Week 49: Living Room — Organize Magazines & Papers
This week’s challenge is a quick but powerful one — let’s tackle the piles of paper that tend to take over the living room! Gather up all the magazines, catalogs, newspapers, and random papers from your coffee table, end tables, or that one chair that’s become a catch-all. Sort through them: keep what’s still useful or inspiring, recycle what’s outdated, and file anything important where it belongs.
Once you’ve cleared the clutter, give your tables a good wipe-down. It’s amazing how much calmer and more open a space feels when those paper stacks disappear.
✨ Bonus tip: If you like to keep a few magazines on hand, use a decorative basket or tray to corral them neatly—it keeps the space stylish and tidy.
Open bookshelf? Use bookends to keep those stacks from tipping over. Peeping Cat Metal Bookends Set of 2. Amazon affiliate link https://amzn.to/3GslOml
Decorative storage baskets for corralling magazines and loose papers. This magazine holder has a five-star rating! Amazon affiliate link https://amzn.to/3W22C2N
Microfiber duster with extension pole to reach high or deep shelves. A thousand of this dusting kit were sold last month and it has a 4.5-star rating. Amazon affiliate link https://amzn.to/425m42f
🪣 Following along with the Living with Dana 52-Week Challenge? Don’t forget—Dana’s Challenge Journal workbook is available on Amazon so you can track your progress and stay inspired each week. Click the author link for me, Dana Scammon, and you can see all the books I’ve published on Amazon.
👀 Sneak peek for next week: We’re heading into the bedroom to clean out closets and under-bed storage—perfect timing before the new year!
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