When you realize that every room in the house has the potential to turn into a cluttered mess, it can feel overwhelming.

That’s when organizing stations step in as real game-changers, keeping your day-to-day life running smoothly.

Here are 21 organizing stations that will get your life in order. From coffee and tea to snacks, backpacks, cords, cables, homework, and crafting, these organizing stations will turn chaos into calm. 

1. Coffee/tea

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If you’re a family of coffee lovers, you need a dedicated coffee station in your kitchen! No more scrambling around for mugs, spoons, creamers, and coffee pods before you’re fully awake. 

Abby provides fantastic inspiration on creating a chic coffee corner that neatly organizes all your tea and coffee essentials in one convenient place. 

How about treating the family to a cutting-edge Keurig K-Supreme Plus SMART Coffee Maker? 

2. Snack

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Does your pantry look like it’s been raided by a pack of hungry kids? 

Setting up a snack station is a great way to monitor what they’re eating and when.

Stackable plastic bins with an open front like these keep snacks organized and encourage kids to be tidy. 

3. Homework

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A dedicated homework station is essential for keeping family life running smoothly. The days of doing homework in the kitchen, on the bed, or in front of the TV are over. 

Set up an IKEA KALLAX unit or a dollar store desk complete with a desk caddy, a calendar, holders for writing equipment, book boxes, paper files, and an LED lamp for when older kids work at night. 

4. Math

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Take a tip from Marsha, a full-time kindergarten teacher. Her blog post shows you how to set up a math station for a quick changeover.

Learn how to store and label all your materials so they’re organized and easy to find when needed. 

5. Kids Crafts

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Do you experience waves of panic every time the kids ask, “Can we craft?” While we certainly want to encourage their creativity, no one wants to spend hours scraping glue off the shaggy carpet. 

Set up a dedicated table or countertop and categorize their arts and crafts materials into large bins with bold labels like these. 

6. Gift wrapping

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Does your home become a whirlwind of chaos when it’s time for presents? Birthdays, holidays, and special occasions can create stress if you’re unprepared.

A gift wrapping station makes gifting fun and not frantic. Organize your cards, tapes, ribbons, wrapping paper, and gift tags into designated compartments. 

Need to boost your Washi tape collection? Here’s a fabulous set of colorful Washi tapes for all occasions. 

7. Backpack

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Is your entranceway an obstacle course of backpacks, coats, shoes, and books waiting to trip you up? Mine was until I discovered this genius idea. 

Get rid of chaos at the front door when you provide an organized area for the kids (and hubby’s) belongings. Diva of DIY shows us how to build a stunning rustic woodwork backpack station. 

8. Art

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Setting up an art station for kids is like creating a little world of controlled chaos. Everything is where it should be, kids can reach the supplies, and best of all, they know where everything goes when it’s time to pack up. 

Dedicate a cabinet or shelf and organize art supplies into large bins. Don’t forget to label! 

9. Command

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Take command of your home with a command station! 

This genius idea helps you organize important notes, reminders, to-do lists, school events, sporting events, save-the-date events, keys, backpacks, and caps. 

A large whiteboard calendar & corkboard combo like this is a great addition to your command station. 

10. Desk Organizer Charging Station

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I absolutely LUV budget-friendly organizing DIY ideas. This creative homemaker used a simple desk organizer to make a stylish charging station.

It’s a genius way to take control of those phone, speaker, camera, headphones, laptop, desktop, charger, USB, HDMI, Ethernet, and other cables we can’t live without. 

11. Mobile Homework

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Streamlining the homework process is essential for busy Moms! Turning every session into a battle of wills is definitely not what you want. 

A 3-tier rolling cart like this helps you organize everything the kids need for a productive (and maybe even fun?) home session. Being mobile, you can wheel it to wherever it works best for you. 

12. Baking

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Nothing beats the warm aroma of baked treats. But, if you feel that baking is just too much hard work, this post comes to the rescue. 

Learn how to set up a convenient baking station where all your supplies are organized and accessible, and messy spills are contained. It looks so easy – I’m ready to whip up a batch of brownies today.

13. Smoothie Bowl Station

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Are the kids losing interest in your smoothies? The secret to keeping them excited is all in the toppings. 

But, if finding those toppings turns into a full-blown scavenger hunt, you’ve got a real problem!

A 3-tier cart and airtight canning jars like these come to the rescue. Arrange your toppings to best suit your needs and don’t forget to add labels for easy access. 

14. Mudroom

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Is your mudroom a clutter of shoes, coats, sports gear, and other items you didn’t know you had? It’s time to get your life organized with a mudroom station. 

Using a combination of cubby storage, plastic bins, labels, wall hooks, and chalk boards, Diane from In My Own Style has created a mudroom station that’s functional and stylish.

I’m obsessed with the clocks on the wall that give exotic-travel-destination vibes. 

15. Summer Fun for Outdoor Toys

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I love it when my kids play outdoors because it gets them away from the TV and into the sunshine. The last thing I want is to waste precious time carting toys into the garden.

This awesome outdoor toy station ensures all your summer toys are organized, easy to access, and kids know where to put them back when playtime is over. 

16. Scrapbooking Station

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How many items do you need for your scrapbooking addiction… well just to start …. paper, tapes, glue, stickers, pens, markers, glitter, paint, stamps, embellishments, beads, ribbons, scissors, punches, and a whole lot of creativity! 

Sabrina from Sabrina’s Organizing transformed an old armoire into a scrapbooking station and jazzed it up with a stunning Suzani wallpaper design from NuWallpaper. 

17. Garage DIY Charging Station

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Until I came across this fab idea to get it organized, my garage was another dreaded space I preferred not to look at. 

Follow the steps in the blog post to build a DIY customized cabinet to store your power tools, batteries, cables, and hand tools. 

18. Family Creative Station

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Planning a fun-filled creative family session shouldn’t mean rushing to the store at the last minute for a mountain of supplies. 

A budget-friendly 3-tier cart stocked with craft supplies can sit in a kitchen corner, ready to roll out for an impromptu evening of crafting. 

19. Backpack Wall

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Don’t strain your back or your wallet sorting out backpacks. They’re seriously a pain when they clutter up your entryway. 

BatMom has transformed an unused wall into the coolest backpack station where kids can easily hang up their backpacks. How awesome are these erasable chalkboards for writing names and special messages? 

20. Lunch Station

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Organizing a lunch station has so many benefits:

– The family eats healthier

– Prep meals when it suits you 

– Everything is easy to access

– Save time

– Save money by using ingredients timeously

– Reduce stress during a busy day 

– Empower kids at mealtimes

This blog post is packed full of great ideas for prepping meals and setting up a lunch station. 

21. Family Charging Station

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Lastly, I’m focusing (again) on devices and their never-ending tangle of cables! 

Find an inexpensive desktop organizer at the dollar store and turn it into a cool DIY charging station to organize cords, cables, and devices.