I hope that you had a fun and relaxing Thanksgiving my friends! So today marks the official start of the holiday shopping season. I’m stressing out just a bit, since I am just beginning the holiday shopping process. How are you faring? I’m impressed by those of you who are done. If you’re like me and are just getting started, OR you just haven’t been able to find the perfect gift, then I’ve put together an Ultimate Organizing Gift Guide to help you “get ‘er done”
Who doesn’t appreciate the gift of organization? I’ve hand-selected a group of awesome organizing products and tools at a variety of price points. Many are products that I use and love already, while a few are items that made it on my Holiday Wish List this year. Maybe some of them might make it onto your wish list as well!
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THE ULTIMATE ORGANIZING GIFT GUIDE
– ORGANIZING GIFTS UNDER $25 –
Don’t know about you, but cord organization is a major issue in our household of umteen devices. If you are like me and deal with the daily hassle of your phone charger falling behind your nightstand when it’s not plugged into your phone, then you’ll be as excited as I am about the Cord Buddy.
This weighted cord case controls your excess cord length, while keeping it secure on any flat surface. It’s an inexpensive problem-solver than anyone will appreciate.
Have a frequent traveler on your shopping list?
This travel adaptor is a lifesaver on both international and domestic trips. It helps to lighten the electronic load in your suitcase, since you can use it to simultaneously charge up to 3 devices.
The international traveler can plug in and charge with confidence, since this travel adaptor works in just about any country.
The best feature? The color. How many times have you left a white charger plug in a hotel room because it blended in with the scenery? That won’t happen with this one!
I can’t be the only one out there whose obsessed with beautiful office supplies, can I? When organizing tools are pretty, they make organizing fun. Have you ever seen prettier binder clips? These have “awesome stocking stuffer” written all over them.
And to complement those binder clips, why not give a set of these amazingly chic file folders?! These are a steal for a package of 12 {swoon}.
What better place to file your pretty file folders than in this sleek hanging file desk organizer. Regular readers know that I’m a huge fan of the desktop action file for keeping your household papers organized. With the sleek, minimalist design of this tabletop file, paper organization never looked so good. And with this one, you have the option of hanging it on the wall to free up desk space even more!
Password management is a universal challenge in this day and age. If you know someone who struggles with this (and shies away from password management apps), then this Password Directory would make a terrific gift. It’s alphabetically organized to keep track of user names, passwords and password hints for all of their accounts.
Storage Bins Made of Natural Materials
Pretty storage baskets made of materials like water hyacinth and seagrass are another obsession of mine. They add loads of natural texture to your space, while beautifully containing everyday items. I’m going to use a couple of these beauties for DVD/CD storage in my new great room redesign, so I’ve added them to my Christmas List. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Fill one of these with some gourmet food items and line with a beautiful cloth napkin and voila, you’ve got a fabulous gift! They would be a gorgeous and functional way to store bathroom, closet and pantry items.
No organizing gift guide would be complete without a label maker (labeling is one of the keys to maintaining an organized space, right?). The new Brother P-Touch D210 model offers all of the standard features in a cute, compact design and killer price point. It’s the label maker I used on the job every day as a pro organizer.
Label me happy!
Anyone who has spent any time digging through a purse to locate their keys, phone or lipstick will immediately appreciate the Pouchee Purse Organizer. I don’t know how I kept my purse organized in my “pre-Pouchee” life, honestly. This purse insert contains several compartments to keep everything organized. I love all of the color choices, as well as those metal rings that make it so so easy to relocate the Pouchee from one purse to another when you want to change things up.
If you’ve followed my blog for a while, you know how much I looooooooove products that take advantage of vertical storage space. CapRack is a great example of this. My husband has quite the collection of ball caps, as we have several CapRacks in place to beautifully manage them all. This nifty product enables you to store a ton of hats on the back of your closet door, or any unused expanse of wall space. If you’ve got a ball cap fanatic on your list, you can’t go wrong with this gift.
The Grid It! line of organizers made my hubby’s wish list this year. He’s a frequent traveler for work and has to manage quite a bit of tech gear in his travels. He loved the idea of using this organizer to keep all of the tech gear together and under control in one place. These organizers come in a variety of sizes that can be used to organize other items (e.g., tools). Love Love Love!
If you’ve got a jewelry lover on your list, the Little Pink Dress Jewelry Organizer is a great find! Again, great use of vertical space, and so dang cute. If your jewelry lover is not a fan of pink, this organizer comes in several other colors. The Umbra “little black dress” line features other organizers for scarves, accessories, and toiletries too!
