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"   &amp;quot;Clutter is just stuff that&amp;#039;s not organized,&amp;quot; insists Kitty Bartholomew, a design consultant and cable TV personality. Where laundry rooms are concerned, she explains that she prefers to &amp;quot;think vertically rather than horizontally. If you put things on a table, a countertop or a washing machine, you invariably get clutter. But if you store things vertically\u2014on shelves or in cubes stacked on shelves\u2014the look is more organized.&amp;quot; Here&amp;#039;s what she did in her own home in Santa Monica, California. On the wall above her appliances she mounted Peg-Board panels, with hooks and flat-back baskets that allowed her to create a storage system for laundry supplies. &amp;quot;The baskets hang against the Peg-Board, and I put my laundry products in them,&amp;quot; she explains. &amp;quot;The baskets are at eye level, so even though I don&amp;#039;t see all of each container, I do see the tops and know the shapes.&amp;quot;  If you prefer hiding your laundry storage, why not build a series of under-counter shelves? You can cover them with a curtain on a spring-rod as long as there are two vertical surfaces to support it. Another way to organize a laundry room is to install a horizontal shelf above your washer and dryer, or a hanging bar. Any way you can get such laundry room staples as detergent, bleach, stain remover and dryer sheets up off the floor and into a spot where you can reach them easily would be a plus. If you have front-loading appliances, you can top them with a long, continuous counter. It&amp;#039;s the ideal place for folding clean clothes, and it will also prevent socks from falling down between the washer and dryer.           LAUNDRY ROOM ESSENTIALS    A basket, hamper or rolling cart that can alternately hold soiled and clean items. A two- or three-compartment container would be the best way to keep everything separated appropriately. A pole or wooden dowel from which just-ironed or drip-dry clothing can be hung on hangers. A flat surface, counter or smooth-top appliance on which clean laundry can be sorted and folded. Shelving, cabinets or baskets for laundry supplies. A wall rack to hold an iron and ironing board, or an ironing center with an electric connection and a fold-down ironing board.      \u2014 From Organize It! by Mervyn Kaufman (2006, Filipacchi Publishing.) For information on this and other home improvement books, go to HFMbooks.com. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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