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Giveaway: Everything in Its Place: Storage for Stylish Homes

Leave a comment in today’s post by October 16, 2015 and you are in the running for this pretty and inspiring book.

Open to U. S. residents only please.

More about the book from the publisher, Ryland Peters & Small:

“Both practical and stylish, ‘Everything in its Place’ is a new storage bible that showcases a wide variety of successful storage solutions that certainly don’t skimp on style. The days of simply wanting to ‘get the look’ are over: nowadays, we are more interested in achieving a smooth-running and contented home life, and it’s not purely the aesthetics of our interiors that we’re pondering. Key to this more considered approach to homemaking is the storage of all life’s paraphernalia, from everyday essentials (kitchen equipment, bicycles) to seasonal items (skis and suitcases) and, of course, all those bits and pieces you don’t need very often but still want to hang on to (wedding photographs, grandma’s china). We have more stuff than ever before, so where (and how) should we keep it all? In ‘Everything in its Place’, Rebecca Winward demonstrates how our experience of every room in the house can be improved through a canny choice of storage solutions that balance form and function. She also addresses the fact that, while storage is inherently practical, it also holds huge potential for decorative impact. Examining the subject from every possible angle, Rebecca considers what to store where and what best to store it in before going on to discuss the storage demands of different items (clothes, books, crafting equipment) and even storage by style, from minimalist to vintage to rustic, to name but a few.”

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Comments

  7. Beautiful-looking book, and I could certainly up my stylish storage game! Thx for the giveaway, & blessings to all. 🙂

  13. I am really not very organized, but am getting better little by little. I would love to have this book which would give me some better ideas than I have. Thanks for the opportunity to win.

  14. would LOVE to win this, as I’m in a major down-sizing, moving transition, & need to figure out the best storage for my crafts!

  15. I’d love to win this book. I am starting to downsize, but it’s not going very well….yet.

  16. Oh, this is a book I need!! I never know where to put things. Thanks for the chance to win.

  17. I have to downsize, have so much stuff I need help in what to do with it. This sounds like just what I need, thank you for the opportunity t!o win it

  18. We just bought a tiny house (1000sq.ft) and I need a book like this to help me learn storage places. Thank you for the opportunity to win this great book.

  22. This is a wonderful giveaway, and I really, really hope I win! Organization
    is always a dilemma….

  24. I’m always thinking about how to store my sewing tools, fabrics, threads, etc. and would love to see this book for great ideas!

  25. That looks like a really helpful book. It’s great for people living in older homes that don’t have many closets. Thank you for the giveaway!

  29. I need this book. I was laid off in January and have been trying to organize my house but it feels like I’ve hardly made a dent.

  30. I live in a tiny house so any way I can be creative with it is a good thing. Looks like a great book….thank you

  32. This would be a great resource for those of us who need stylish storage for all those things we need to have, but don’t need to have in full view!

  33. I love organizing ideas because I have a small sewing space. I wish I had known I was going to be a sewist. I would have got built-ins for sure!

  40. My hubby bought me a dna ancestry kit for my birthday and we found out I’m Scandinavian and North West Russian, so he told me that I’m a new breed of people called Scandanasian!

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