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When there's nowhere to run
with it, the tendency is to hide
it. Toss it in a box, stow it in a
drawer, move it out to the
garage, pile it in the basement
or push it under the bed.
Out of sight, out of mind. That
is, until clutter takes control.
It's almost inevitable. No mat-
ter how much space a home or
apartment has, or how many or
few possessions a person can call
his own, the excess and extra-
neous manage to make their way
to the surface over time.
Important and relevant items
get swallowed up as the overflow
makes its way through the
house. Soon, drawers spill over,
closets bulge and cabinets are
crammed to the limit.
More square footage isn't a
sure-fire solution. Instead, the
real key to the clutter crunch is
threefold. First come downsizing
and organizing. Divide and con-
quer, say the experts.
After that, make the most of
every inch you call your own,
leaving no square foot over-
looked.
So common is clutter that
space-saving devices, tactics and
techniques are no longer just
somebody else's good idea. Now
there's an entire marketplace de-
voted to space-saving and com-
bating clutter. Following are
some ideas for utilizing every
nook and cranny:
SPACE SAVERS
The long lines of space-saving
tools and gadgets are smart,
savvy and specific. No matter
what the task, the mess or the
location, there's bound to be a
tool designed to help make order
out of chaos.
Tools of the trade begin with
the basics: stacking and pull-out
storage bins, plastic boxes in a
variety of sizes, wire baskets,
drawers, cabinets, bookshelves,
mounted pegboards and grids
With movable hooks. All work
hard all around the house by get-
ting clutter — everything from
yard implements to sporting
equipment — up and out of the
way and onto the wall.
Shelves, the ultimate
weapons against clutter, come
in a variety of forms ranging
from modular wall units that can
divide and define a given area to
shelves in spare corners for
knickknacks and books. Metal
or wire shelves can be compart-
mentalized with plastic storage
bins or baskets.
Other space savers are de-
signed with a specific item or
area in mind. For garage and
yard, for instance, there are tool-
boxes, recycling bins and free-
standing sheds. Hampers and
hanging racks keep clothes off
the floor in the laundry room.
A laundry list of must-haves
for the home office, meanwhile,
include magazine organizers, fil-
ing cabinets, software caddies,
photo files and stacking shelf
bins.
Straighten out a cluttered
drawer with a plastic sectional
organizer, and help the kids get
a grip on their goods with toy
boxes, pegboards for coats and
desk caddies. Make the most of
kitchen space with hanging
shelves, wall-mounted appli-
ances, wrap and bag organizers,
cutlery trays and turntables.
Mix things up for further pos-
sibilities. Use an organizer de-
signed to separate and store
nails, for instance, for jewelry or
household items such as pins,
paper clips and rubber bands. In-
stall wine racks or stacking
wooden boxes in the bathroom
to hold towels, or mount a mug
rack in the bedroom and use to
hold and display long necklaces,
chains and pearl ropes.
In some homes, there's nary
a compact disc, pan or stereo
wire out of place.
Look again, and you'll see
that the excess and unsightly are
wrapped up in attractive and
practical storage solutions.
Small items can be stored in
a variety of decorative boxes and
baskets galore that double as ob-
jets d'art. ❑
Sharon Williams is a writer for
Copley News Service.