I enjoyed Real Simple's article entitled, "4 Super-Organized Women Spill Their Secrets" By Nicole SforzaTake a peek at their brilliantly organized spaces―and learn their best tips.
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For old-school snapshots: Mail photos to ScanCafe.com and get them back in digitized form. About 1,200 images (from 29 cents a photo) fit on a DVD; CDs hold far fewer. The company touches up images in a climate-controlled facility monitored 24/7 by armed guards. You can track your precious cargo online every step of the way, and the originals are returned when the process is complete.
Advice for shoe lovers: “Keep only your main pairs where you have easy access. Those I wear less often are in hot pink boxes at the top of the closet, where they don’t take up valuable real estate.”
3 Ways to Create Your Own System
Turn shoes into art. Tuck the toes of your sneakers and pumps into the sculptural, stainless-steel J-Me ($99, gnr8.biz)―a simple, wall-mounted shelflike unit that gently holds the fronts of your shoes so that the shoes look as if they’re floating.
Slide footwear under the bed. The mahogany under-bed rack ($25, bedbathandbeyond.com) is on wheels and moves out and in without much effort.
Use a ladder-style bookcase. Steps on the Manhattan ladder bookcase ($100, target.com) have raised lips in back to keep shoes from slipping off.
Advice for wrappers: “Don’t junk up your supplies with little scraps you’re unlikely to use. And keep your scissors sharp. I have two pairs―one for paper, one for ribbon and fabric―and they never leave the wrapping area, so they don’t get overused.”
Use an old dresser. Dedicate one drawer to rolls of gift wrap; one to tissue paper and packing materials, like bubble wrap; and one to gifts to save. Small drawers can hold ribbon, twine, bows, gift cards, tape, and scissors.
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