how-to. . .organize the game cabinet

we have a small-ish wooden cabinet we got at Ikea, years ago.  it sits at the bottom of the stairs and serves as our catch-all for games.

we got several new games for Christmas, so I figured it was a good time to clean out the cabinet.

before re-organizing

first, I took everything out and grouped like things (by size or style) together to better asses my storage needs.  then i purged the things that were lost, broken, out grown or not played with.  there was NOTHING in out not played with pile (part of why we have space issues)

I set aside the giant-piece puzzles that Owen can put together in 3 minutes. . .I set aside Candy Land and Chutes and Ladders.

I realized that we had  a lot of small games and cards. . .so I got 2 plastic shoe boxes out of my stash, labeled them, and made one for Cards and Card Games and one for small games.  then i played around with the boxes until almost everything fit.

I ended up taking Perfection out of it's box - the small pieces store in a compartment underneath, and the game fit perfectly without it's giant box.  I also set a small tin with a "extra pieces and instructions" label on it inside the cabinet.  when I find a piece, it goes in there until the next time we play the game.

we still have a few games elsewhere around the house. . .but for the most part, our games are neat, orderly and contained.

after our re-organization

what's an area of your house that needs organizing?

catch you soon -