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Organize Your Home with Luxury Good Logo Boxes and Bags

Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Prada, Jimmy Choo, Alexander McQueen, Gucci, Tory Burch, Christian Louboutin and Tiffany.

These names bring up thoughts of luxury, success, quality, beauty and prestige, for the organized home?

We were checking out The Peak of Chic this weekend and got inspired by Jennifer Bole's view of decorating with luxury good logos. She points out that decorating with luxury goods divides people (some hate, some love). You can purchase a tray painted with the Hermès logo, a pair of Louis Vuitton lamps (pictured left), an LV Kleenex tissue box holder (a friend of ours has one), a dressing screen, a Fendi couch... well, you get the point.

No matter what people think about the use of luxury goods logos, what seems appropriate is the use of logo boxes. This got us thinking, could you organize your entire home (or at least bits and pieces) with these boxes, bags, covers, protectors and pouches you seem to acquire but never really know what to do with?  They're too nice to toss. Besides, some people feel half the retail cost of luxury goods is for the packaging. So why not try and re-use them as organizing accessories around your home or office?

So where could you use your boxes?  Try these, to start:

• Gucci tie box to hide your pens
• Tiffany glass bowl box to store your winter hats and gloves
• Harrod's shirt box to store stationary
• Hermès box for the Tivo remote
• Godiva chocolate box to protect your cummerbund
• Dom Perignon champagne box for magic markers
• Coach box to store CDs on your desk
• Luxury soap box to hold paper clips
• Michael Kors jewelry pouch for men's collar stays

So when you're yearning to get organized, reuse and recycle, why not make it fun and think outside the box?

Image of Louis Vuitton residence in Mexicali, Mexico courtesy Guanabee.com. LV wrapped lamps courtesy John Vaccari Antiques.

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The Many Closets of Miss Paris Hilton - Video

Let's venture into the fully-stocked, hard-to-believe closets of socialite Paris Hilton.

 

We definitely have seen closets this big, but not devoted entirely to shoes, And another to sunglasses. And another to jewelry. And another with clothes. Ever wonder what shoes Paris wears to the Playboy Mansion?  What pumps she wears when wears on her MTV Show My New BFF? How about the shoes she loaned to Avril Lavigne for an MS fundraiser, or the pair of Louis Vuitton she wore in Cannes to Quentin Tarantino's film opening.? Check out the YSL Eiffel Tower shoes, which are her favorite.

 

 

 

This is Paris Hilton's "fun" jewelry closet. Not only does she wear the fashions, but she donates them to a variety of fundraisers. She also points out her line of personally designed jewelry.

 

 

Paris Hilton calls this her "real" closet, full of clothes and purses. She's obsessed with gloves and Madonna. She very modest about how many tights she has, in fact, we think she is a little embarrassed when she opens the drawers and realizes she has four drawers full of tights. She also shows off her new fragrance award and various dresses she's either designed or wore on television in guest star roles like My Name is Earl.

 

Click below to play the 5-minute video:

 

 

Your Turn To Comment

 

So, What do you think about Paris' closets?  Do you think enough is enough?  Do you admire that she uses her collection for charity purposes?  Is she over the top, or has she hit rock bottom? Please share your thoughts in the comment section below.  You never know who's reading them...

 

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Images courtesy MySpace. This topic was updated 7/14 to reflect an updated video link

 

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Welcome Self Magazine Readers!

Self Magazine devoted the entire July issue to the latest healthy trends from Los Angeles. We were featured on page 67!

Along with Siel Ju's cool eco blog, Green LA Girl, and Sharon Rose's vegan food blog To Live and Eat in LA, we were highlighted in author Christina Tudino's Healthy Trend Report piece-- "Self's insider's guide to new, L.A.-tested ways to get you healthy and happy (however far you live from Tinseltown)!" Here's a snippet from the mention:

"Get Organized!

Tidying professional John Trosko offers creative solutions for clearing cluttered spaces while spilling Hollywood habitués' domestic obsessions.

One neat revelation:  Reese Witherspoon spends hours sorting her socks!"

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Well, it's all in good fun anyway. Check out the July issue of Self Magazine at newsstands nationwide now.

What kind of healthy organizing trends do you see this summer?

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Organize Your Spring Before Summer

The weather in Sunny Southern California has not been so sunny.

June Gloom is what they call it, when the inland skies are overcast, temperatures mild, and urban hipsters enjoy fog and the occasional drizzle until noon when the sun burns off the marine layer.

Because there's a silver lining in every cloud, the weather makes us think: why not spend your own June Gloom-kind of day and organize your backyard for the summer? Often, the summer backyard is the most neglected place to pull together. Don't let this happen again.

The time between Memorial Day and Labor Day can be more enjoyable if you spend a little bit of time planning your outdoor cribs now.  Outdoor spaces require the same questions your inside spaces do. Ask yourself- How do you want your space to function?  Do you want to entertain, play, outdoor cook-- and then make sure all the toys and tools are close by for quick access.  A gloomy day is an excellent time to pull-out some indoor furniture (yes, we said indoor furniture) and take advantage of the storage they can utilize (chair cushions, pillows, plastic serving ware, beach balls, extra electrical plugs, those fun Tiki torches and lighter fluid). You'll want all your gear to be within arm's reach so you won't have to be going back and forth for what's forgotten.

Use your casual summer style and creativity when finding storage options.  Who doesn't have that odd family hand-me-down dresser or vintage kitchen table in the garage?  Now is the time to enjoy it.  After all, if the stuff you love isn't close to you, you won't use it-- and it just becomes clutter.  We once went to a brunch off Mulholland Drive and the owner installed a Venetian chandelier in an outdoor Gazebo. Just make sure the furniture you pull outside are not family heirlooms-- they'll get wet or sun-damaged.

What interesting furniture did you pull outside that normally would not be thought of as an outdoor piece?  How did you use it? What did you store in the piece?  Please share your creativity, we're listening, and patiently waiting for sunnier skies ahead.

Image of the world famous Santa Monica Pier courtesy Duck Studios Blog.

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