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Who wouldn't like their living space to be more organized? Tapping into the popularity of the "Good Things" column in Martha Stewart Living, Good Things for Organizing provides practical, efficient, and pretty solutions for organizing just about everything, from spools of thread and the silverware drawer to your entire wardrobe and home office.
It is a law of nature: stuff accumulates. Good Things for Organizing shows how to live with stuff comfortably and creatively. In chapters organized room by room, Good Things for Organizing offers a wide range of ingenious ways to tame the clutter, from the basement to the garden shed.
With sections such as "Cleamng Up the Countertop" in the kitchen chapter, "Linen Closet 10" in the closet chapter, and "Organizing Correspondence" in the home office chapter, the editors of Martha Stewart Living have tested all of the possibilities and have created perfect solutions to the most frustrating organizing problems. Included are projects for every level of commitment, from tidying the junk drawer to building the right shelves to display a beloved collection.
It is a law of nature: stuff accumulates. Good Things for Organizing shows how to live with stuff comfortably and creatively. In chapters organized room by room, Good Things for Organizing offers a wide range of ingenious ways to tame the clutter, from the basement to the garden shed.
With sections such as "Cleamng Up the Countertop" in the kitchen chapter, "Linen Closet 10" in the closet chapter, and "Organizing Correspondence" in the home office chapter, the editors of Martha Stewart Living have tested all of the possibilities and have created perfect solutions to the most frustrating organizing problems. Included are projects for every level of commitment, from tidying the junk drawer to building the right shelves to display a beloved collection.
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IMAGINE THE PERFECT KITCHEN: AN OVERSIZE REFRIGERATOR, AN ENDLESS windowsill of fresh herbs, a cutting block big enough to lie down on, and a Jetsons-style sink that seizes dirty cereal bowls, washes them, and reshelves them. Read the first page
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IMAGINE THE PERFECT KITCHEN: AN OVERSIZE REFRIGERATOR, AN ENDLESS windowsill of fresh herbs, a cutting block big enough to lie down on, and a Jetsons-style sink that seizes dirty cereal bowls, washes them, and reshelves them. Read the first page
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75 of 77 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
My husband couldn't stop laughing when he saw me reading this book - I'm the most hopelessly untidy person he knows. "Aren't you trying to run before you can walk? Why don't you start by putting away the ironing?" he asked.
Well, doh!
How can he possibly expect me to put away the ironing until I have a beautiful Martha-style linen closet, complete with dividers, cross-referenced labels on both sheets and shelves, and two different paint effects?
How can I possibly pay bills on time until I have a dedicated home office cunningly concealed inside an antique Dutch armoire?
How can I possibly tidy my unsteady piles of magazines until I have covered my plywood Ikea magazine files in linen bookcloth and added a sashpull for ease of manoeuvrability?
Laugh all you like, husband dear, but I am completely in love with this book. Whenever I feel overwhelmed by the chaos of my life, I open the pages of this book, catch a glimpse of Martha's superhuman home-making efforts, and know that, provided I follow her example, one day I too will have a bureau solely dedicated to giftwrapping and 23 towels in my guest bathroom.
Okay, getting the tongue out of my cheek for a second, this book is a little too much for all but the most obsessive-compulsive, but sometimes it is really truly lovely to live vicariously through Martha Stewart.
There are plenty of useful tips in this book, and lots of lovely - and cheap - decoration ideas (who knew a lick of eau-de-nil paint on an old wooden crate could have such a magical effect?) Under Martha's organisational influence, I have finally put away my ironing (now in little colour coded piles, get me); bought a Dymo label machine; and filed six years' worth of bank statements in date order (this last little habit of Martha's must have made the police's job considerably easier when they arrested her for fraud). Hell, I have even googled "bookcloth" and where to buy it (Falkiner Fine Papers in London's Charing Cross, if anyone's interested, and they do mail order).
If you are chronically messy, this book isn't going to change everything, but it might just inspire you to tidy up, adopt a few good habits, and make your world a little bit nicer.
Well, doh!
How can he possibly expect me to put away the ironing until I have a beautiful Martha-style linen closet, complete with dividers, cross-referenced labels on both sheets and shelves, and two different paint effects?
How can I possibly pay bills on time until I have a dedicated home office cunningly concealed inside an antique Dutch armoire?
