Too Hot to Handle

easy free home inventoryWhen the temperatures outside soar spending time indoors is always a good idea. Sipping lemonade might keep you cool but reorganizing your home provides benefits that will last all year. Keep reading for some quick tips to help you out. Plus, we'll tell you how Stockpile easy free home inventory system can make a difference in your home.

Start with a Plan 

Before you jump in, you need to have a plan. Going room by room is best. If you try to do too much at once or jump around from one space to the next you can end up creating a bigger mess. That will just cause you stress and frustration. Take a moment to think about which rooms you'd like to do first and work out a reasonable progression from there. You could start small with bathrooms and the guest room or start with the most critical areas first and then work to lesser used spaces. It's up to you. Just devise a plan that makes sense to you and will fit easily in the time you have. Below you'll find a room by room guide to implementing Stockpile.

Kitchen

The kitchen is an easy room to start with. For starters you probably don't have that much stuff in it. You'll want to break the kitchen into two parts, consumables and non-consumables. Some people choose not to include item records for food and other consumables but having this info in Stockpile can be very beneficial. Not only will it help you find seldom used items and track expiration dates it can also help you determine when you should buy replacement items. Non-consumables such as dishes, silverware, cookware, and serve ware often come in sets which makes them easy items to add. You may have place settings for twelve but each set of dishes will only have four individual items. That's just four records to create. You can have your whole kitchen cataloged in the system in mere hours.

Living Room 

Your living room, family room, and/or den can usually be completed in a small amount of time. Unless you have an extensive collection of knickknacks or books you'll likely only a few items that should be added to the system. You'll want to include large pieces such as furniture as well as smaller items like paintings, electronics, and lamps.

Master Bedroom 

The master bedroom is another simple room to complete. The biggest area of items will be your closet but you can even separate that out into a secondary add if it makes it easier for you. Other bedroom items may include furniture, accessories, jewelry, books, and decorative items.

Master Bathroom 

In the master bathroom you'll want to create records for usable items such as toothpaste, toilet paper, and cleaning supplies as well as items that you'll keep longer such as a blow dryer, towels, or grooming products like nail clippers or electric razors.

Spare Bedroom(s)

Spare bedrooms can be deceptive. You may not think you have much stuff in there but you might be surprised. Many people end up storing seldom used items in spare rooms so organizing these spaces can take longer than expected. Carefully consider the volume of items before you estimate a time needed to complete the room.

Bonus Room/Playroom 

These might be the most difficult rooms in your home. Often bonus rooms become dumping grounds for items that don't have a designated spot elsewhere. That can make them very time consuming to declutter and organize. Playrooms are often chock full of toys and seldom stay organized no matter how hard you try to keep them neat and tidy. Using Stockpile in these areas is still worth effort and will provide time and money saving benefits that you will really appreciate. If you enter board games and other toys in Stockpile you'll never waste time searching for items that you no longer own and you'll know who to contact if you need replacement parts for something.

Other Areas 

There are a number of other areas you should consider adding as well. Some of these are outdoors so you probably should wait for cooler weather to tackle them. Include the garage, shed, and any spaces under your deck or home. Having records for all your tools and outdoor equipment can be very useful.

Easy Breezy 

Adding items in Stockpile is so easy and having your home organized and recorded in our system will be a breath of fresh air. Stockpile is fully customizable so you choose which fields to include in the system. This allows you to track the data that matters to you without having to include fields that you don't want to use. Thanks to areas and locations you can be very specific about where items are stored. This will make finding what you need quick and easy in the future. Stockpile can do so much more though. You can also track warranty info, available accessories, parts information and more.

Because Stockpile is mobile compatible you'll be able to "see" your inventory on the go. As long as you have internet access you can check to see what you have at home so you'll know whether you should buy more or skip it.

Beat the heat this summer and do something that will improve your daily home life. Try Stockpile now!

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