January 2011

When BHG readers say "out with the old," they mean it

One of my favorite parts of January is opening up a pristine new calendar and flipping through the unmarked pages. It's a little like holding the New Year's clean slate right in my hands, just waiting to be written. So I've started a personal tradition. As I jot down the birthdays and class reunions, I also take a few minutes to frame up a larger view of what I'd like to accomplish in the year ahead.

What I Learned This Month

Your Best Year Ever

New Year, Get Organized With BHG.com

Clear out the clutter and streamline storage in every room in your home with our best tips, tricks, and strategies.

Things to Do This Month

Jump-start January with a winter fun fest, invite an early spring, and do good in less than a minute.

Memory Cards

Clear the Paper Trail

Show Time

Fact Finders

Dining In

Digging In

Perfect Paring

An overstuffed house doesn't cut it for this organized mom, who streamlines and uses smart storage to make tight rooms totally livable.

Colorful Side of Gray

Colorful Side of Gray It's gray like you've never seen it-- friendly, warm, and (dare we say it?) lively!

25 ways to declutter for the new year

25 ways to declutter for the new year Make this your year to get organized (finally!). These expert tips will help you shed all that unwanted stuff-- as quickly and painlessly as possible-- and find the right spots for everything else.

One-Room Wonder

One-Room Wonder Smart and stylish storage helps designer Amy Meier run her business, and the rest of her newlywed life, from the living room of her tiny apartment.

All Together Now

"A remodel unites three rooms-- and the family who lives in them."

Salad Steps Up

Serve it with flair, and a first course can be the main attraction at any party.

Debt offensive

Change you can believe in

Fat tax

Coupons 2.0

I Did It!

"After seeing my home improvement skills, my husband now gives me the honey-do list."