Transcript for Ann Lightfoot and Kate Pawlowski share organizing tips for small spaces
YOU DO HAVE A STAR ON THE
HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME SO I GOT
TO BE NICE.
THE PERFECT TIME OF YEAR TO GET
ORGANIZED AND MAKE YOUR HOME
BETTER THAN EVER AND WE ALL HAVE
THOSE PLACES IN OUR HOME THAT WE
CAN'T QUITE KEEP ORGANIZED SO TO
HELP US TACKLE THEM WE HAVE ANN
AND KATE, THE MOTHER/DAUGHTER
DUO AUTHOR OF "LOVE YOUR HOME
AGAIN."
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FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> EXPECTING YOUR THIRD ONE.
>> I AM.
IT'S TRUE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT IT WE ALL GO,
OH, AND -- WE'RE LOOKING FOR
SIMPLE SOLUTIONS TO HELP US.
WHAT ADVICE CAN YOU GIVE.
>> WATCH THE FRONT DOOR.
SHALL CAREFUL WHAT YOU'RE BUYING
AND BRING IN.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE EXCESS YOU
WON'T HAVE CHAOS.
EXCESS KEEPS COMING AND MAKES IT
VERY HARD TO ORGANIZE.
>> ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE ALL
THIS TECH STUFF WE HAVE.
>> YEP.
SO ONE OF OUR FAVORITE TIPS WITH
TECH IS TO KEEP IT ALL CONTAINED
IN ONE PLACE RATHER THAN HAVING
CORDS ALL OVER YOUR HOUSE, YOU
CAN HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
IT IS A USB CHARGING STATION ON
A TABLE LIKE THIS OR YOUR
KITCHEN COUNTER AND EVERYTHING
IS IN ONE PLACE AND TURN IT THIS
WAY SO YOU DON'T SEE ALL THE
CORDS.
LOOK HOW NEAT AND ORGANIZED IT
IS.
>> IT KEEPS THE FAMILY ALL
TOGETHER.
>> HAVING FAMILY NIGHT
EVERYBODY'S PHONES GO IN HERE.
>> WHAT ABOUT THE CORDS WE OFTEN
HAVE?
>> I DON'T LIKE THEM.
AND SO YOU CAN ALSO, MANY PIECES
OF FURNISH TU NOW, DRESSERS AND
SIDE TABLES COME WITH A HOLE
DRILLED IN THE BACK SO YOU CAN
PUT ONE OF THESE, A SURGE
PROTECTOR AND BRING IT THROUGH
THE CORD AND EVERYTHING IN
THERE, WHEN YOU CLOSE IT NO
CORDS AT ALL.
>> ALL HIDDEN AWAY.
>> HOW ABOUT THE JUNK DRAWER?
>> I THINK --
>> COME ON.
>> MISLEADING TERM.
I FEEL LIKE IT SHOULD BE ONE OF
THE MOST USEFUL SPACES IN YOUR
HOUSE, RIGHT?
>> IN THEORY.
>> IN THEORY.
ALL THE THINGS YOU'RE USING ON A
DAILY WEEKLY BASIS THAT
EVERYBODY IN THE HOUSE WILL LOOK
FOR.
PENS, SCISSOR, BATTERIES, TAPE,
ALL THAT.
WE LOVE THESE DRAWER DIVIDERS.
CAN YOU MOVE THE PIECES, RIGHT,
SO IT CONTAINS EACH SEPARATE
SECTION.
AND THERE YOU GO.
IT SHOULDN'T BE JUNK.
AS SOON AS YOU START PUTTING
THINGS YOU DON'T NEED IN A JUNK
DRAWER, THAT'S THE END.
>> YOU DO GO TO THIS DRAWER.
>> ALL THE TIME.
>> OKAY.
>> JUNK DRAWER.
TO BE YOUR EFFICIENCY DRAWER.
>> I LIKE THAT.
HOW YOU SPIN IT.
HOW ABOUT IF YOU WANT TO DO IT
YOURSELF.
>> ANOTHER WAY TO DO IT.
