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Hiding Your Valentine’s Day Gifts

How are you going to hide your Valentine's Day gifts this year? Maybe you’re one of those early planners and you’ve bought your Valentine’s Day gift a week early this year.  Congratulations.  Now how do you keep it hidden for a week?  The closet is an obvious place to start, but if … Continue reading
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Color Code Your Closet: Easy Organization In Color

Keep your closet organized by color like a box of crayons. It’s a tough job sometimes, but it’s never a bad idea to keep your closet organized.  An untidy jumble of pants, shirts, and jackets won’t make a hectic morning any easier nor will it give you any motivation to keep … Continue reading
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind: What’s Hiding in Your Closet?

Forgotten Secrets find their way to the back of closets and storage spaces. When was the last time you cleaned out your closet?  Don’t be ashamed.  We all like to procrastinate, and sometimes things get lost in the time between annual spring cleaning sessions. You can find some amazing things buried away in … Continue reading
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Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

Freestanding wardrobes are a portable, versatile solution to storage needs. When it comes to your wardrobe, there are generally two options: fitted or freestanding. A fitted wardrobe is quite literally “fixed” to your home; it will be built into the wall, provided there is ample space.  If there is enough … Continue reading
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Why Buy Custom?

Want a wardrobe that fits you just so? Have it custom made. Contempo Closet specializes in customizable wardrobe closets. One big question we are faced with is why should a customer buy customized furniture rather than something “off the shelf?” This article will answer this question. How many times have we all … Continue reading
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Mirror, Mirror on The Wall—Using Mirrors to Create Space

Use mirrors to create depth in a small bedroom Use mirrors to create depth in a small bedroom We all have mirrors in our homes; today’s blog is about positioning mirrors in creative ways to open up your space. Mirrors help create space by reflecting light making an area … Continue reading
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Lessons from Rachel Zoe

s-RACHEL-ZOE-BABY-CLOSET-large When I woke up this morning, I was bombarded with images of baby Skyler’s closet.  If you haven’t seen them yet– let’s just say that kid has an incredible wardrobe! I didn’t know a baby could own such things. As … Continue reading
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“There was an old lady who lived in a shoe…” Oh wait that’s me

Does your closet look like this? Feel like you have no room to organize? Read on for some solutions. Moving from a house to an apartment has gotten me, Emily Robinson, thinking about space, and how to effectively and efficiently use it. (And seeing the number of articles on related topics in home magazines tells me I’m not the … Continue reading
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Your Exercise Equipment Is NOT a Closet

Is this what your treadmill looks like? Clean it up! Brooklyn based phyical trainer, Mark Izhak, writes about what not to do with your treadmill. One thing he mentions is that a treadmill is not a giant hanger. If you need more room to store your clothes, try Contempo Closet’s 8 … Continue reading
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Brokeback… to flatpack, David Cameron and Nick Clegg have secretly built a cabinet together inside No10 – an IKEA baby cupboard

Flatpack rat pack ... Cameron and Clegg get to work If you ever think of DIY (do it yourself) projects, leave it to the politicians to convince you otherwise (although they may be right). As Tom Newton Dunn, Political Editor for the Sun recounts below, all of a sudden, finding … Continue reading
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