I know I have posted a fair bit about Jewellery storage products and ides, but it’s one of the Mother’s Day items in this week’s Target catalogue. So it might not be around in the shop for too long.
If you have too much jewellery declutter; decide on what you still wear and let go of everything else.
For the rest; this item might be the right storage solution for you.
got to page 22
I found this one in the weekend magazine of the SMH beginning of last month
Art Hook
Functional object d’art.
At first it looks like a painting but with just a few simple moves, it turns into a wall clothes hanger.
Printed with an image from Australian artist Mary Shackman, the connection between art and functionality is executed
in Australian black wood and an intricate printing technique. 343 W x 240 H
Colour palettes can be selected. Lead time 4-6weeks
http://www.workshopped.com.au
Orders taken only. enquiries to shop 02 9146 4353
In 2003 Polish-born Olaf Sialkowski came to Australia to study fashion design following four years of European law studies in Germany. He decided to “put down the wig” and to follow his passion for design.
On his mother’s side of the family there is a long history in the fashion and tailoring industry. His great great grand father owned one of Poland’s premiere tailoring and textile companies. Olaf’s father, a highly acclaimed Polish contemporary artist, showed his work at Warsaw renowned art galleries, Zapiecek and Lazienki, as well as in Vienna and Bielfeld (Germany) exhibitions alongside Picasso. Growing up under the skirt tails of his Grandmother’s sewing machine, young Olaf designed and made clothes for his Teddy Bears. Together with his father
he created numerous pieces of furniture in wood and metal to enhance their unconventional family home.
In 2006 he graduated from the highly regarded East Sydney Fashion College and has been working in the fashion industry as designer and stylist ever since.
Being from Europe, there are a couple of (organising) things that irk me here in Australia. One is the amount of cushions people seem to have on beds. I don’t really know what they are for. Yes, they do look pretty, but whom do you want to impress. Isn’t a bedroom very much a “no go zone” for visitors? So you want to impress yourself – or you just never second guessed it. You are just doing what everybody has always been doing. And that’s where things become a classic organising topic. Despite a lot of people believing that organising is just about chucking things out, it is not. It’s about asking questions and challenging behaviour. Why do you have these cushions? Do you like them? Do they serve a purpose?
If you have a bad back or like to read upright in bed, than, yes they are there for a good reason. If your immaculate, pretty bedroom is your sanctuary, well done. But if you throw the cushions on the floor every night, just to wake up to an irritatingly untidy room (lots of cushions on the floor!!!!), than maybe it’s time to let go. And in my experience, hubby will thank you for it, because most men, like Germans, can’t see the point of all these pretty cushions.
If your sheets JUST must match… or you won’t sleep – put the whole set inside one of the pillow cases to keep together to store.
“The sheer amount of clothing in my cupboards used to confuse me and I thought I had nothing to wear! Now that I have put the summer clothes away I have much less in the cupboard but strangely, no urge to buy a lot of clothes. I can see what I’ve got and where the gaps in my wardrobe are and plan accordingly. It’s like magic.
I loved getting your worksheets and I am pretty chuffed at the progress
I have been putting labels on shelves in the kitchen so I can see instantly where things are (even though I think I “know” where they are) and it has been so helpful when making a shopping list. It is saving me money already. So proud of myself for doing all this.
I went to Bunning’s and got the new shelf today and have been re organising the linen etc closet. What has amazed me is how much better I am at planning and making the changes we worked out together. I make lists and only get what I need, and if they don’t have what I need I don’t buy anything! Particularly surprised at how little I really need to buy to get all this done.
I have a little list of items to get tomorrow, with measurements. Can’t wait to get this place really humming. Susanne, I can’t thank you enough. It has actually been FUN! I reorganised my desk drawer tonight and enjoyed it! ”
Sally-Anne, Drummoyne
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