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Awesome Ideas for DIY Family Command Centers

By Manuela Williams

Creative Family Command Centers to DIY.

Seems like everyone is in organizing mode in January! Me too!  Since we’re planning on moving this year and have lots of things going on,  I’ve been thinking of making a Family Command Center so that we all know what’s going on when. If you’re not familiar with the idea of a family command centers,  it’s basically just a one-stop family organization area.  Here are a few Ideas for DIY Family Command Centers that I find inspiring!

Awesome Ideas for DIY Family Command Centers- If you want a one-stop area to keep your family organized, you need to check out these DIY family command centers! There are ideas for every kind of space! | #organizingTips #homeOrganization #organize #organization #ACultivatedNest

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Keep yourself and your kids organized by creating a family command center! They’re easy to create, and very easy to get in the habit of using!

Awesome Ideas for DIY Family Command Centers

A command center is a perfect location to have all your essential information in one easy to find spot. No more searching the junk drawer or anywhere else for this vital info! You may be wondering what kind of items belong in a command center, so I wanted to take a second to let you know what we like to keep in ours.

  • Calendar – Have a family calendar available so everyone can see what is on it. Try to color code it, so at a glance, you can quickly see what’s coming up. This will help little kids figure out the schedule too.
  • A Place for Mail – Using baskets or boxes to put incoming and outgoing mail is beneficial. It’s a great addition to the command center.
  • Stationary, pens, and pencils. Having an easy to find location for all your stationery supplies will save you the headache of searching the house for a pen when you need one!
  • Keys and other miscellaneous items. It’s important not to turn the command center into a catch-all, but keeping items like keys, tape, cords, and other things like that together is a good idea.

Don’t know where to find the components to make your DIY command center? Check out Amazon! Amazon has letter organizers, dry erase wall calendars, whiteboard and corkboard combos, and other hanging and tabletop organizers to help get you put together your command center fast! There are even pre-made command centers available, if you don’t want to spend the time to make a custom one. Now let’s take a look at some great family command center inspiration!

1. Kitchen Command Center

Awesome Ideas for DIY Family Command Centers - If you're not familiar with the idea of a Family Command Centers, it's basically just a one-stop family organization area. Here are a few examples that I find inspiring! | #ACultivatedNest

At Charlotte’s House made this amazing kitchen command center and even links her sources in the post. It makes it so easy to duplicate that look!

2. Organized Command Center

Awesome Ideas for DIY Family Command Centers - If you're not familiar with the idea of a Family Command Centers, it's basically just a one-stop family organization area. Here are a few examples that I find inspiring! | #ACultivatedNest

One Creative Housewife has a wonderful post on how she set up this command center.

3. Utilize Unused Spaces For A Command Center

Awesome Ideas for DIY Family Command Centers - If you're not familiar with the idea of a Family Command Centers, it's basically just a one-stop family organization area. Here are a few examples that I find inspiring! | #ACultivatedNest

I love this command center from Home Remedies!

4. Corner Command Center

Awesome Ideas for DIY Family Command Centers - If you're not familiar with the idea of a Family Command Centers, it's basically just a one-stop family organization area. Here are a few examples that I find inspiring! | #ACultivatedNest

This corner command center by Hi Sugar Plum is great for small spaces.

5. Budget-Friendly Command Center

Awesome Ideas for DIY Family Command Centers - If you're not familiar with the idea of a Family Command Centers, it's basically just a one-stop family organization area. Here are a few examples that I find inspiring! | #ACultivatedNest

SAS Interiors shows you how to put together this budget-friendly command center.

6. Organization Board Command Center

I love this compact DIY organization board command center that Girl Loves Glam made!

7. Kitchen Command Center

Awesome Ideas for DIY Family Command Centers - If you're not familiar with the idea of a Family Command Centers, it's basically just a one-stop family organization area. Here are a few examples that I find inspiring! | #ACultivatedNest

This well-designed command center by How To Nest For Less is an excellent example of making the most of a little/awkward space.

8. Giant Command Center

Awesome Ideas for DIY Family Command Centers - If you're not familiar with the idea of a Family Command Centers, it's basically just a one-stop family organization area. Here are a few examples that I find inspiring! | #ACultivatedNest

Beneath My Heart created this amazing wall command center!

