Just a little progress...

Tonight I worked on the big, built-in cabinet in the entrance. I worked pretty quickly, so this could get better, but I see the books all together in one place and I already feel more calm.

(Background info: This is the reorganization of our 375sf NYC apartment. I was pretty organized, but last weekend a professional organizer came over and now things are getting serious.)

Here's a photo of this cabinet living it up in one of these units in 1909-ish when this building originally opened as a Tuberculosis Tenement:


Here is is today:


AFTER Some Pretty Fast Rearranging:


I actually just followed LC's advice and made each area DEDICATED TO ONE CATEGORY OF STUFF. Very helpful.
So, now all the BOOKS & Photo Albums & Loose Photos are up in here. The cookbooks are on the lower left corner for easy access. Sure, there's an Original Nintendo and it's wires, cords and games, but they're in pretty white IKEA storage boxes.

The 2 Lower Shelves got some lovin' tonight too:
Lowers BEFORE - It's not heinous.

AFTER each shelf became dedicated to one category of stuff.
All of my Beauty Appliances are on the top shelf and all of the Tools & Apartment Parts on the lower.