How can I possibly tidy my unsteady piles of magazines until I have covered my plywood Ikea magazine files in linen bookcloth and added a sashpull for ease of manoeuvrability?
Laugh all you like, husband dear, but I am completely in love with this book. Whenever I feel overwhelmed by the chaos of my life, I open the pages of this book, catch a glimpse of Martha's superhuman home-making efforts, and know that, provided I follow her example, one day I too will have a bureau solely dedicated to giftwrapping and 23 towels in my guest bathroom.
Okay, getting the tongue out of my cheek for a second, this book is a little too much for all but the most obsessive-compulsive, but sometimes it is really truly lovely to live vicariously through Martha Stewart.
There are plenty of useful tips in this book, and lots of lovely - and cheap - decoration ideas (who knew a lick of eau-de-nil paint on an old wooden crate could have such a magical effect?) Under Martha's organisational influence, I have finally put away my ironing (now in little colour coded piles, get me); bought a Dymo label machine; and filed six years' worth of bank statements in date order (this last little habit of Martha's must have made the police's job considerably easier when they arrested her for fraud). Hell, I have even googled "bookcloth" and where to buy it (Falkiner Fine Papers in London's Charing Cross, if anyone's interested, and they do mail order).
If you are chronically messy, this book isn't going to change everything, but it might just inspire you to tidy up, adopt a few good habits, and make your world a little bit nicer.
46 of 47 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This beautifully-illustrated book was very refreshing. It shows simple, and inexpensive, ways of making each room look picture-perfect. In a few hours, my home looks far prettier,and the ideas are easy to effect with junk shop finds. The photographs are inspiring, and up to date. Organizing should be an aesthetic pleasure and Martha Stewart certainly provides the means to do it in the minimum time. Children would surely enjoy being asked to help as well, for example, by making hand-made labels, decanting products into pretty containers, etc.
A lovely book, and a good choice for a Christmas present or wedding present as it is so optimistic.
41 of 43 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
For those unititiated, Martha Stewart is the epitomy of a Housewife. She cooks, makes things, dresses and flower arranges better than anyone should, and now she obviously tidies as well. In this book she explains how we could organise our lives in every room in the house, every drawer full of junk, every wardrobe full of jumbled clothes and even how to fold towels correctly. I think if I followed this book to the letter I would end up more neurotic than I am at present, but I have have given it 5 stars. Those five stars are for the little gems which you can prise from the 144 pages. Such pieces of invaluable information, will, I am sure make my life a little easier, and even fill me with a little of that 'Martha' feeling. If nothing else you can drool at the pictures of perfection that are some of Martha's 7 houses in the States. If you like to have attractive books for the coffee table that make your guests feel either inadequate or that you are some kind of angel homemaker then this is the book for you. It would also be great for the downstairs loo to delve into now and then in search of those precious gems.
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nice book
Nice photos
nice tips
although it's mostly about Martha's home here and Martha's home there... Read more
nice tips
although it's mostly about Martha's home here and Martha's home there... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Kalliopi G. Makraki
Some fabulous ideas...
I am an organisation freak and this book didn't et me down, I particularly liked the idea of using a sideways bookshelf behind your bed as a headboard if you don't have space for a... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Shopaholic
Essential Martha
Typical Martha perfection & attention to detail. Non of it particularly earth shattering but if you're a fan you'll lap it all up & gain inspiration.
Published 17 months ago by Kate
Simply Martha
Another nice book from Martha Stewart. As in her other books instructions is easy to understand photos help t figure out easier.
Published 20 months ago by kurabiye
Good ideas!
This book was the first I bought from the Martha Stewart series. It does contain lots of good ideas, a number of which I may well try at home. Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2008 by Pompom
Happy inspiring reading!
Much more to this little gem than expaected, it was jam packed full of handy tips and beautiful pictures to help you along the way! Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2008 by Ms. L. Docherty
Well worth the money
Like all of Martha Stewarts books this contains beautiful pictures throughout.A great book full of good ideas to organize the home
Published on 28 April 2003
Perfectly placed
This book is a master piece of all things beautifully placed in the home. It's given me tons of ideas for oranising things in a beautiful way. Read more
Published on 23 April 2003 by "bvalina"
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