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Organizing Emergency: What Do I Do With 1990's Business Suits?

"During the Holidays I took your advise and I cleaned out my clothes closet.

What I have left are some very nice Nordstrom business suits.  Brands include Nordstrom Entier, Garfield & Marks and some Chico's clothes.  All are in great condition but the women's suits are from the mid-to-late 1990's.

Do you have a recommendation for a Los Angeles consignment store that may benefit from my closet therapy?  Signed-- Dated Darling"

Dear Dated Darhling,

We think we can give you some advise, but you may not like what we have to say.

Stylish Footwear Storage Doubles As Art?

We found these through Danielle de Lange's Style Files blog.

Part art, part organization-- a great modular shoe storage system.  Wall-mounted, they're available in pink, powder blue and white powder coated steel.

For some home organizing clients, we can see them:

• In the contemporary home's entryway
• In the traditional cabana
• In a master closet where the closet width is an issue and shoe storage is needed
• Poolside, holding complimentary flip-flops for your guests

Most of all, they get the damn shoes off the floor.

More Info:

• Check out the Style Files
• See if Charlotte Tangye’s Footprint pieces are right for you

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Martha Stewart Tips for Getting Organized - Orange County Register

Saturday's Orange County Register printed some of Martha Stewart's terrific storage strategies in a coat closet, car trunk, under the bed, medicine cabinet and broom closet.

The Los Angeles-area based newspaper also included junk drawer tips, which were our favorite:

"Use wooden boxes to divide and conquer a drawerful of odds and ends. Measure the inside of your drawer, and cut a piece of kraft paper to this size; note the drawer's depth.

Bring the paper to a home store that sells wooden drawer organizers. Place different-size boxes on top of the paper, covering most of its surface. If there's room, add lidded spice canisters, which are ideal for small items, such as buttons and tacks.

Arrange the containers in your drawer, using them to keep like items together."

If you think these ideas are great wait till you read Martha's tips on medicine cabinets.  But you'll have to check out the article for those.

Picture above courtesy of OC Register and photographer David Prince