Organized Living: Solutions and Inspiration for Your Home

In this practical guide, home organizer Gill (Minimalista) tours the “homes of twenty-five of the top organizing experts across the globe” to see how they arrange their living spaces. She goes inside Marie Quéru’s sleek Paris abode, which uses wall-length white cabinets and loft beds to maximize available space, and the kitchen of Wiebke Liu, who uses dozens of jars from her company Blisshaus to store “baking staples, dry goods, and snacks.” Gill includes advice from each expert, noting Claudia Torre’s recommendation to “keep only the things you love, use, need, and that make you happy,” and Ashley Jones’s “one touch rule,” which encourages immediately putting away objects after use. The author also offers “tips and takeaways” on how readers can integrate the featured organizers’ strategies into their own homes, such as when she suggests readers might “style your wardrobe like an inviting boutique” following Jean Gordon’s preference for having “shoes out of boxes, clothing displayed at arm’s reach,” and “sturdy, matching hangers... for a cohesive look.” The elegant photos are a pleasure to look at, and q&as with the organizers on, for instance, what they “love most” about their homes and their “biggest personal home-organizing challenges” highlight the personalities behind the advice. Those aspiring to declutter their spaces would do well to start here. (Oct.)