Great organizers to use in spring cleaning
Spring beings this weekend, and with it comes - spring cleaning.
There's no better time to get organized, and on "The Early Show" Thursday, Woman's Day magazine Special Projects Director Jaimee Zanzinger showed her favorite products to help along those lines in every room of your house:
PROBLEM: Your bathroom is overrun with products and equipment
SOLUTION: Functional Fabrics Ultimate Door Organizer
$30 at Home Solutions at HSN
Jaimee's thoughts: This is a lifesaver for those of us with pedestal sinks! Store everything from extra toilet paper to Liquid Plumr to cleaning products (mop included) in this door organizer, along with your entire family's personal shampoo selections.
Company description: Unclutter your life with the Functional Fabrics Ultimate Door Organizer. This sturdy organizer has loads of pockets in various shapes and sizes and hangs on the back of almost any door so you always know exactly where your stuff is. From tools to craft supplies to sports equipment, this savvy storage solution lets you organize all your clutter and then hide it away.
PROBLEM: Your purses are on the floor of your closet
SOLUTION: Whitmor Handbag File
$13 at Target
Jaimee's thoughts: No more digging around under your bed or at the bottom of your closet for the bag you know you own, but haven't seen in six months -instead, one glance in your closet and this product will get you out the door quickly, in-style and stress free.
Company description: Set up your handbag wardrobe for easy access and handy storing with this file-style organizer. Hanging "file" displays 8 handbags in clear window pockets. Perfect for accessories, too, the vertical organizer hangs from a standard closet rod.
PROBLEM: Nowhere to put all your costume jewelry
SOLUTION: Household Essentials Jewelry Organizer
80 Pockets, $26 at Target
Jaimee's thoughts: Tons of clear pockets so you can see everything at once - hang it on the back of your door or on a closet hook, and you'll never rifle through a jewelry box again.
Company description: Keep your jewelry organized with this 80 pocket organizer. The organizer takes up less than 2" of closet space.
PROBLEM: Your kids have stuffed animals, and they live underfoot all over your house
SOLUTION: Oval Animal Bag
$60 at Boon
Jaimee's thoughts: Stuff plush animals in this machine-washable bag that doubles as a soft seat.
Company description: This over-sized, plush bag is covered with large, zippered windows made out of transparent, durable mesh. Children can fill the bag with stuffed animals of all sizes, and then use the Animal Bag as a soft seat. Made from high quality, breathable fabrics, the Animal Bag is machine washable, or it can be dry-cleaned.
PROBLEM: Your kids have tons of bath toys, and they're all over your bathroom
SOLUTION #1: OXO Whale Pail
$20 OXO
Jaimee's thoughts: Have your kids "feed" their bath toys to the whale, who lives happily suctioned to the wall or sitting on the bathroom calendar. Holes alongside the pail increase ventilation to dry toys.
Company description: Make bath time clean-up fun with the OXO Tot Whale Pail. Use the Whale's wide mouth to fetch toys out of the bathtub. The soft, non-slip handle makes it easy for little bathers to help scoop and rinse toys, even with wet hands. Store the Pail on the holder which suctions to the wall and sits on the bathtub ledge for added security. Holes along the side of the Pail help increase ventilation and dry toys. A translucent window shows which toys are being stored.
SOLUTION #2: Frog Pod or Bug Pod
$35 at Boon
Jaimee's thoughts: I am obsessed with these! A drainable scoop lets you gather and rinse toys, which helps prevent mildew growth, and you can store the toys in a wall-mounted base with a built-in shelf. Sticks to your wall with permanent adhesive strips. There's also a slot in back for shampoo and baby wash.
Company description: Frog Pod: You're gonna want to kiss this frog. Nothing keeps your bath this organized and tidy. That's why Frog Pod is the super star of bath toy storage. Its drainable scoop lets you gather and rinse toys, which helps prevent scum and mildew issues. The wall-mounted base, with built-in shelf, holds all your essential bath products. And it really sticks to bath walls with semi-permanent adhesive strips, but won't harm tile or wall surfaces. Bonus: With Frog Pod your child will actually want to help clean-up.
Bug Pod: Who you calling Lady? Don't let the fun ladybug appearance fool you. Bug Pod is one bad bug. Kids love how it scoops up their bath toys. (That's right, with Bug Pod they don't even know they're cleaning!) Parents appreciate the drainable, stow-in-one-place convenience. The built-in shelf can even hold shampoo and bubble bath bottles. And the whole thing attaches to the tub wall.
