Showing posts with label Organisation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Organisation. Show all posts

31 August, 2011

Get Organised with your Paper Clutter!

 Message Center
Keep clutter at bay with a multi-purpose work station. This communication haven is built from a patchwork of magnet, dry-erase, chalkboard, cork, and pegboard squares behind the built-in desktop. The combination of materials ensures that messages and papers can be stored in versatile ways. Use magnetic boards to hold papers you need only temporarily, dry-erase boards and chalkboards to jot down quick messages, cork boards to stick more permanent papers on (favorite take-out menus, emergency phone numbers), and pegboard squares to mount containers for desk supplies
  Office Out Box
With meetings, school, practice, and pets, it's easy to lose track of time on busy mornings. A drop zone is a foolproof way to manage mail that needs to go out the door. Designate two trays -- one for bills to pay and one for outgoing letters -- near the entryway of your home to make sure nothing is missed.
 Eye-Catching Display
If you like to stash photos, invitations, and memos in sight, why not show them off a bit? An attractive, easy-to-use metal wall hanging helps you keep track of papers. Its decorative geometric design adds interest and keeps everything on hand for when you need it

  
I love all the organisational, stationary & [Sydney based] storage stores... I rarely can go past Howard's Storage World, Smiggle, Kikki K, Typo, or Ikea without getting the latest catalogue for ideas or that 'odd little something that will change my workd'! Well here's some great ideas I found whilst purusing the web that I thought you too would love and maybe like to project yourself... We all need a litte de-clutter, or organisation tips here and there. My pet hate is that daily pile of papers on the kitchen counter bench near the phone - where mail, nail files, hair clips, cards, pens etc... so I think there are few ideas I might put into action too!
Enjoy,

 File in Style
A right-sized magazine holder keeps reading materials in check and clutter free. This bold design was perfect for its punchy surroundings, and it's big enough to hold plenty of catalogs without being overwhelming. Remember to purge old or untouched items on a regular basis to avoid a paper pileup



 Just Drop It
Take charge of underused kitchen items that could be repurposed for organization. This vintage toast rack becomes an elegant in-box on an entry table. Use the slots to keep postage stamps handy for outgoing mail and to sort what comes in.


Style-Setting Role
By keeping papers on hand and off the desk, this wall-mounted file helps corral paper clutter. Use each compartment to organize items by category, such as bills, schoolwork, and notepads. Affix metal hooks to outer panels for keys or grab-and-go items

  Out to Dry
Create a personal filing system that meets your daily needs and makes sense to you, but make it easy to use. Intended for dishes, the slats of this drying rack stand file folders and notebooks at perfect attention. Use the slotted compartment designed for sponges to stash small office supplies.

 
 
images & sub text via bhg; sunset; country living.

21 March, 2011

Wardrobe Love...or Edit.

I'd like a colourfully organised wardrobe like this... especially the clear front drawers, very nifty indeedy! Having working in the fashion industry for many years I have been privy to some substantial discounts and great samples. Needless to say I am wardrobe real-estate poor... but contents rich, and continually edit through various stages & changes in my life!
What do you think of your wardrobe? Love the content - Hate the housing, or Hate the contents - Love the Housing? Or do you just need to de-clutter & edit,edit, edit??
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Think about the 3 Main Piles When Editing...
1. Keep It - ONLY It Fits you, is flattering and isn't out-of-date - remember that 'old n'daggy' is not vintage! 
2. Sell It on EBay -Clothing Flea Markets, or Give to Charity - well kept clothing without tears or stains donate it to your favourite clothing charity.
3. Toss It - if it doesn't fit - doesn't suit you - out of date - stained or unable to be mended and not worthy of charitable means > Get rid of it!
Et Voila - done!
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Sometimes easier to write than do... but think of it this way if you're holding onto old stuff that isn't adding anything to your wardrobe life then you're preventing newness and fabulous items that will suit into your life. If the wardrobe is one area this is happening - what other areas in your home or life could this apply to.... Hmmm something to ponder.  
Enjoy,

images via coastal living, mark burstyn, decorpad, house to home, home beautiful, sarah gilbourne design, bh&g, robin bell designs.

28 September, 2010

An Organised Linen Press...

