stepping on something worth $$$. Now after selling all my stock, I’m out of the reselling game and my bedroom now consists of a beautiful custom made bed frame with extended headboard and matching floor length mirror all made from recycled hardwood, a floor lamp, a tray table from ikea as a bedside table (until i find exactly the one that meets all my needs). I also realised if I remove the window coverings completely I can watch the night sky from my bed and last night had the pleasure of being able to watch a summer thunder storm with lightning show from under the covers. It really is the simple pleasures in life that give you the most enjoyment.

Congratulations on the beautiful baby!!

Your staircase is so gorgeous 😍 those details!

Nicely done and helpful video, thank you Matt

Thanks for sharing this organization video. I love drawer dividers. I live with so many other people, staying organized is difficult.

Really awesome organization video. Please do more

The clear honesty about kid toy 🪀 chuck it. She is going to take it out next second 😅

Thank you for you tube course😃

My family and I just moved into a new house, and we definitely needed this advice. Thank you so much for sharing Matt! And since we're moving, it allows us to start over and only keep the things we KNOW that we will use. Great content as always.

This was an excellent video! Thank you for sharing!

Superb video. Congratulations on all of your success

This video was great! Informative and useful. Good tips.

2:31 The “Just leave the toys - they’ll be back” part killed me 😂 my son has the same giraffee btw

I would love to see this video updated a year from now when Frankie is a toddler opens up all the storage space and wants to clear everything out multiple times a day. 🙊🙈 That‘s a whole new level - we reduced our belongings even more during that time.

That's exceeding some Marie Kondo levels Matt, love the organization in your house... Now I got the itch to also buy drawer dividers. Thanks for the awesome video as always!😁

These are excellent tips, another great video as always 👏

Very useful and high quality video as always!

I discovered this channel right now, your videos are amazing, thank you for your content🤩

Your videos are amazing!! 🫶

My favorite kind of videos !!

love this! I'm a lil obsessed with organization as well😂

I need those cable-ties in my life!

My family and I need this

Magnetic sponge holder! Yes, that's what I need :D It's genius!!

A pleasure to watch.

You all are really making the house into a home! I love the decor you have put together!

Did Matt say "aww fuck it."?! Ngl I'm here for it haha. I'm not a parent but I have 7 nieces and nephews and I have secondhand experience in how hard it is. "Fuck it" is so accurate haha

Great video Matt, my wife and I are starting our minimalism journey this coming weekend and this is the perfect video to help us organize our cluttered chaos!

Love this Matt :) Great video, as always

Thank you for your very meaningful video, it gives me some motivation to make a vlog

1:55 is really important for any parent 😂 For kid stuff, we do an end-of-day clean and have my kid help out with that. It's part of their night time/going-to-bed routine.

Best under stair storage!!

For hard drive you could bild a NAS or buy a prebild NAS, maybe condence all in one place could help and you have all data access without needing to pick and conect the correct drive

Thanks for the great video. Would you be open to make a video just on cable management? Cables that don't have a good place are one of the great banes of my existence. The tips you gave in this video are already some good inspiration.

nice one Matt!!

I’d love to see a documentary series of Matt going out to people homes and tidy their shit up and give them organisation techniques n stuff

Hey Matt! You definitely remind me of Danny Go, started playing his video for my 19 month old lol you guys could be twins lol Happy parenting 😊

Shoes are the worst to find a good storage to, they take so much space! From boots, to work shoes to high heels, they can really change in shape.

Cable management is the first important thing you should learn to manage and then other things in your apartment or house.

Far out, love love these tips!!

one thing i do to keep my shoe shelves clean is instead of that paper use something like a flat plastic tray or lunch tray. super easy to clean and if you have stuff further back its solid so you can slide it out

This video came in the perfect time 👌🏼 and of course you have a SOPHIE! .. no baby lives without one

Use skateboard grip tape for your shoe cubby - you can buy it in big rolls, it takes longer to get dirty, it's adhesive but also easy enough to peel off when needed!

8:45 That's quite organized if you ask me

please upload more frequently ...your are the best motivator for me and love you vids ....please try to upload more ik it take time but please upload more ...love from india

4:48 Gorgious! I love your humour!

This is great! Lots of useful tips. I didn’t even know drawer dividers were a thing! I’m currently selling my house and throughout the process it’s been amazing how much stuff I have got rid of. I have definitely adopted more of an intentional approach to things and critiquing everything with the lens of “do I want to take this to the new place?” and “have I needed this in the last 2 years?”… essentially “what would Matt do?” 😂

Thank you! Love it! I always feel so refreshed and relieved after decluttering ! Like a new life 😍

Awesome video! I think minimalism is the ultimate home "organization" solution. Buying less stuff means less stuff to organize and less plastic organizers to buy to organize all our stuff. I once commented this on a home organization influencer page and she blocked me.

I love you, Matt.

Next Video: Fridge organization hahaha Again Matt, your videos bring me such joy to watch. It's ALWAYS a masterpiece. Thanks for sharing your experience with us in such a great way.

It is a good idea to close up the dishwasher detergent as it could get moist and start break down to effect the use of it.

Yes to sandwich bags! I personally prefer the ones with zip locks on top but all my little camera dohickeys live inside those.

very nice vid!

Loved hearing that Frankie is outgrowing his clothes. Best wishes to the three of you.

'Don't put it down, put it away' 🤯 💚