PROBLEM: Too many tools and no tool box
SOLUTION: Klein Tools 11-1/2 in. Tool Organizer
$65 at Home Depot
Jaimee's thoughts: 45 pockets include 9 pockets for screwdrivers and nut drivers, large wire-stripper and pliers pockets for different tool sizes, utility pockets for quick access and 2 hook-and-loop-closable pockets for secured storage of electronics equipment. Water resistant to avoid the buildup of mold and mildew. Conveniently fits around a standard 5-gallon bucket.
Company description: With 45 pockets of various sizes, the Klein Tools 11-1/2 in. Tool Organizer gives you quick access to a variety of different hand tools while on the job (tools not included). This organizer features heavy-duty 600 x 300 denier polyester construction designed to withstand everyday wear and tear. The 45 pockets include 9 pockets for screwdrivers and nut drivers, large wire-stripper and pliers pockets for different tool sizes, utility pockets for quick access and 2 hook-and-loop-closable pockets for secured storage of electronics equipment.
PROBLEM: Nowhere to put your mail, keys, etc, in the entryway
SOLUTION: Umbra Lettro Wall Organizer
$13 at Umbra
Jaimee's thoughts: This is a great solution to have right by your entryway when you walk through the door.
Company description: Wall-mounted organizing solution for your entry way. Has three hooks and convenient storage. Mounting hardware included. Made of Aluminum.
PROBLEM: Coupons with no place to store them
SOLUTION: Coupsake Coupon Organizer
$5 Organize.com
Jaimee's thoughts: The booklet design features an interior clear pocket to hold coupon clippings, as well as a note pad and pen for jotting down the grocery list. The exterior has a clear pocket to hold a picture, while the magnetic back attaches conveniently to the fridge.
Company description: The perfect shopper's accessory, This Coupsake Coupon Organizer by Evriholder Products has a multi-functional design. The booklet design features an interior clear pocket to hold coupon clippings, as well as a note pad and pen for jotting down the grocery list. The exterior has a clear pocket to hold a picture, while the magnetic back attaches conveniently to the fridge.
PROBLEM: Receipts all over the place
SOLUTION: NeatReceipts Scanner
$200 at The Neat Company
Jaimee's thoughts: Great for tax time! This one-pound gizmo saves digital copies of receipts, will create expense reports for you and export data to TurboTax, Quicken, Excel and so on. You can also scan in business cards, create your own contact database and export data to Outlook.
Company description: NeatReceipts is a portable scanner and digital filing system that helps you manage all of your paperwork on the computer. NeatReceipts includes NeatWorks scanner software that identifies and extracts the important information from receipts, business cards and documents and automatically organizes it for you. All scanned documents can be searched by keyword so you can find exactly what you need. NeatWorks software gives you an easy-to-use, intuitive application to manage all of your business and personal paperwork.
PROBLEM: Old slides & negatives with no projector
SOLUTION: Brookstone iConvert Slide Scanner & Negative Scanner
$100 Brookstone
Jaimee's thoughts: Convert all the old picture negatives you have lying around to high-resolution digital files and upload them to your computer.
Company description: Discover the fast, easy way to convert old slides and negatives to high-resolution digital files before they fade and crack. Just insert a negative strip or photo slide, press the OK/SCAN button-and get instant digital pictures! iConvert® also automatically detects whether a slide or negative is being inserted, so there's no need to select source before scanning. It's a simple, welcome alternative to paying a professional.
PROBLEM: Too many chargers/not enough outlets
SOLUTION: Chargepod
$50 at Callpod
Jaimee's thoughts: Plugs into one outlet, simultaneously charges up to six devices and is compatible with over 3,000 different products.
Company description: The Chargepod simultaneously charges many of your mobile devices while eliminating all those cluttering chargers around the house, work and car. All from just one convenient outlet!
PROBLEM: Tons of cords with no place to store them
SOLUTION: Kangaroom Storage 2-sided cord pouch Tech Tamer
$20 at Greatusefulstuff.com
Jaimee's thoughts: Store and organize up to 10 chargers, cords and wires-for your camera, MP3 player, cell phone, camcorder, and so on-in a clear divided pouch with labels.
Company description: Tame your tech cords in our easy view-n-grab carrier! Part of our new Tech Tamers collection, our 2-Sided Cord Pouch painlessly stores and organizes up to 10 chargers, cords and wires tangle-free in an easy-viewing labeled pouch. No more trying to decipher which cord at the bottom of your miscellaneous drawer belongs to which device! Velcro dividers allow you to store more or less as needed, and see through, labeled pockets allow you to easily see and grab what you need when you need it!