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Tina Traster's excellent Burb Appeal column in the New York Post continues this week with the transplanted New Yorker giving us an idea of how she keeps her family's new home in Rockland County, a restored 1800's farmhouse, clutter-free and organized.

I designed the bathrooms with pedestal sinks rather than vanities (everyone knows vanities are the black hole for hotel soaps and cosmetic samples). The Mission-style furniture I chose evokes spare, clean lines. For the windows, I opted for simple blinds rather than curtains. The crawl-space basement, which is mildew paradise, is not even an option for storage.

Everything has its place. The remote controls live in drawers. My house keys dwell in a ceramic bowl. My husband has a small rattan box for his bits and pieces.

When someone in my family asks, "Where are my hiking shoes?" the refrain is the same: "They are where they always are." Meaning, at the bottom of the closet in the laundry room where they are supposed to be.

Getting organized in New York, Rockland County, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Brooklyn or Queens doesn't have to be a guessing game. Just bring in a NY Closet Company and within days of the job's completion, you'll feel relieved of the need to figure out where to put your stuff.

For a list of some of the top-rated NY area closet designers, visit cityhammer.com: NY Closet Designer

Read the rest of the column here: Burb Appeal: Clutter Be Gone (NYP)

Labels: Closet Organization NYC, New York Closet Organizers, NY Closet Designers

This is a great time of year for going through your stuff and making some tough decisions, such as whether or not you're ever going to really wear that third winter coat you've been hanging onto since 2004. By mid-December, if you haven't rocked it yet, it'll probably hang in the closet forever.

There are lots of things we can do to get a the fresh start on 2009 that we all crave, and getting our @#$% together space-wise can play a big part in that.

Closet organizing tips are great, but if you're going to do something this important, especially in a New York apartment where every inch counts, why not do it right?

Below are links for some of the top rated closet organization companies in the New York area. Give yourself the gifts of order and cleanliness for next year and beyond!

Labels: Brooklyn Closet Design, California Closets New York, Closet Contractors NYC, Closet Organization NYC, Manhattan Closet Design