Neat Home Storage Products And Organizers: A Sure Cure For 'Stuffitis'

(HIT) - As certifiable stuff keepers, many of us are always looking for new and better ways to organize, store and get to our "stuff" without enduring a lengthy, frustrating search. Every year, we seem to acquire more and more items without adding any storage places to put them or organizers to make them accessible. This can often create storage gridlock, not to mention additional stress.

Let’s call it "stuffitis."

To help lighten our own workload and teach our kids to manage possessions and time more effectively, we need home storage products and organizers that simplify "stuff control" and help prevent clutter and conflict. If someone you know has come down with "stuffitis," the products that follow may help.

Neat Ideas From Hinge-It

Hinge-It Corporation offers a complete line of home storage products and organizers, including metal, brass or wooden hooks, coat racks, slacks hangers and towel bars that can be mounted onto any door that has removable hinge pins. These products take advantage of unused space behind bedroom, bathroom, closet or laundry room doors.

With no need for tape measures, hammers or drills, even a pre-teen can mount these handy storage products and organizers in just minutes. After tapping out the door's hinge pin, just re-insert it through the adjustable Hinge-It bracket. The hook, pegs and racks pivot freely, independent of the door.

"Not everyone who wants to be more organized and have more space has the time or tools to make a big production of it," says Dick Lowe in accounting for the popularity of his Indianapolis based company's products. "With these systems, you just pop the pin and drop it in. The effort and expense are minimal. The skill is nonexistent, and the results make a noticeable difference in convenience and total storage space."

As a unique gift that will be used every day by anyone living in dorms, small homes or apartments, mobile homes, nursing homes or vacation cottages, these "neat idea" organizers and storage products add several feet of "hang space" to a small room. And, when they move, renters can take their Hinge-Its without losing a security deposit because of drill holes or gouges from over-the-door wire organizers.

The Hinge-It line is distributed nationally in home centers, department stores, hardware stores and discount chains, as well as by catalog. For information regarding nearby sources and product designs, visit Hinge-It Corp. online at www.hingeit.com.

Mini-Shelves Solve Many Problems

Why does it take so much time to get organized? Probably because you don’t have the right storage equipment. Closet Maid®, The Storage Authority, offers a line of storage products called Mini-Shelves® that can help you find a space for all of your belongings. These unique corner shelves are available in four bright colors: red, yellow, white and purple. Perfect for kid's rooms, the kitchen, utility rooms, the bathroom and the bedroom, Mini-Shelves can even be used in the garage to tuck away those hard to store items.

Mini-Shelves are offered in either a 9-inch or 12-inch size and both come with a mesh design so that even small items rest securely.

Mini-Shelves can helps consumers convert every inch of space into a possible storage location. And Mini-Shelves make life easier, which means you can spend less time trying to get organized and more time doing the things you love.

Capture Cabinet Storage With Vertical Glide

Cabinets are great places to store and organize belongings. One of the main reasons people love cabinets is because you can throw lots of things in them and then close the door! This highlights, however, an important element to consider when buying storage products and organizers: access and function are just as important as providing the storage space.

Closet Maid®, The Storage Authority, developed the Vertical Glide™ to help capture and organize the storage space inside cabinets. The Vertical Glide is a vertical wall of wire that pulls out of a cabinet for easy access. It is available with hanging baskets or hooks for quick, practical storage of lids, sponges, grill equipment, hanging items and just about anything else you can imagine. This product is ideal for capturing unused cabinet space under the sink or in very narrow cabinets.

Other cabinet storage products from Closet Maid include the Upper Cabinet line of basket systems—which are designed to capture the entire cabinet area from shelf to shelf— and the Ladder Rack Kit line, which is designed to capture the back of cabinet and pantry doors. This line is completely adjustable and holds either hooks or baskets.

The Easy Life With EasyTote

Getting your clothes from your bedroom to the laundry area can be a real pain. The standard plastic laundry baskets are just too flimsy and never last very long. And they don’t hold very much laundry. If you’re thinking there's got to be an easier way … there is! Closet Maid®, The Storage Authority, has introduced EasyTote™, a practical and sturdy line of clothes hampers. The line includes a Hanging Hamper, which can be mounted on the wall or a door for easy access. The unique design concept on the entire line is a large, brightly colored cloth bag with metal handles that fit over the tubular structure. This creates a very sturdy and very mobile clothes hamper.

Also available is the Wide Mouth Hamper, for basketball fans who like to shoot their clothes into the hamper from across the room; the Slim Mouth Hamper, sporting narrow dimensions in order to fit inside standard reach-in closets, and the Foldaway Hamper, which stands on its own and can be easily folded and toted to the laundry area.

Finally, a complete clothes hamper system for every room in the house!

Super Easy Storage With SuperSlide

If you're afraid to open your closet door—or if you haven't seen some of your clothes in months—help has arrived. ClosetMaid®, The Storage Authority, offers a closet organization line known as SuperSlide®. This line was developed with the knowledge that all storage space is a premium and often requires turning every available inch into a functioning storage location.

SuperSlide accomplishes this difficult task by allowing a completely free sliding area for hanging clothes. Regardless of the width or shape of a closet, there are no barriers or bars to impede the movement of hanging clothes. SuperSlide consists of a ventilated wire linen shelf, a polystyrene bracket and a metal hang bar. The bracket simply snaps into place and can be easily moved providing the ultimate flexibility in closet storage.

In short, it is possible to maximize space, rediscover a wardrobe and reduce daily stress—a winning combination in any book.

Courtesy: Home Improvement News and Information Center