Over the years, I organized many family command stations. Personally, I love to do them because usually they are in the kitchen and I feel the kitchen is the heart and center of the home. It's where everyone goes each morning and each night. So, it makes sense that the family command station is there. But keeping it organized can be an issue.
Here are some tips on how to keep a family command station organized.
Tip 2: Have a place to store your papers for the week. Here is my cute little family command area. And, yes, I do keep it like this all the time. The magnet chalkboard weekly paper sorter is a DIY project I made when I just remodeled my kitchen. Here's the link if you want to make it.
Tip 3: All you need is one drawer. A drawer with drawer organizers that is, to sort your pens, notepads, scissors, etc... If it is a small drawer, like mine, it's important to keep it organized. So, the little drawer inserts work great.
Tip 4: Use part or all the upper cabinet for storage. You can store your purse, light bulbs, candles, coupons binders, etc... in the upper cabinet to keep the surface clear. I like not to see these items, so a cabinet door works well too.
Tip 5: Make sure everyone knows where everything goes. After setting up your area, show everyone where everything goes. You may need to do this a few times, but that's ok. Labeling each area in your command station helps a great deal.
Tip 6: Hang the calendar. I like to hang the calendar on the inside of the upper cabinet door. I use a 3M Command Hook to attach it to the cabinet door. The thin utility hooks work great to hold a calendar.
Tip 7: Hang the keys. The keys can be attached to the backsplash or the inside of the upper or lower cabinet. I wrote a post about places to store keys. Feel free to check it out.
That's it! I hope these tips help you keep your family command station organized. Do you have any advice on how you organize your command station? Please leave a comment below. Thanks for stopping by.
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We're planning a major renovation in the coming months and one of my priorities is a functional command centre - thanks for these tips.
I think the amount of paper parents get from school has more than tripled since I was in school! A command center is a must when you have school-age kids and you've provided such great ideas and helpful visuals!
Great tips, but since I'm a family of one things tend to stay fairly organized no matter what 😉 I like the idea of drawer dividers. The closest thing I have to a command station is a craft cart that sits between the kitchen and garage entryway.
This post actually gave me an idea I hadn't thought of Sabrina! You could use the pull out shelf to store your command center on if you don't have a lot of counter space. Just pull it out when you need it! I'm gonna keep that in mind for clients. Great post!
Great idea! I love that. Thanks for sharing, Autumn!
I don't currently have space in my kitchen for a command center, but I completely redesigned the kitchen in a house I used to own to include a built-in desk with two drawers deep enough to hold file folders - you don't see that very often, even in regular desks, but it really helped me to keep everything from recipes to bills in order.
Great tip, Janet. Paper files work great in the kitchen to keep the clutter at bay.
So many great tips here -- hang the keys!!! use drawer dividers!! Love these images, Sabrina.
Thank for stopping by and commenting, Seana!