Attractive decorating and effective organizing are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
Here are just a few decorating ideas to help you stay organized, too.
1. Use chalkboard paint
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to label containers.
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paint a monthly family calendar on the refrigerator or pantry door.
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on one side of a child’s dresser.
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in the laundry room on the wall next to the door. I suggest something like Don’t forget.
2. Wire mesh wall-mounted magazine racks can be multi-purpose. The product I especially like can be found at the Pottery Barn Web site. In addition to using them for magazines, I recommend
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labeling them outgoing mail or John’s schoolwork, for example. Do what works for you.
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Setting them in your office to help categorize on-going projects.
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Using one in the kitchen for recipes of the week.
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Storing catalogs.
Here are some helpful Web sites I’d like to share.