Happy New Year, everybody! I hope you had a wonderful holiday with your friends and family.
Speaking of the new year, have you made any goals or resolutions? I don’t remember the last time I actually made an actual “new year’s resolution,” but I often find a renewed motivation for various things in January as it always does feel like a good time to make a “fresh start” – especially when it comes to cleaning and organizing around the house! In fact, it was last January that I began creating a “command center” for our family – and it has served us very well over the past year. So well, in fact, that I wanted to encourage you to create (or refresh) your own by putting together a round-up of incredible command center ideas that are sure to get some organizational inspiration flowing.
Before we get into the organizational eye candy…are you ready to put together the perfect Command Center in your own home? Or maybe tweak an existing one that you already have in place? I have a guide that will help you! Introducing Command Center 101, the step-by-step guide to creating a Command Center that WORKS for your family! Click here to find out more.
If you’re trying to create a command center in your home, I’d encourage you to check out Command Center 101 – first, to find out what the heck a “command center” actually is, and then how to systematically approach creating one for your household. I used to think that command centers were just for families with multiple school-aged kids – but our little family of 3 (update – now family of FOUR!) has really benefited from having one! You’ll also want to stop by my list of Command Center Must-Haves, which is a terrific annotated shopping list of sorts to help you find the perfect organizational items for your space.
I went back through my Pinterest Boards to re-discover some of my favorite command centers that helped inspire me to create my own last year (plus a few more that I’ve discovered since then!) and rounded them up for you here. No matter what kind of space you’re working with, I think you’ll find something helpful in this incredible list of beautifully organized spaces!
Pinterest Etiquette: I’d love for you to pin the collage graphic for this post, but if you want to pin an individual image please be sure to click through to pin directly from that fabulous blogger’s site!
Family Command Center via The Homes I Have Made
Kid’s Command Center via The Colored Door
Command Center via The Caldwell Project
Family Command Center via See Vanessa Craft
Command Center via One Creative Housewife
Refrigerator Command Center via Not Just a Housewife
Laundry Room Command Center via The Lily Pad Cottage
Command Center via Just the Bee’s Knees
Cabinet Command Center/Organized Drop Space via Just a Girl Blog
Central Command Center via Jenna Burger
Organization Station via I Am Momma Hear Me Roar
Family Command Center via Just a Girl And Her Blog
Kitchen Command Center via How to Nest for Less
Schoolwork Command Center via From Overwhelmed to Organized
“Mega Mom Board” Command Center via The Elusive Bobbin
Kitchen Command Center via Clean and Scentsible
School Command Center via A Bowl Full of Lemons
Command Center via Achieving Creative Order
Organization Station via Bliss at Home
Looking for even more Command Center organization?
Don’t forget to stop by my list of Command Center Must-Haves to get started with creating your own Command Center!
BONUS: Looking for some meal planner ideas to include in your command center? I bet you’ll find one on this list that will work for your family!
So what do you think – will you be tackling some organization projects around your house this month? Perhaps even some type of a family command center? Hopefully these amazing spaces have inspired you!
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What a great round up full of amazing inspiration! Thanks Meredith!
Thanks so much!!! Very very helpful!!!
With four kids (6 on weekends) soccer games,softball games,girl scouts and work, we definitely needed some help!!! Thanks so much!!
I was wondering how did you get the heavy items to stay on the bulletin board? I would like to put black bins with handouts employees can get but how do you get it to stay on the bulletin board?
Hi Cindy, I don’t actually have any items mounted to my bulletin board, so I can’t really speak to that…if you’re talking about one of the photos in the round-up, I’d recommend visiting that blog (the links are below each picture) and asking that blogger how they did it!
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Thanks for sharing! Where are affordable places to get the supplies to set it up?
Hi Vanessa, I have a list of supplies and sources in this post – https://www.unoriginalmom.com/command-center-must-haves/
Also, HomeGoods, TJ Maxx, or Hobby Lobby (with coupons) are great places to get the larger items for a Command Center like file organizers and large wall calendars at a good price!
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Happy New Year to you too! It’s great to hear about your successful experience with creating a command center for your family. Your enthusiasm is contagious! I appreciate the recommendation for Command Center 101 – sounds like a fantastic resource for anyone looking to get organized. Can’t wait to check out your list of command center must-haves! Thank you for sharing your insights.
Happy New Year to you too! It’s so relatable how January brings that fresh start feeling. Your command center idea from last year sounds amazing! I’m intrigued it worked even for a smaller family and now a family of four. Definitely going to check out Command Center 101 and get some organizational inspiration flowing myself! Thanks for sharing.
What a great post! I love the idea of a command center. It sounds so useful for keeping things organized. I’m definitely going to check out Command Center 101. Thanks for sharing these awesome ideas!
Happy New Year! Your command center ideas sound great. I love the fresh start feeling in January. Can’t wait to check out Command Center 101 and get inspired to organize my own space.