Why Ziploc® Bags are My #1 Favorite Organizing Tool

In all my years of organizing as a 'professional' or before, there isn't any other organizing tool that I have used more than the Ziploc® bag (or any reclosable bag, I happen to like Ziploc® the best). Why do I love them so:

• just about everyone already has them in their homes
  
• they are inexpensive
• they are easy to use
• they are reusable
  
• they are see-through
• they come in so many sizes
• they are flexible allowing them to fit anywear
  
• they go with every aesthetic
  

The pic above shows a few ways I use them in my home; keep holiday decorations safe from dust, for travel, store medicine in my medicine/first aid Muji bin, and hold small things in my closet kit.

"I Can't Believe This is My Stuff!": Apartment Redesign

By simply rearranging and repurposing existing pieces, a space can be totally transformed. The pics above are a small studio I redesigned last week. The client was tired of making excuses for her friends not to come to her apartment but since she is planning on moving in less than a year, didn't want to do anything too time or cost consuming like repaint or buy all new things. I helped her edit unnecessary things while giving a few old, forgotten pieces new life. Before she had a hard time keeping the place clean and tidy but now that her things have a proper place it's "too easy".

For more pics, check out my flickr page.

The Big Bad Wolf

(photo by vicente wolf)

I added a ton of new links today and one in particular I wanted to share is my former boss Vicente Wolf's blog. The famed interior designer shares what he's learned from 30 years of design experience. But Vicente is not just an interior, furniture and textile designer, he's an author, fine art photographer, collector and world traveler. Seriously, the man can take the red eye in, run 6 miles in Central Park and go to the office without skipping a beat. He's a huge inspiration...

Apartment Progress

I wanted to share with you the state of the my new place. I love the way the carpet tiles look as an area rug. I still need the wood to make the bed, a dining table, a small sofa/loveseat, and window treatments. 

I saw a vintage NYC garbage can similar to these, that would be great to use as the base of the dining table, but don't think it will work with the wire chairs I have. I love the idea so I may just sell the chairs... 

For the windows I'm thinking of the ivory wood blinds from Ikea. Not only do I think they look fantastic but they'll give me the privacy I need (there's a bldg directly behind me) but still allow me to enjoy all the natural light which is one of my favorite things about this place. I'm also considering using the silk curtains I have but since I only have two single width and one double, I'd have one on each end of the wall, with or without the double width in the middle.

I'll keep you posted as I make more process!

Hello Gorgeous!

I'm loving this new ring from Swarovski and for only $60 (!) you could love it too. Order it online or pick it up at the new Crystallized Concept store in Soho NYC. Be sure to check out the "library of light" where you can select from 2,000 stones to design your own one-of-a-kind creation.