You may have heard some organizing experts say that you should only keep the most current issue of each magazine and toss out the rest. While I think this is a good idea to do with informational magazines that can quickly go out of date, with interior design, fashion, and lifestyle magazines, since issues from a few years ago can be just as inspiring as current ones, my thoughts are, it's okay to keep them as long as (1) you will revisit them and (2) you have the space to keep them organized and accessible so that when you do want to refer back to them, you can do so easily. Its nice to be able to grab a bunch of magazines whenever I need a good dose of creative inspiration. Sure there's plenty of content and inspiration online, but sometimes you just need a break from all the digital. Some magazines also, like old issues of Whole Living, are great for when I want to unwind and relax.
I store my favorite magazines that I keep in their entirety (meaning I don't rip out pages from them), in these white magazine holders from the See Jane Work Office Depot line. This makes them accessible when I want to refer back to them. In the past I had stored some away in a box and put them in a closet. Since they weren't accessible, I forgot I had them and they never saw the light of day. It was only until we moved that I rediscovered them.
Having them organized like this, with the issues of the same magazine together, allows me to see what I have. I love that all lined up they create a neat streamlined look.
For magazines that have select pages I want to save, I tear those out, throw out the rest of the issue, and organize the pages into magazine binders. The benefit of doing this is not only that it takes up less space, but it also makes what I save searchable. Since the binder is categorized with tabs, it is easier to refer back to something when I go to look for it.
Of course organizing pages into a binder can be a little time consuming, so when I don't have the time to do it right away after pulling them out, I put the loose pages into these labeled boxes:
They're easy to flip open and are the perfect size. I limited myself to just two so that it would force me to get the clippings into the binders instead of just letting them pile up endlessly.
Do you collect magazines? How do you organize and store them? Do you have a system for making sure your collection doesn't get out of control?
Hope this inspired some ideas!
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