USE THINGS YOU ALREADY HAVE AND
SO THIS BOX IS JEWELRY BOXES,
TUPPERWARE, WE'VE LOST THE LIDS
AND CONTAIN IT AS WELL IN A JUNK
DRAWER YOU WANT TO KEEP THE
THINGS CONTAINED.
THAT SEPARATE CONTAINER MAKES IT
SO MUCH EASIER.
>> I'M ALWAYS LOSING THE TOP TO
MY TUPPERWARE.
I KNOW, REALLY.
>> THEY GO IN YOUR EFFICIENT
DRAWER.
>> I LIKE IT.
ALL RIGHT, SO I LOVE THIS.
THIS IS REALLY GOING TO HELP
FOLKS.
THIS IS SOMETHING YOU CAN HAVE
THAT HAS MULTIPLE USES AT THE
FRONT DOOR.
>> THIS IS THE THREE-TIERED CART
FROM THE CONTAINER STORE AND USE
THEM IN OUR CLIENTS' HOMES.
BY THE FRONT DOOR HAVE
EVERYTHING UP ON TOP YOU GRAB
ALL THE TIME.
SUNGLASSES, KEYS, STUFF FOR THE
DOG GOING OUT AND LESS USED,
HATS, GLOVES AND UMBRELLAS, USE
THE TOP FOR THE MOST FUNCTION
AND THEN AS YOU GO DOWN.
>> ALL RIGHT.
NOW THE BATHROOM CAN GET A
LITTLE MESSY HERE, ANN.
>> IT'S A SMALL SPACE BUT COULD
BE WHERE IT'S POWDER ROOM AND
HAVE GUESTS IN THERE SO THE TOP
TIER ON THIS CAN BE PRETTY
THINGS LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW,
LOTION, CANDLE, A LITTLE PLANT.
THOSE THINGS AND THEN BACK UP
AND SUPPLY UNDERNEATH SO TOILET
PAPER.
>> AHH.
>> CAN ROLL AROUND ON ALL THAT.
SOMETHING I THINK YOU CAN HAVE.
>> BACK INTO MY HOUSE SOON.
>> WHAT IS THIS?
>> WE LOVE THESE FOR DIAPER
STATIONS, RATHER THAN HAVING A
CHANGE OF CLOTHES, A SWADDLE,
DIAPERS, WIPES, TISSUES,
PACIFIERS, IT'S ALL IN ONE
STATION SO WHEREVER YOU ARE WITH
BABY CAN BE RIGHT WITH YOU.
MOVE INTO ANOTHER ROOM TO GET
AWAY FROM THE OTHER CHILDREN
THEN THERE YOU GO.
YOU HAVE THIS WHEREVER YOU GO.
>> BOTTOM LINE, SOMEONE PICKING
UP YOUR BOOK.
WHAT DO YOU HOPE THEY GET OUT
IT?
>> WE WANT PEOPLE TO LOVE THEIR
HOME AGAIN AND WANT THEM TO
ENJOY THAT FEELING OF BEING IN
THE SPACE AND NOT FEELING
STRESSED AND OVERWHELMED AND
HAVING THE TIME TO DO THINGS
WITH THEIR FAMILY AND THEIR
FRIENDS THAT THEY LOVE RATHER
THAN FEELING, YOU KNOW, STRESSED
AND ANXIOUS.
>> THE IDEA AGAIN WHEN YOU MOVE
INTO A NEW HOME YOU'VE INVESTED
YOUR TIME, MONEY, YOU'RE EXCITED
SO TO GET THAT FEELING BACK, I
LOVE THIS PLACE, IT'S REALLY
JUST TOO MUCH STUFF.
THE PROBLEM IS NEVER THE SPACE.
IT'S THE STUFF.
>> OH, IT'S NEVER -- I KNOW BUT
I THINK WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE
FRONT DOOR, WHAT YOU BRING IN,
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO PUT OUT?
>> EXACTLY THAT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU BOTH.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> YOU'RE READY.
>> I GOT THREE WEEKS TO GO WITH
THIS LITTLE GUY.
>> WE WISH YOU ALL THE VERY
BEST.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THESE SIMPLE
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