If you are like me, your manuals from appliances, electronics, etc. are shoved in the famous junk drawer(s) in you home. You can never find them when you need them and sometimes they accidentally get thrown away. I decided to go through one of our junk drawers and gather all of our manuals to organize and store them in one convenient place.
I bought the 3 in. binder and clear page protectors from staples. The page protectors are actually in a zip lock form and snap closed on the side. I love this because they can’t fall out. I also printed the labels from my Dymo label maker.
Then I just organized my manuals by areas in our home! For example: all of our kitchen appliances and gadgets are bunched together. Our living room goodies like the TV and gaming consoles have their own section in the binder. This way was easiest for me to find something because if I am in the laundry room and need to find a manual on the dryer, I just simply turn to my laundry room tab and that manual will be placed there.
This was such a simple way to clean out another drawer and organize some important paperwork!
Brilliant idea! Where did you find the page protectors that zip closed?
Thank you, Stormy!!! I bought them at Staples but I am sure any office supply store will have them. :)
We have organized our manuals and such in a similar fashion (just in a filing system). It makes it nice though when you need to find it in a hurry!!
Yes it does!
I so wish that I would have done this. I have NO clue now where my manuals are from all of our appliances when we built our house, argh!
We are missing some too. :( Maybe they will turn up!
Love this! I posted about organization today too :) It’s a great time of year to get things in a good place. I’m a huge fan of binders!
Yes it is! I will have to check out your post! :)
Genius! I love the idea of using page protectors that zip close so that nothing falls out!
xoxo,
Natalie
allthingsnataliechrista.blogspot.com
Thank you, Natalie! :)
I really need to get more organized in 2014 too. Thank you for inspiring me!
Ashley, Married to the Game
Thanks, Ashley! :)
This is a really brilliant idea! I love it!
Thank you, Kenzie!
Great idea! We have ours organized in a accordion type file folder.
Awesome!
Love this idea!!!! Go mama!!
wordsaboutwaverly.blogspot.com
Thanks, Ashley!!! :)
Such a great idea!
Thanks, friend!
Such a great idea! I really need to do this!
Thank you!
I have the same system except mine is in an accoridan file rather than a binder. However, I love the binder idea so much more!
Thanks Amy! :) I love organization!