DaneNow on Twitter wants to know where professional organizers get their hampers.
He's just moved into a new house in West Los Angeles and headed to IKEA to shop for a temporary clothes hamper for his closet. We put this together for Dale to get him started (and by the way, you can follow us on Twitter, too-- click here).
What is a Laundry Hamper?A hamper serves an important function in a home. The unit is a homebase to gather, sort and store dirty laundry. By strategically placing the hamper where you need it most, you'll save time and energy doing laundry. The same kind of container can be used to re-distribute clean clothes back to their origin. Laundry Hampers are usually made of wicker, but are now offered in wood, canvas, fabric, stainless sleel, plastic, mesh and acrylic.
Save Yourself Disappointment, Ask These Questions Before Buying a Hamper:
Before Dane heads out and chooses a hamper, we suggest asking these quick questions. Thinking about them ahead of time will save him and his family time and disappointment.
Buy Today vs. Tomorrow:
If Dane wants his hamper today, IKEA is certainly a good bet. He can head off to Bed, Bath and Beyond, Target, KMart, Container Store and even a local designer hardware store will have them. Quick purchases are good even as a placeholder and an excellent interim solution until you can buy something of higher quality. And if you're fine with the quick solution, great.
If Dane can wait, he can order it online. there are pros and cons to this-- they're harder to return but you'll have a much wider ability to order something more interesting.
We'll continue this post on Monday and give Dane some suggestions. So look out for Part II.
In the meantime, if you have comments for Dane, feel free to add to the conversation below.
Image above courtesy Industrial House
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One of our organizing clients has an office at Crossroads of the World in Hollywood.
The art deco moderne complex was designed by Robert V. Derrah in 1936 and is often referred to as the first modern shopping center in America. Various old world cottage bungalows surround one large center building created to resemble a streamline ocean liner. How cool is that?
It's no wonder streamline created such a design influence, even to this day. Below in the black and white picture, you can see how the period inspired this West Hollywood-area streamline duplex home. The home still stands today, we used to walk past it everyday.
Much of 1930s design was borrowed from the golden age of transportation, especially ocean liners. Ocean liners have long been a source of fascination, not only in their beauty but in their functionality. A transatlantic voyage in the 1930's and today's "sea cities" have much in common-- tight, functional storage for adventurous passengers.
During the Golden Age of Travel in the 1930s, transatlantic voyagers captured the allure of distinctively designed passenger cabins: rich woods, fine linens, shiny brass fixtures, flawless service-- all in a postage-sized space with concealed cabinetry, floor-to-ceiling and petite fixtures, this professional organizer's daydream!
Modern day travelers planning a small space can take a design clue from the past and book a voyage on today’s cruise ships. A shrewd use of space and efficiency where high-style and beauty meet functionality hasn’t really changed in over 60 years. The principles are still the same.
Let us know about your small-space adventures. Have you ever traveled on a cruise ship? Was the storage functional (and beautiful) enough for you?
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Crossroads - Photos by Floyd E. Bariscale on Flickr
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This next post may not rock your world, but it's always interesting to see new products, especially when the products may have been transfered from industrial to residential use.
RotaBob rotary closet racks seem to be gaining consumer momentum, thanks to an upcoming appearance on "Today's Family" on the ABC Family Channel. The units are an import from China, and distributed by a company in Palm Springs, CA. They hold numerous garments and you manually pull the "closet" to get to your clothes. They're supposed to be highly efficient in a small space, holding over 100 garments. Prices start around $600 bucks.
The show will feature the Rotabob in the segment "America's Most Innovative Closet Solutions."
See a video of Rotobob by clicking here. It's worth two seconds of your time. There are some better pictures in an eBay closed auction (click here to see the pictures).
We love any closet that has fresh flowers, a chandelier, and a Plasma (see picture, above right).
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