r/Homeorganization

Hey everyone,

First off, apologies if my Reddit etiquette is a bit rusty, I haven't posted here in a really long time, but I genuinely wanted to get some feedback!

My boyfriend and I live in France, and for the last year, we’ve been doing a massive house renovation. Honestly, the most frustrating part hasn't been the actual labor, but it’s been the amount of money and time we’ve wasted re-buying the exact same screws, tools, and even household products just because we couldn't find the ones we knew we already owned.

We tried keeping an inventory using Excel and Notion, but it completely failed. The problem with spreadsheets is that scanning a massive wall of text is mentally exhausting, and you have to remember the exact word you typed to search for it. We realized that human brains don't think in rows and columns; we think in spaces and visuals.

Since we both code, we decided to start developing a visual inventory app to solve this for ourselves. Instead of a boring text list, you literally recreate your physical shelves or racks on your phone screen. You just tap on a specific visual box on your digital shelf, and it shows you exactly what is inside it.

Once we started building it for the garage, we realized this problem exists everywhere in the house. We plan to use it for:

• The Pantry: To stop buying a third jar of spices because the others were pushed to the back.
• Monthly Supplies: Knowing exactly what household products we are low on.
• Collections: Visually mapping out things like vinyls, DVDs, books, or wine bottles instead of just reading a list of titles.

We are still building it, and soon we will release a beta version, but before we go too crazy adding features, I wanted to ask you guys:

1. How do you currently keep track of your tools, pantry items, or collections so you don't buy duplicates?
2. Would a visual map of your physical shelves actually be something you’d use, or does it sound like overkill?
3. If you were to use something like this, what is the one thing it would absolutely need to have?

Would love to hear your brutally honest thoughts and experiences! Do you want to know more?

Hi everyone,

I’m currently recruiting influencers, not UGC creators, for a paid campaign and thought I’d try here because, honestly, the usual creator discovery tools don’t always surface enough good fits.

I’m looking for creators with at least 2,500 followers who consistently make short-form content where they’re either:

• talking directly to camera, or
• narrating/voiceover while showing what they’re doing (but you're appearing in the video).

and:

• content is NOT solely based on partnership posts

The main niches we’re looking for right now are:

Home organization, decluttering, cleaning, minimalism, home decor, small-space living, moving/downscaling, renovation-related organization/storage, and similar home/lifestyle content.

What we need from you

If this sounds like you, please DM me as soon as possible with:

• your Instagram profile (this is Meta only)
• follower count
• your rate for one short-form sponsored video
• your rate including paid usage pricing for at least 90 days with whitelisting / Partnership Ads
• any longer-term usage options you normally offer

The content would be approximately 20–60 seconds, with an organic post plus a few alternate hooks/intros for paid testing. Final edited + raw files would also be required.

⚠️ The deadline is extremely important

This part is not negotiable:

We need the video available for review by August 26, with the final post going live no later than August 31.

There is flexibility around most other parts of the partnership — rates, usage period, paid media terms, etc. — but the August 31 posting date is a hard deadline.

Everyone selected will be working under a proper influencer/partnership agreement.

If you’re interested, please send your profile + rates directly rather than just commenting “interested.” We’re actively reviewing creators right now and need to move quickly.

Keeping the fridge organized has become a struggle especially with all the fruits and veggies taking up space everywhere. Produce gets pushed to the back, bags end up on top of each other and somehow things always get forgotten until they go bad. Clear plastic containers seem like they would make everything so much easier to separate and actually see what’s in the fridge. The only problem is most of the sets online seem to come with only 4 or 5 containers which isn’t really enough to organize the whole thing. Looking for a larger pack for a decent price, preferably with a few different sizes. Nothing fancy at all just something sturdy that’ll help keep the produce organized without having to buy multiple sets separately.

I am just curious to know what systems or tools people actually use to keep track of home maintenance and general organization.
Things like:
Appliance manuals, warranties, and service history

Filter changes, HVAC, water heater, smoke detectors, etc.

Inventory of what’s in the house (especially bigger items)

Receipts and repair records

Upcoming maintenance reminders

Do you use a specific app, spreadsheet, notebook, binder, or just wing it? Any tools you really like (or hate)?
Would love to hear what’s working for you.

I'm 32 y/o f, living on my own. I constantly struggle to keep my how tidy and i also realize it kinda gets to a snowball effect where I dont even realize the mess is happening. I need help. My main issue is my clothes. I swear I dont have that many and I also donate, but I cant seem to keep it under wraps. I'm a little indecisive and switch outfits a lot which makes me leave basically clean clothes thrown around the house, which i end up washing again and adding to the big pile of clothes I need to put away.... I was just wondering if I could get any tips. I also have adhd and the executive dysfunction of it all kinda limits me.

I was thinking maybe having different bins to thrown dirty clothes in previous to washing where I divide them up before hand. Since having laundry bags full of clean clothes but rummaging through the seems to add to the mess..

I'm just desperate and really open to any ideas that may have worked out for you?

We moved a few months ago and Im still finding important documents in random boxes backpacks and desk drawers. Its probably the first time I have realized how scattered our life paperwork really is. Before I just create another folder somewhere, Im wondering what systems people have that actually stay organized long term.

I’m doing some research on pantry organization and would love to hear from people who have actually gone through the process.

I’m not looking for product recommendations as much as the real experience behind them.

For those who have tried organizing your pantry:

1. What was the biggest problem you were trying to solve?

• Not enough space?
• Things getting lost?
• Food expiring?
• Shelves being hard to access?
• Clutter?
• Something else?

1. What did you try?

• Bins?
• Containers?
• Lazy Susans?
• Shelf risers?
• Labels?
• Pull-out organizers?
• A complete pantry makeover?

1. What worked well?
2. What did not work or disappoint you?
3. Looking back, what do you wish you knew before buying anything?
4. Do you feel like most pantry organization products actually solve the problem, or do they just make the pantry look nicer?
5. If someone helped you design a pantry system for your specific space and household, would that have been useful? Why or why not?

I’m especially interested in the gap between a pantry that looks organized and a pantry that actually works day-to-day.

Thanks for sharing your experiences , I’m trying to understand the real frustrations people have rather than just looking at what products are popular.

We have accumulated years of tax returns insurance documents home records warranties estate paperwork and random files that all feel important. Right now everything lives in shared Google Drive folders, but its becoming harder to remember what belongs where. Is everyone just creating better folder structures, or are there better systems for this now?

back in with the clean clothes in the dresser/closet? a chair? the floor? my husband leaves clothes all over the house and it drives me insane. and then he complains because he can’t find them 🤯 he says they’re not clean anymore and would sully the clean cloths, but they’re still very wearable again… what’s your “home” for these clothes?

I have been trying to keep my laundry area more organized, but my washer is honestly making it harder, and some clothes still come out smelling kinda weird. I feel like I spend more time cleaning the machine than actually using it. I dont really care if the machine looks fancy or matches my laundry room anymore, I just want something that actually cleans clothes well and does not leave random smells behind. What is your go to washer that you would actually reco? I dont care what it costs, and I dont want something aesthetic that cant clean.