The professionals have spoken.

Keeping a house organized is a serious challenge.

So its easy to think that any product billed as an organizing hack is going to help.

storage boxes, containers and baskets

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My suggestion: Edit first, then organize.

It makes is very difficult to define the paper sorters in categories.

Premade Label Kits

I would never purchase premade label kits!

The whole aesthetic falls apart, says Kristen Ziegler, owner ofMinimain Richmond, Virginia.

They take up A LOT of space and arent that pretty!

Prefilled Spice Racks

I would never buy a countertop prefilled spice rack.

Our goal is to simplify what lives on the kitchen countertops.

Alyssa Trosclair fromEmendin Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Take agift wrap organizer.

Fabric Hanging Shelves

I would never buy fabric hanging shelves, says Marina Radlinski ofPalm Beach Organized.

Toy Boxes

The name toy box might suggest that toys should be stored inside.

Small parts and pieces to toys are impossible to find, says Emends Trosclair.