Declutter tip: Create organizing stations

An unbelievably simple trick to find space you didn’t even know you had.

By Virginie Martocq and Malcolm Patterson

Updated May 29, 2013

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Photo by Roberto Caruso; Prop styling by Malcolm Patterson

Simplify your life with a narrow console to throw your essentials onto the moment you walk through the door. A dish for keys, a pretty charging hot spot for your phone and painted suitcases provide decorative, hidden storage.

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