organization

New Storage Products

Written on February 11, 2010 at 9:04 am, by Order in the House (Pamela Porter)

I’m just back from the New York International Gift Fair where I spied these must-haves for organization lovers. Check out company websites for pricing details and retail locations near you!

1 .This non-shedding stoneware pup by Johathan Adler will keep your favorite reads in order. If you can’t swing the $150 price tag, check out the designer’s resin version for $40 at Barnes & Noble.

2. As a decoupage lover, I’ve always been a fan of Margaret Josephs’ cheery company The MacBeth Collection. This spring, she offers all new patterns in which to dress her wide range of metal containers.

3. Resource International uses 100% post-consumer material for these sturdy fiberboard Cargo collection of boxes, bins, and cases.

4. Because my on-the-run lunches too often consist of handfulls of M&Ms, Thorsten Van Elten won me over with this glazed earthenware dish. Ah, M&M heaven!

5. This bamboo Tuck storage box from Umbra swivels into a compact 5-inch cube. I’m also hooked on their new magnetic and beak clip bird hook.

6. Danica Studio caught my eye with their fabric-covered office accessories. Hmmm….I think an office makeover is in my near future.

7. I couldn’t resist this blue ceramic bird container from Lazy Susan. Perhaps another home for my stash of M&Ms?

8. If you love lacquer (and who doesn’t) let these accessories from Pacific Connections help you stay organized.

Here’s to Order in the House….both yours and mine! Have fun containing your clutter with these and other storage-savvy products. If you find a storage solution you can’t live without, share it with us at DIY’s page on Facebook.

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Team DIY Month of Storage: Tip of the Day

Written on January 26, 2010 at 10:18 am, by Team DIY

Before you recycle glass jars, consider using them as under-cabinet office storage for little things like rubber bands, thumbtacks, and paperclips. Use glue or screws to affix the jar lid to the underside of your cabinet. Now you’re ready to screw the glass jar onto the lid for easy-access storage.

This idea also works in the pantry, or, here, in our armoire-turned-pantry.

Any other fabulous storage uses for old jars? Share them here!

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Team DIY Month of Storage: Tip of the Day

Written on January 20, 2010 at 9:58 am, by Team DIY

We can’t get enough of new online tools designed to help us conquer clutter in the most frustrating spaces. These digital tools offer awesome customization options. So you can map out a storage strategy for that weird space under the stairs. Or a bizarrely shaped pantry in your 1900s-era house. Or figure out a way to fit your not-so-teeny wardrobe into a teeny apartment closet. Here are a couple of our favorite tools. Hope you find them as helpful as we do!

Closetmaid’s Visual Storage Planner

Use it to customize and tackle your garage, kitchen, closet, or pretty much any other space. This tool is incredibly simple to use and it makes organizing, well, kind of fun.

 

EasyClosets.com

Easy Closets allow you to design your own closet solution or get a free closet design from a professional. Plus, measuring tips and product suggestions.

 

ClosetOrganizersUSA.com

If you’re a right-brainer, you’ll dig Closet Organizer’s online design tool. You can pick colors for shelving, even hardware styles (are you polished chrome or oil-rubbed bronze?). Bonus: The tool is really easy to use.

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Team DIY Month of Storage: Tip of the Day

Written on January 14, 2010 at 7:33 am, by Team DIY

This may seem like a tiny fix-up, but you won’t believe the style it will bring to your office or craft space. And it costs zip, zilch, nada, zero!

Find your favorite scraps of wallpaper, fabric, or scrapbook paper. Pull a clean tin can out of your recycle bin. Make sure it doesn’t have any sharp edges. Cut your paper or fabric to size, then wrap it around the can. Use double-stick tape or crafts glue to attach.

Try this on a larger scale with thoroughly cleaned paint cans or coffee tins. Then, affix them to your fabulous pegboard.

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Team DIY Month of Storage: Tip of the Day

Written on January 13, 2010 at 1:32 pm, by Girl's Eye View (Bethany Kohoutek)

Until some of the creative project designers buzzing around DIY HQ opened my eyes to pegboard’s possibilities, I had dismissed it as the stuff of ugly brown basements and stinky garages. Yuck.

Today I stand before you  a changed woman. I’m in the process of mapping out a new craft room, and I can assure you it will involve pegboard. Lots of pegboard.

Check out the cool ways our crafty peeps have used pegboard not only for its awesome storage and organization capabilities, but also because it’s, well, pretty!

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