How to create an Instagram-worthy home on a budget: Organisation queen, 29, shows off the impressive projects she's completed in isolation - and it's easier than you think
- Mother-of-two Carmen Strong, from NSW, offered a look inside her home
- Carmen said she has been completing various impressive projects in isolation
- The organisation queen said you don't need to spend big to have a stylish home
- Instead, she recommends you always label and tackle everything with a plan
- Carmen also shared the stores she swears by, including IKEA, ALDI and Kmart
- Here’s how to help people impacted by Covid-19
A mother-of-two with a passion for interiors and styling has shared a look inside her home, revealing how she has spent the isolation period during coronavirus carrying out small but stylish projects.
Carmen Strong, 29, from Springfield in New South Wales, said this period of social distancing doesn't have to mean everything stops, and in fact, it has given her a good opportunity to make tiny improvements in every area of her busy household.
'I thought I'd share some of my organising projects I've been working on for anyone currently in isolation/working on their homes,' Carmen posted on Facebook.
She accompanied her post with photos of the fridge, pantry, under the sink area, laundry room, kitchen cupboards and drawers.
A mother-of-two with a passion for interiors and styling has shared a look inside her home, revealing how she has spent the isolation period during coronavirus carrying out small but stylish projects (Carmen pictured with her children)
For those wanting to tackle their pantry on a shoestring, Carmen said she is a big fan of IKEA, where she bought the wooden crates for $10 and $15 (pictured)
The mother-of-two invested glass jars from the Swedish homewares store and filled them with all of her produce (pictured) for a neat and streamlined finish
PANTRY
For those wanting to tackle their pantry on a shoestring, Carmen said she is a big fan of IKEA.
The mum-of-two invested in $10 and $15 wooden crate boxes and glass jars from the Swedish homewares store and filled them with all of her produce, including sauces, canned foods, condiments, cereal, almonds and coconut.
To ensure she could see what is what, Carmen bought pantry labels from Little Label Co, which cost as little as $2.50 but improve the overall look and feel of a space in seconds.
'I also bought some jars for things like sunflower seeds, split peas and hemp seeds from an ALDI Special Buy,' Carmen said.
She added that it's always worth looking at the supermarket's Special Buys, as they often have some very good quality items for cheap prices.
These particular containers are air-tight.
The space under the sink is an area that is often absolutely filled with old plastic bags, leftover laundry powder and cleaning essentials, but it doesn't have to be this way with a few tubs from IKEA (pictured)
Carmen also uses the same tubs in other areas of her home to organise vitamins and miscellaneous items (pictured)
UNDER THE SINK
The space under the sink is an area that is often absolutely filled with old plastic bags, leftover laundry powder and cleaning essentials.
But Carmen said it doesn't have to be this way, provided you invest in a few storage solutions.
Again, she likes IKEA for tubs for items like scrubbing brushes, essentials, dish washing and cleaning products.
'They are all the same tubs, I just turned the IKEA Variera on one side with the essentials to store it better,' she said.
Carmen also uses the tubs in other areas of her house, to organise vitamins and miscellaneous items.
What are the brands Carmen turns to help organise her home?
Linen press: Hessian baskets, Bunnings, wire baskets, Adairs and tags, Spotlight, labels, Practical Pantry Labels
Pantry: Glass jars, IKEA, wooden crates, IKEA, baskets, IKEA, labels, Practical Pantry Labels
Fridge: Containers, Catch of the day, Peters of Kensington, drink holders, Kmart, labels, Practical Pantry Labels
Medicine cabinet: Drawer sets, The Reject Shop, labels, Practical Pantry Labels
Kids' craft trolley: Bamboo trolley, Kmart, larger storage boxes, IKEA, hanging storage, IKEA, labels, Practical Pantry Labels
Source: @littlestronghome
Carmen said with Kmart's clear plastic dividers, however, her serving utensils all remain separate from one another (pictured)
When it comes to the fridge, the mum likes OXO Green Savers containers for keeping her fruit and veg fresher for longer on a budget (pictured: her fridge)
KITCHEN DRAWERS AND FRIDGE
In a similar way, the kitchen drawers can often easily become a mess.
Carmen said with Kmart's clear plastic dividers, however, her serving utensils all remain separate from one another.
Her fridge is also neatly organised and stacked.
Carmen said she swears by the OXO Green Savers containers for keeping her fruit and veg fresher for longer on a budget.
She also loves visiting Peter's of Kensington to try and get her hands on a kitchen bargain.
Lastly, the 29-year-old showed off her laundry space, where she has designated areas for towels, sheet sets and more; the containers are from Bunnings (pictured)
LAUNDRY
Lastly, the 29-year-old showed off her laundry space, where she has designated areas for towels, sheet sets and more.
'These containers were super cheap from Bunnings and the labels are from Luxe Labels,' Carmen said.
'They are surprisingly massive - the size of laundry baskets - and are called the Hills Home Living sets.'
Carmen said styling and organisation are 'like a hobby' for her; she does it on the side of her regular work (pictured: inside her drawers)
Her efforts look entirely professional, which she attributes to working with a plan, and tackling every section of the home room by room (areas of her home pictured)
Speaking previously to Home Beautiful, Carmen said styling and organisation are 'like a hobby' for her.
'I do it on the side. Some people like to sit and watch Netflix or TV, and others - like me - we spend our time styling and organising. It's refreshing and keeps things fun,' she said.
Her efforts look entirely professional, which she attributes to working with a plan, and tackling every section of the home room by room.
If you want to tackle your own home, Carmen's best advice is to take everything out first, sort out what you have before placing it back into a designated space.
It's a technique she says has allowed her to organise even the 'smallest of spaces efficiently'.
People online were hugely impressed with the results of Carmen's DIY home isolation projects (pictured), with hundreds saying it's the 'best they've seen'
People online were hugely impressed with the results of Carmen's DIY home isolation projects.
Hundreds said her home looks 'absolutely awesome' and 'incredible'.
'This is the best home organisation I've ever seen,' one homeowner commented.
'I am so envious of your organisation. This is hugely satisfying,' another added.
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