Domestic Detox

I am slightly fanatical about storage jars ever since we had a mouse (well probably several if I’m honest) in the kitchen. It’s a slightly occupational hazard for anyone living in London, but in addition to that, shelves full of glass storage jars means that not only is the food in an airtight container, but…

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In an ideal world, this would go in my hall, with shoes and bags in the seat and perhaps a little pile of post at one end and then space for sitting. In this, sadly, less than perfect planet, there is no room for that. Curses to that radiator – that is the one spot…

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Another clever idea for hall storage. Given that most of us don’t have room for furniture, those bits of clutter often end up taking up precious space in the kitchen. This shelf might be the perfect solution; put it high so that anyone looking through the letterbox can’t see anything tempting, and, obviously so there’s…

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This is one of those clever ideas that is so simple, you wonder why no-one thought of it sooner. Basically somewhere to hang your coats and a place to sit while you tie your laces. Or somewhere to hang your towel and clothes while you’re in the shower and a place to sit while your…

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Every now and then (well quite often actually) I see something that I just instantly fall in love with and want. And this is one of those things. These powder coated aluminium shelves are available in a range of colours (you can see the dark grey ones on the far side of the bed) and…

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Aren’t these sweet? No, I realise that they won’t hold huge amounts of stuff but the theory is that by this stage, you have decluttered and now just need space for display. Right? Or should that be Yeah, right!! Anyway, it’s a pretty little thing that would add a decorative element to a wall. Great…

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Six cubes of varying sizes that you can stack up in any way you please. They’re freestanding and while the site says they don’t need to be attached to the wall, it might be worth considering it if there are small children or pets about. I speak from bitter experience as the other day I caught…

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The trouble with lots of coat hangers/hooks/racks, call them what you will, is that the hooks are never really big enough so we end up piling on far too many coats, which not only looks horrible, but is entirely impractical as you usually want the one at the bottom and they all end up falling…

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Let’s be honest, there are times when you simply can’t be bothered to put everything away in its place, or you haven’t got time to sort everything out. Or, there are those times, when everything that should be at the top of the house seems to have worked its way to the bottom and vice…

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It never ceases to amaze me how much rubbish seems to accumulate in a bathroom. From ends of shampoo bottles and moisturisers to perfumes I’m never going to wear, or have kept because the bottle was so pretty, there’s stuff stacking up on every surface. And it mostly just needs dusting. That’s why I’m grateful…

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