Who says you have to organize your entire home in one weekend? Take it step by step ‑- and room by room ‑- with these helpful hints and organizing tricks from interior designer and former magazine editor John Loecke. Start with one small project and you'll be well on your way to a tidy and well-ordered home.

Excerpted from Organizing Idea Book by John Loecke. © 2005. The Taunton Press, Inc.