Category Archives: beautifully organized spaces

Beautifully Organized Space of the Week

03.23.11

This week’s beautifully organized space is this closet from the latest issue of Lucky magazine:

Shelf organizers help keep handbags tidy and contained. Labeled shelves help distinguish between piles of jeans. A corkboard provides a space to post outfit inspiration.

Sweaters are folded neatly by type in stacks no higher than 10 inches, with bulkiest pieces at the bottom of the pile to avoid an unstable top heavy formation.

Thin huggable hangers prevent garments from slipping and, unlike bulkier wooden hangers, don’t eat up valuable hanging space

A mounted wall rack concealed behind a lovely curtain takes advantage of a nook and holds shoes.

Drawer dividers help keep delicate lingerie organized and prevent any snags from tangled bra hooks.

Jewelry is kept untangled and organized in velvet jewelry trays.

Photography by Mark Lund for Lucky Magazine

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Beautifully Organized Space of the Week

03.16.11

This kitchen may be small, but it’s beautifully outfitted with a place for all the essentials…

Knives on a magnetic strip…pots hung on over rod hooks…

dinnerware, serveware, and glassware neatly arranged on open shelving…wine on a wall mounted rack

…dishtowels, pot holders, and lids in breathable wire drawers.

all images via from me to you

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Beautifully Organized Space of the Week

03.9.11

Loving how beautifully kitchen/dining items are organized in this modular cubby :

Love that it has little label holders:

Reminds me of this cubby unit.

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Beautifully Organized Space of the Week

03.2.11

This week’s beautifully organized space of the week is this closet from the home of Erica Cook of Moth Design, which houses her daily staples:

White Ikea frames showcase bags from some of her favorite trips and create a fun little feature wall.

A round white tray keeps all her perfumes organized and at the ready.

Clear Ikea Rationell Variera “spice racks” serve as drawer separators and keep her belts and scarves organized.

*Unfortunately the clear “spice racks” are a discontinued product (at least to my knowledge). I bought several to organize a variety of things in my own home several months ago and absolutely loved them. When I tried to go back for more, they were no longer in stock and was told by an Ikea employee that they had been discontinued

Glass trays and other beautiful containers hold jewelry, watches and sunglasses. An Ikea pant rack keeps her jeans easily accessible and allows her to see exactly what she has.

So chic, wouldn’t you agree?

In case you missed my previous post featuring another beautifully organized space of hers, click here. To see more of her gorgeous home, click on over to her blog.

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Beautifully Organized Space of the Week

02.24.11

This week’s beautifully organized space is from the glamorous boudoir of Alison Rubke, co-owner of the luxury lingerie boutique Faire Frou Frou.

The photo above shows one of the drawers of her mirrored dresser specifically dedicated to her pretty bras, where she keeps them neatly folded and nested.

To see the rest of Alison’s sophisticated, unabashedly feminine bedroom, click here.

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Beautifully Organized Space of the Week

02.10.11

This week’s beautifully organized space is from the home of fellow blogger Jen over at Organized Design.

Jen keeps everything in her Expedit bookcase contained, organized, and looking great by using matching labeled binders, magazine files, and white boxes she customized with gray stripes by using painter’s tape and craft paint.

By the way, check out this fabulous quatrefoil lamp she also customized using paint! Head on over to her blog to read about how she did it.

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Beautifully Organized Space of the Week

02.2.11

This week’s beautifully organized space is this closet from the home of fellow blogger Freckles Chic:

Isn’t it lovely? She created it by donating all the things she no longer wanted and were just cluttering up the space, and by designating a place for everything that remained. Total cost of the transformation was about $100 (for hangers, clips, shelves, storage containers, a hat stand, and headband holder). Proof that you don’t need a ton of space or money to create a beautiful closet!

For the before pictures and a breakdown of the items she used for the space, be sure to check out her blog!

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New Lonny!

01.10.11

So many awe-inspiring spaces to see in the Lonny mag, including these two perfectly organized lovelies:

Walk-in closet of set designer and prop stylist Lynn Nigro:

Design library of legendary interior designer Bunny Williams:

Go check it out if you haven’t already!

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Beautifully Organized Space of the Week

01.5.11

This week’s beautifully organized space is from the home of interior designer Amy Meier. Since she and her husband eat most of their meals on their patio dining table, Amy used the “dining area” of her small apartment to create a fully functioning office for her design business.

A large Ikea bookcase provides easy access to fabric samples and papers carefully organized into a mix of woven and wire baskets, bins, and fabric covered binders. A magnet board next to her metal desk serves as a place for Amy to post pictures and paint and fabric samples that inspire her projects.

A trio of white shelves and a three pocket file holder take advantage of wall space and provide a place to hold a multitude of items including fabric covered albums, leather boxes, and sketchbooks.

All photos by King Au for Better Homes and Gardens

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Beautifully Organized Space of the Week

12.29.10

It’s the last one of 2010, so let’s make it a fabulous one shall we?This week’s beautifully organized space is from the home of fellow blogger Megan of Honey We’re Home. Prior to moving into her custom built home, Megan lived in a townhouse with very limited closet space so having the opportunity to have a walk-in closet of this size was a dream come true for her.

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The closet is just off the bathroom and measures 9’4 x 13’2! It was designed to include an island with cubbies in the middle, a shoe rack, built-in dresser, adjustable hanging shelves, shelves for purses, and a fabulous chandelier.

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Pants are hung on wire hangers from Bed, Bath and Beyond and jeans are on small felt hangers that don’t bow in the middle. Before the shoe rack was built, Megan counted her shoes to see how much space she’d need. The top shelf was removed to fit tall boots which are kept upright used boot inserts.

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Scarves are hung and tied over a lower rod. Lightweight sweaters are folded over white plastic hangers from Target and arranged by color -creates such a beautiful rainbow effect don’t you think?

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Megan created a necklace holder behind the door using Commandhooks. She stores her purses on the side shelves. Her dresser drawers hold gym clothes, undies, sleepwear, and more jewelry.

The full-length mirror to the left of the dresser is where she plops down to do her makeup each day.

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Atop the island is a runner is from World Market, a clear bin holding her makeup from The Container Store, and a flower vase and candy jar from Home Goods. On the right side of the island, she keeps her tank tops, casual long sleeve shirts, and shorts/capri pants. On the left, storage bins from Target hold belts, bikinis, and scarves. The zebra ottoman is from Hobby Lobby.

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