Good Things for Organizing

This is not your average 'get organized' book. While the pictures wow you, the text (unlike in many decor books) is incredibly helpful and a must read for any Martha fan. It should be noted that this is a compilation of the best of Martha's ideas from her "Living" magazine. Rather than clip pages, Martha has gathered the best of the best together in one beautiful book. I've utilized many of these storage and organization ideas in my own home with resounding success. It's often tempting to just toss everything in bins and stack it away, but the joy in this book comes from Martha's lack of fear in showing off your items while storing them. Not only does that make your goodies easier to find and snag when needed, but her solutions are stylish as well. The focus of this book is on tackling smaller storage and organization issues so the reader should bear that in mind. Homemaking is an art. It's a constant undertaking that must be embraced in order to achieve a comfortable, serene environment. This book is not for those that want a quick, unimaginative fix..but instead is geared towards those who embrace creativity in every possible form and would take what could be ordinary..and make it extraordinary. Those who aren't willing to put in the effort would do best to seek a blue-light special on plastic bins in Isle 5.

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.

This book is a good resource/ inspiration for people who want to get organized with their living space. Each chapter shows examples of how to deal with a specific organizing problem. The solutions are effective as well as the charming looks. This book is truly helpful and again, inspire those who are either just begin to get organized or obsessed with tidiness (like me). I'm pleased with this book and look forward to seeing many 'before/ after' spaces influenced by this book.