I first got a glimpse of the wonder of Pliio clothing filers when I attended the National Association of Professional Organizers conference a few years back. It’s amazing how such a simple product can create organizing eye candy in the form of perfectly folded garments in your dresser drawers and closet. Once I saw this product in action, I grabbed a few sets for myself. I can’t imagine living without Pliio clothing filers now. Not only do they make it so easy to find a particular piece of clothing in your drawer, they also help to prevent your clothes from wrinkling . Bonus tip: use them in your luggage to maximize packing space!
Outer Order, Inner Calm – Declutter and Organize to Make Room for Happiness
In this fab new book, Gretchin Rubin (of The Happiness Project fame) makes the case that by taking control of our stuff, we in turn, take back control of our life. Countless people have been inspired to declutter and simplify as a consequence of this best-selling book.
It’s this year’s hottest decluttering self-help book!
– ORGANIZING GIFTS OVER $25 –
Probably the most versatile and functional of all organizing gifts would be the utility tote bag. But just because something is functional doesn’t mean it can’t also be gorgeous to look at! I love the N. Gil line of designer tote bags for that very reason! Utility totes can be used as pool bags, to keep groceries organized in the car trunk, to schlep around sports equipment, you name it.
Anyone that lives in a house with stairs can appreciate the usefulness of a stair basket, which can serve as a central collection point for all of the stuff that eventually has to go upstairs. Without a stair basket, the stuff gets piled on the stairs until some good household samaritan relocates it to its proper place. With piles of stuff on your stairs, you run the risk of someone tripping on the stuff and getting injured (not to mention your stuff getting damaged from being stepped on). Can you see why a stair basket makes a great gift? Especially true when the basket is as pretty as it is functional, like this one.
Another favorite of mine! Portable file totes like this one provide a super-stylish way to keep your important documents sorted and undamaged. I use mine to carry work files on the go, but I know several others who use it as a desktop file to contain their action file papers. It functions like a file box, but looks like a high-end handbag. If the blue color isn’t her thing, it comes in black, red and orange as well.
Hands down, THE best way to keep that suitcase organized during a trip is to use packing cubes. A good set of packing cubes is worth its weight in gold.
I’m partial to the Compass Rose Slim Sized Packing Cube set, since I do anything to avoid checked bags. This set of cubes is the ONLY one I’ve come across that’s specifically designed to fit a carry-on sized suitcase.
Another organizing win — the cubes are numbered and color-coded. That makes my heart go pitter patter!
Kate Spade New York Organizer Set
Got a Kate Spade junkie on your shopping list? Help her organize in the office, Kate Spade-style with this uber-cute office organizing set. {I have no words to describe how much I would love getting my hands on those gold polka dot file folders}
The Tile Item Finder Chip/app made my “Favorite Things” list. In that post, I shared my Hubby’s issues with losing important items such as his phone and wallet on a fairly regular basis. When an organizing client introduced me to this clever tracking device, I immediately made a mental note to purchase Tile as a Christmas gift for my husband (shhh…it’s a secret).
If you or someone you love also deals with the annoyance of frequently lost items, the Tile Item Finder will be a priceless gift indeed.
Fujitsu Scansnap S1300i Document Scanner
Know someone who has vowed to “go paperless “? There’s no better gift for this person than a dedicated document scanner. The one I use and highly recommend is the Scansnap S1300i scanner. This tool has enabled me to become a Paperless Ninja of sorts.
Since its portable, I would often bring it to organizing sessions in my clients’ homes. When they saw how easy it was to use, several clients ended up purchasing one for themselves. Scansnap scanners are both Mac and PC-compatible, so you don’t have to worry about compatibility issues if you live in a household with both Mac & PC users.
Picture Keeper Photo Backup Solution
Our digital photos are precious to us, so having a way to easily back them up is important. Giving a Picture Keeper device is giving the gift of peace of mind. Picture Keeper is a USB flash drive device that plugs into a computer and automatically finds and backs up all of the digital photos on the computer. This gift would be most appreciated by the “low tech” person on your shopping list.
Whew…That’s a comprehensive list for sure! I hope that these organizing gift ideas will inspire your holiday shopping. Perhaps there’s an item (or two, or three) that you’d love? In that case, just forward this blog post along to your loved ones as part of your holiday wish list. Which items are you loving the most?
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Autumn Leopold says
Great gift ideas @Natalie! I’ll be ordering some of these for my hubby to give me under the tree! 😉 I had heard of Picture Keeper from Seana earlier this year and then forgot all about it. I’m guessing it’s a must have!
Natalie Gallagher says
Thanks Autumn! Is your Hubby in need of the Tile item finder too? LOL! Yes, Picture Keeper is an awesome “no brainer” method for backing up your photos 🙂
Seana Turner says
I’m getting ready to post my own list… love seeing what others pick. Tile is awesome… and I give Picture Keeper as birthday gifts all year long:)
Natalie Gallagher says
Excited to see YOUR list Seana!