Synopses & Reviews
Design Ideas for Home Storage BANISH CLUTTER Tackle the mess like a professional, and organize your house, room by room.
MAKE MORE SPACE Boost living space by editing your stuff and containing necessary everyday items in attractive, accessible ways.
ADD APPEAL Rethink your collections, and learn how to display them for maximum impact.
PRESERVE KEEPSAKES Keep important documents and family treasures safe and secure by following essential steps for properly handling and storing them.
Review
Winner of the Publishers Marketing Association's Ben Franklin Awards.
Synopsis
Dont manage the mess-banish it with Design Ideas for Home Storage. Heres how to keep frequently used items nearby yet neat; archive important papers, photos, and family keepsakes; organize closets; manage clothing overflow; store seasonal items, such as sporting gear or holiday decorations; and make better use of freestanding and built-in furniture. Plus, learn how to discover additional storage nooks around the house. Ideal for anyone looking to reorganize, Design Ideas for Home Storage is an essential resource.
Synopsis
Design Ideas for Home StorageBANISH CLUTTERTackle the mess like a professional, and organize your house, room by room.
MAKE MORE SPACEBoost living space by editing your stuff and containing necessary everyday items in attractive, accessible ways.
ADD APPEALRethink your collections, and learn how to display them for maximum impact.
PRESERVE KEEPSAKESKeep important documents and family treasures safe and secure by following essential steps for properly handling and storing them.
Synopsis
Loaded with 400 color photos and lots of consumer-friendly information on providing both everyday and long-term storage for everything.
About the Author
As a writer and editor with 20 years of experience in the home design and architecture field, Elaine Martin Petrowski has produced hundreds of newspaper, magazine, and online articles. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Newsday, USA Today, Architectural Record, Good Housekeeping, Home, House Beautiful, Popular Mechanics, Remodeling, Renovation Style, Todays Homeowner, and Womans Day. Design Ideas for Home Storage is her third book.
Table of Contents
Design Ideas for Home StorageTable of Contents
Introduction 6
Chapter 1Day to Day 8 Start At the Heart Plan a Pantry Begin and End the Day A Place for Everything
Chapter 2On Display 38 Storage as Decor In the Right Light Adaptive Reuse
Chapter 3Built-ins 58 Many Options Increased Function Architectural Detail Oddly Shaped Spaces
Chapter 4Movable Pieces 90 Casegoods Containers
Chapter 5Closets 114 His, Hers, and Ours Walk-In Closets Kids' Closets Linen Closets Design It Yourself
Chapter 6 Specialty 130 Work Hard At Play
Chapter 7Long-Term 156 Keepsakes Documents and Valuables Basement and Attic Seasonal
Chapter 8 Bonus Storage 178 Waste Not Creative Thinking
Resource Guide 192
Glossary 198
Index 202
Photo Credits 206