get
organ
|
zed
indoors
PRESSING MATTER
An
ironing board that folds into
the wall frees up floor space.
Shelves in the recessed area
keep spray bottles handy.
WRAP AND ROLL
Different-
size drawers in the island,
including long shallow ones
for rolls of paper, organize
wrapping supplies. “I can run
in, wrap a gift in two minutes,
and be on my way to take
one of the kids to a birthday
party,” Beth says.
Beth’s Stay-Organized Tips
■ Give everything a home. Most-used items get the
prim e storage spots. Beth also stores her kids’ art
supplies on lower shelves fo r accessibility and so
they learn to put things away.
■ Routinely purge. “M y rule is to deal with things—
like dried-out glue— as I come across them so they
don’t build into big messes,” Beth says.
■ Supersize. Beth planned drawers and shelves fo r
the biggest-case scenarios, such as jumbo rolls of
wrapping paper. “W e know whatever we buy will
fit in its home,” she says. “W hen you store things
in separate places, you forget what you have.”
No Residue Duct Tape.
To find out where to buy, go to
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continued on page 60
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Design and the Plaid Design are trademarks of 3M.
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JANUARY
2010
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