Ideas and How-To: Storage and Organizing (Better Homes & Gardens Do It Yourself) [Paperback]

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Product Description

The ultimate resource for home organization and storage.

This book gives you unique ideas and innovative tips for making every room in your home organized and efficient. Brilliant photographs give inspiration while instructional illustrations provide the information needed to tackle organizing and storing everything from toys and sports equipment to clothing, kitchenware, and home office supplies. Kitchen and dining area projects show you how to make the most out of every square inch, with how-tos for constructing built-in and freestanding cabinetry and banquettes, plus projects for adding glide-out shelves, baskets, and turntables to existing cabinets. The sections on bedroom and bath projects include diagrams showing you how to build platform beds with built-in storage space, closet systems, toy storage, and storage for linens and bath supplies. Whether you're looking for a simple solution to everyday clutter or a major renovation that will transform an entire room, you can turn to this idea-packed guide for

• Step-by-step instructions for dozens of organization and storage projects
• Gorgeous color photos that offer guidance and inspiration
• Ideas for every room cover ready-made storage systems as well as custom-built projects for DIYers

Plus, a chapter on garage storage gives you tons of ideas on how to organize and tidy up what you only think is the most intimidating room in the house!

Organization and Storage Tips from "Ideas and How-To"

How to Turn Vertical Space into Storage

How to Arrange Visible Space

How to Organize a Pantry

How to Store Pots and Pans

From the Back Cover

Get Clutter Under Control

Savor the serenity of an uncongested home. You really can have "a place for everything and everything in its place." Simply put, "stacks of stuff" is not a decorating style; it's evidence that the time has come to take charge of your things. This book is packed (but neatly organized) with storage solutions, presented room by room all through the house. Your home will look better, and your life will feel better. Let's get started!

Features Include

• Customizing tips

• Building illustrations

• 22 how-to projects

• 177 color photos

• Freestanding storage as well as built-ins

• Organizing solutions for every part of your home, from bedroom to garage

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (July 20, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470488042
• ISBN-13: 978-0470488041
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #678,157 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat disappointing, March 22, 2010

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RJ (seattle, wa) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ideas and How-To: Storage and Organizing (Better Homes & Gardens Do It Yourself) (Paperback)

I always have liked Home and Gardens publications, however this book has been disappointing because I expected much much more do it yourself storage projects. Living in a tiny house, I was looking for innovative storage ideas that I could do myself for not a lot of money. There are only a handful in here. Most of it is purchased storage. Their magazine and website has MORE do it yourself ideas than this book. Although there are very nice pictures of well organized rooms, closets, kitchens etc.... a person could find that in many magazines on the newsstand. I'm going to have to find a better book for me.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very American., October 29, 2009

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Ifigenia Mataraga "ifigenia's Home" (Athens, Greece) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ideas and How-To: Storage and Organizing (Better Homes & Gardens Do It Yourself) (Paperback)

Well, Ok, it's all about organizing of course, but I was expecting a bit more clever ideas instead of square cabinets and selves. I mean was OK but not inspiring!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Something else, April 6, 2010

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"Page" (AL, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ideas and How-To: Storage and Organizing (Better Homes & Gardens Do It Yourself) (Paperback)

This book has nice pictures but it's not really what I was looking for, not much written content at all.