Not sure about you - but I love to tidy, clean and organise [even more so if I'm stressed!] and nothing is more attractive in the 'organisation world' than beautifully presented cupboards! My favourites are linen presses & wardrobes! But I find sometimes I do have 'too much stuff' I have a huge penchant for cushion covers - a mix of ones I've made and ones I bought, sheets and duvet sets! I love this linen press where it is colour coordinating, skillfully labeled and presented as you would find it in a boutique.
Having worked in retail [clothing & homewares] through the end of high school & university years you do get a knack for folding 'the right way' and keeping a keen eye on presentation. Visual merchandising can be applied through out your home and is often most successful when you allow for & create space around the object or items, and when there's a sense of unity.
Do you have a few shelves, drawers or cupboards that could do with a 'presenation' tidy up?
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Here's a great article I found on this exact subject I though I'd share with you by Stephanie Winston, author of Getting Out From Under: Redefining Your Priorities in an Overwhelming World ($13, Perseus, amazon.com).
Plunge In
If you're as worried about guests seeing your clean laundry as you are the dirty, it's probably time to reorganize your linen closet. It's easy to accumulate a large collection of worn-out and mismatched linens that crowd shelves in towering heaps, so jammed together that when you tug at one towel or reach for that mauve twin sheet, everything comes tumbling down.
But you don't have to resign yourself to balancing a swaying pile of laundry with one arm while stemming an avalanche with the other. Whipping a linen closet into shape is easy and a good way to feel you have at least one thing under control.

Sort and Organize
Sort all your towels and sheets to determine which are worth keeping and which should go to charity, your cleaning-supply closet (as rags), or your kid's toy chest (for making tents and Halloween costumes).
Try to limit yourself to three sets of sheets per bed and as few as three sets of bath sheets or towels, hand towels, and washcloths per person (more if you change towels daily, fewer if the men in your household have never picked up a washcloth). This gives you one set in use, one in the hamper, and one in the closet ready for action. You'll need only one or two sets for guests (one on the bed and one in the hamper or closet).

Resist the temptation to hoard extra sets for emergencies. "Anytime you get a new set, retire an old one," says Stephanie Winston, author of Getting Out From Under: Redefining Your Priorities in an Overwhelming World ($13, Perseus, amazon.com).




05 August, 2010

Just Boards...

image via house beautiful

I have been consumed with coming up with the right size, colour, maybe fabric covered & maybe not pinboard that will be my new mood- inspiration board area above my desk in our [shared - with my husband] home office. It has so much to deliver - ughhh the pressure to get it right - it needs to be stylish, and therefor coordinate with the colour scheme - accent any highlight colours, and of course functional - fulfilling the job of being my source of conglomerated inspiration & creativity! That's a hefty job description! So here are some images I have collected for ideas along the way, as well as a great set of instructions on the 'how to make one' from 'Real Living' magazine if you'd like to make your own inspiration board/s Enjoy.S x 

image via martha stewart living

image via martha stewart living

image via martha stewart living


image via martha stewart living

image via martha stewart living

image via real living magazine sept '10 issue

How to make a funky pinboard - from Real Living
The snazzy fabric pinboard in Shawn and Natalie Godwin's Brisbane home office (September real living issue - out now, page 97) has inspired our design guru Sarah de Lancelle. Here's how to make one.
1. The easy way - Cover an existing cork pinboard — you can pick one up for around $5-10 at Kmart, bargain stores and stationers. Make sure it has a stable backing you can staple the fabric onto. If it has a frame, see whether you can remove the cork section — you can wrap the fabric over the cork and slip it back into the frame.
When wrapping the fabric over the board, use a staple gun and secure it tightly at the back with lots of staples, as the fabric will be pulled whenever you "pin". If the pinboard does not have a stable backing, use a strong fabric glue to prevent movement. You can paint or stain the frame to suit your dé cor — but do this before you put the fabric on!

2. Do it from scratch!Cut a piece of MDF to size as backing (from hardware stores). Use a layer of either cork or rubber for the front. Cork tiles (from hardware stores, Kmart, Big W) come in packs and are easy to mount. If you opt for rubber, test it with pins before you buy to find one that suits. Polystyrene is another option, but it doesn't "spring back" the way cork or rubber does. If you are pinning a lot, it may lose its hold. Glue your chosen surface to the backing. Test first — some glue will eat away at rubber or polystyrene. Wrap your fabric as above.
Fabric choices
You may have a fabric in mind that's perfect for your colour scheme. But remember, a loose-weave fabric copes best with board pins. If you've fallen in love with a tight-weave fabric, buy some extra so you can re-cover the board when it starts to look shabby.
One final tip!Spray a fabric protector (eg. Scotchgard) on your pinboard before you use it — who wants dirty hands on their "work of art"?

 

14 August, 2009

Happy Weekend... helping move & organise over 50 years of Living


I'm spending a good part of the weekend helping to organise & style my lovely Grandmother-in-law, Elaine's home & garden to get ready for sale & for the estate agents to organise viewings... Elaine has loved in her home for over 50 years now so there will be a lot to do and lot connected with sentimental moments with this house - her home. The good news is that she has found a lovely new home that is both smaller & much more manageable with a 2 bedroom villa in a fantastic village that will service all her needs for many more years to come...
Have you recently helped someone right-size and move home ?
Happy Weekend - Enjoy! S x




Image from BHG

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