9. Useful Command Center

Awesome Ideas for DIY Family Command Centers - If you're not familiar with the idea of a Family Command Centers, it's basically just a one-stop family organization area. Here are a few examples that I find inspiring! | #ACultivatedNest

This one is amazing, isn’t it! I’m pretty sure most, if not all, are part of the Pottery Barn home office line since I used to have a few of these pieces (and of course got rid of them during a decluttering phase- could kick myself now!). Head on over to Organize with Sandy to take a closer look at this command center!

10. Wall Command Center

Awesome Ideas for DIY Family Command Centers - If you're not familiar with the idea of a Family Command Centers, it's basically just a one-stop family organization area. Here are a few examples that I find inspiring! | #ACultivatedNest

Home Made Lovely did a fantastic job organizing everything in a wall command center that is right inside the door. Such a great idea!

Do you already have a family command center?

Awesome Ideas for DIY Family Command Centers- It'll be easy to get your family organized if you make a DIY family command center! Check out these genius homemade command centers for inspiration! | #organizingTips #homeOrganization #organize #familyOrganization #ACultivatedNest

Awesome DIY Family Command Center Ideas

Awesome Ideas for DIY Family Command Centers - If you're not familiar with the idea of a Family Command Centers, it's basically just a one-stop family organization area. Here are a few examples that I find inspiring! | #ACultivatedNest

Awesome Ideas for DIY Family Command Centers- It's easy to keep your family organized if you have one of these DIY family command centers! There are ideas for spaces that are big and small! | #organizingTips #homeOrganization #organize #organization #ACultivatedNest

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Comments

  1. Penny @ The Comforts of Home says

    January 9, 2014 at 7:44 pm

    These are all great! Since it is just Mr. Comforts and me and we work in our home together, we are pretty much on top of things. But I can see if you had children or crazy work schedules and you were trying to move this would come in handy!

  2. Brenda Kula says

    January 9, 2014 at 7:53 pm

    These are all great ideas, Manuela. Especially for a family with children still at home.
    Brenda

  3. Glenda says

    January 9, 2014 at 10:29 pm

    Lots of great ideas. Could have used one years ago, but don’t need one now as my children are grown and dealing with their own hectic schedules. Great ideas and can see how they could easily be created on a small budget.

  4. [email protected] says

    January 9, 2014 at 11:19 pm

    Thank you for including my Command Center; I’ve since moved and wish I had space for it in my new home. Maybe I can tuck one into a corner like Cassie from Hi Sugarplum did…. I love it!

    • Manuela says

      January 10, 2014 at 2:20 pm

      Thank you for a great idea!

  5. Kathleen says

    January 10, 2014 at 6:13 am

    These are great! I especially love the one with the large chalkboard. I found an old door and I painted each of the inset panels with chalkboard paint. We use this as our command center. We keep a running grocery list in one panel and a to-do list in another…etc, etc…love it! Thanks for sharing these great ideas and have a great weekend!

    Kathleen

    • Manuela says

      January 10, 2014 at 2:20 pm

      Your command center sounds wonderful! I love upcycling!

  6. Debbie says

    January 10, 2014 at 7:48 am

    OK, do you know how sometimes when you read a post or an idea, your heart sort of starts racing? (Please say yes because I don’t want to feel creepy..) Well, that’s what this post did to me. I didn’t even know I wanted to create a command center. What’s to command? I’m usually the only one here.

    And then I saw these spaces and fell in love with them.
    I hope it’s OK to pin the whole post as one big resource. I’ll probably go and pin the individual ones as well because I think that’s a good thing to do, but I want the whole heart thumping resource in one pin.

    Thanks!!

    • Manuela says

      January 10, 2014 at 2:17 pm

      LOL! I’ve had that happen numerous times to me. It’s exciting to find a new idea! I personally think “command center” is a funny term – it makes me think of something military. There are all kinds on Pinterest – usually they involve backpacks. 🙂 I just wanted something to organize my family and our projects as we work on house projects and as we have professionals come in to work on projects. Plus I’ll have to have some sort of system for scheduling showings etc. Oh yes, you are always welcome to pin the collage from my blog. For individual photos I prefer people to go to the linked blog to pin (but people rarely do).

  7. Theresa H. Roach says

    January 10, 2014 at 8:32 am

    ALL such great ideas! Staying organized is one of my NEW Year’s goals! Have a blessed day dear Manuela, HUGS!

  8. Debra @ Frugal Little Bungalow says

    January 11, 2014 at 5:13 am

    I used to have something ( though not as fancy ) when my boys were little..bulletin board, calender, etc area. Had to have it, to keep track of school, church, and sporting events! 🙂

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