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Title: Good Things for Organizing by Martha Stewart Living Magazine ISBN: 0-609-80594-0 Publisher: Clarkson Potter Pub. Date: 13 March, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (24 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Visually attractive but solutions difficult to manage...
Comment: First I have to say that I find this book very visually appealing and some of the solutions were great springboards to organize solutions in my home. Also the idea of organizing *as design* is very appealing...
The problem I have is that, for me, not alot of the actual solutions are applicable in my home. Many solutions count on containers, cubbies and storage where things remain unseen and stored..for me..in an inaccessable manner.
I like the idea that the items are unseen in a way but i find that unseen clutter does not get dealt with. And just breeds more clutter.
There has to be a balance between visual asthetics and order for an organizing solution to work in my home. It can be beautifully attractive but if it doesn't *work* in the sense of a long term clutter solution ultimately it will not matter how lovely it is. I was able to look through this book, and continue to do so, to search for ideas that I can turn into reasonable solutions but the solutions themselves offered in this book wouldn't work for me.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of my favourites
Comment: Not a particular Martha Stewart fan, I nevertheless love this book which I purchased while living in Europe. I offers some great advice on basic organising such as ironing, folding and hanging clothes or sheets as well as some wonderful decorating and organising ideas at the same time. Thanks to the reference pages, I was actually able to contact several companies (in the US) and have items (seen in the book) delivered to Europe. Not many books offer such reference lists! I have now had the book for some a few years but whenever I look at it I get some new ideas. I would suggest it is for the organised person wanting to improve the looks and decorative side of organised life.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Visual Clutter-Busting Fodder
Comment: I enjoy this book as it is packed with crisp, self-explanatory photographs that fire my disorganization conquering imagination. Since my initial perusal, I've picked this book up dozens of times to spark more ideas for organizing my home. However, in my opinion, this is not a "D.I.Y. 101" book. If you do not already have at least a little D.I.Y. savvy, or if you prefer long, detailed instructions, then this is probably not the book for you. I think the purpose of this book is simply to give readers ideas to build on in a simple way. It is exactly what I was looking for. There are so many visual suggestions on how to handle those pesky, household clutter problems such as the linen closet, medicine cabinet and home-office desk. Thanks to Martha Stewart, I finally learned how to fold fitted sheets NEATLY and how to banish the seemingly endless tangle of computer wires on my desk (I was convinced they were ganging up and tangling themselves on purpose while I was not looking). It only cost me a buck to get the wires under control - I'm stoked! My only complaint about this book is that I want more of it but that's only because I always want more of a good thing. I think I made a pun. I wonder if anyone will notice?
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Title: Good Things by Martha Stewart Living Magazine ISBN: 0517886901 Publisher: Clarkson Potter Pub. Date: 29 April, 1997 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Good Things for Easy Entertaining: The Best of Martha Stewart Living by Martha Stewart Living Magazine ISBN: 1400048788 Publisher: Clarkson Potter Pub. Date: 25 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Decorating Details : Projects and Ideas for a More Comfortable, More Beautiful Home by Martha Stewart Living Magazine ISBN: 0609802585 Publisher: Clarkson Potter Pub. Date: 17 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: How to Decorate : The Best of Martha Stewart Living by Martha Stewart Living Magazine ISBN: 0517887800 Publisher: Clarkson Potter Pub. Date: 20 August, 1996 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Good Things from Tag Sales and Flea Markets (Good Things with Martha Stewart Living) by Martha Stewart Living Magazine ISBN: 0609808885 Publisher: Clarkson Potter Pub. Date: 21 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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