ATTIC TRAC PLUS
Have an attic, but no attic flooring? This innovative track-and-cable system allows you to easily access stuff from attics, crawl spaces, under stairs and even rental storage units.
Brilliant, and so simple! (www.attictrac.com)
GRID IRON
Garage-storage solutions are now available to consumers so you can install it yourself.
This versatile system turns your garage walls into usable storage that can be configured any way you need.
Kits include steel wall panels, shelves, butcher-block work bench, bins and hooks. (www.gridironusa.com)
NEAT-OH!
Great for organizing kids' toys, the company's award-winning ZipBins are collapsible, portable boxes that unzip to form playing surfaces and zip back up into boxes to store the toys.
Very cute, and a great gift for any family that has small toys strewn about the living-room floor. (www.neat-oh.com)
GAME SAVERS
Board-game box crushed or missing the top or game pieces? These plastic containers organize and store board games and are a great way to teach children valuable organizing skills.
They even make setting up games easier and faster. With the interior compartments, pre-printed labels and secure lids, these simple boxes really help keep games organized and intact. (www.obhenterprises.com)
NEAT RECEIPTS
Organizers loved the Scanalizer so much, they bought them on the spot!
This tiny device (about the size of a three-hole punch) scans anything: receipts, business cards or anything else you need to convert from paper to digital.
Have a stack of business cards you want to enter into your computer? Just scan them in, the software figures out all the details and enters the information into your Microsoft Outlook, Excel or many other software programs.
Neat indeed! (www.neatreceipts.com)
KANGAROOM STORAGE
Making unique and fashionable storage products for everyone in your family, this company has some great products for organizing your electronics.
We really like the cell-phone charging station (labeled slots for every phone in your family, and the cords stay hidden and organized).
My particular favorite: the travel cord storage organizer.
Many of these products are available at Storables, or go to www.kangaroomstorage.com.
CABLE CAPTURE
Another cable-storage solution, this one works great for the tangle of cables behind your computer, TV or stereo electronics. (www. cablecapture.com)
P-TOUCH LABEL MAKER FROM BROTHER
We love label makers! You won't believe how often you'll use one until you have one.
There are a variety of sizes, so check out any office supply store and start labeling! (www. brother-usa.com/ptouch/)
ORGANIZE MAGAZINE
Finally, a magazine dedicated to the art (and science!) of organizing.
The premiere edition is coming out in June, and organizers everywhere are looking forward to this practical and pretty monthly magazine. (www.organizemagazine.com)
SCRAP RACK
Know an scrapa-holic? This breakthrough (and Washington state company) in scrapbook organizing will help your favorite scrapper find all their supplies easily. It uses see-through pockets for storing samples of your supplies.
Place a number on the pocket and a corresponding number on the bin that holds the supplies, and presto, you have an easily browsed index of all your stuff.
Try the system for fabric, too! The rack makes it easy to page through the samples. (www.scraprack-and-more.com)
Phinney Ridge resident Leah Stahlsmith owns Simple Works Design, providing home-staging and organizing services. She offers classes at several locations throughout the North End. For more information, visit www.simpleworks design.com.
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