Basement Tuneup Ideas

Realsimple.com offers this list of handy tips and tricks that will help keep your basement in organized, working order. Shelving, containers, labelling, moisture control and safety items are all recommended.

Martha Stewart's got a couple of basement organization tips, as well as a basement layout that suggests different areas for long term and short term storage.

The Dollar Stretcher has a bunch of tips as well:

Handling Sentimentals. If you haven't organized the basement or attic in awhile, be prepared to take a trip down Memory Lane--old photographs, games that haven't been touched in years, ice skates, granny's silverware, and so on. Try to put these items to one side until you've reached your organizing goal for the day. Then, reminisce with your family later on that night after dinner, rather than right now. This way, you'll finish what you set out to accomplish.