There's no doubt that the decorative mood in today's homes is streamlined and clutter-free-yet we all have too many possessions. Good storage solutions are the key to a well-organized home which is also relaxing to be in. if the entire household knows to find key items, and therefore where to tidy them away, home runs on well-oiled wheels. And a lack of visual clutter, combined with order behind cupboard doors, goes a long way towards encouraging low-stress living.

In The Well-Organized Home, interiors and storage expert Judith Wilson guides you to getting the best from storage, whatever size or style your household. She believes that good storage is never an end in itself: it should be flexble enough to adapt over time, and it must match the way live and use your belongings. Storage must therefore be high priority when planning, designing decorating your home.

Judith begins by taking you through useful thought processes, from categorizing different types of storage to purging unnecessary clutter. The book is then arranged by room. Each chapter considers the basic storage needs of individual rooms – from clothes organization in the bedroom. To food storage in the kitchen – followed by more detailed, task-specific needs, such as dealing with sports sports equipment or arranging stationery within a home office. Built-in and free-standing options. Bespoke and modular, drawer units and cupboards and small-scale solutions such as baskets, or racks all feature, together with space-saving and unusual decorative solutions. Each chapter ends with a room-specific checklist of items to be stored and key issues to address.

 

JUDITH WILSON has been interiors writer and stylist since 1987.including a six-year stint on Homes & Gardens. Where she was decorating editor. Since the arrival of her children, she been a freelance contributor to many publications, including the Telegraph Magazine, House & Garden and the Independent Magazine. Her books Harmonious Home, Essential Home, Family Living, Children's Room Essentials, Living Room Essentials and children's Spaces are also published by Ryland Peters & Small, and editions of the latter are available in 10 countries. Judith lectures at the KLC School of Design.