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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.