Double Duty Decor: How to Effectively Hide Toy Clutter

Clever and stylish ways to effectively hide toy clutter!

Building, creating and decorating is my thing, organizing is not. Walk into my home on any given day and you are bound to find piles of papers, laundry in the living room, craft projects on the dining room table and toys that are not where they belong. My home is small and it's no secret that I'm not the most motivated organizer. I would much rather spend my evenings blogging and creating projects over doing laundry, putting away dishes and tidying up the house. Unfortunately, this results in unnecessary stress so I'm working hard on keeping our living and dining rooms organized and toy free with double duty decor.

We keep a lot of toys in our basement, but most of them end up in our living room since that's where we spend most of our time. Unfortunately, I lost the "no toys in the living room" battle years ago, so instead of fighting with the kids to take their toys to their rooms or the basement, I buy furniture that's pretty, functional and perfect for keeping toys hidden.