Since return from vacation often affords us a desire to double down on our work goals, we might also want to organize our homes better. Here are a few helpful tools, all available in Sonoma County – click through the above gallery for details.
8 Buys to Organize Your Home
Time to Organize: Planning takes time. Get a little more excited about watching the clock with this sumptuously modern felt piece by Sebastain Herkner.
$169.95, G's General Store, 19 W Napa St., Sonoma, 707-933-8082, ggeneralstore.com
Big To Do: Let your to do list be as lengthy as it wants to be with this rustic style, door-sized chalkboard. It's magnetic so you can attach flyers, notes and your favorite recipes. Little ones can go about their important business of drawing and math problems at the very reachable lower half of the board.
$597, Pedersen's Furniture, 707 5th St, Santa Rosa, 707-542-1855, pedersensfurniture.com
Hallway Helper: This shallow console, at only 12 inches deep, squeezes stylishly into a hallway or foyer to provide some storage and open shelving for books, boxes or your curated curiosities.
$1699 (reduced from $2099), Pedersen's Furniture, 707 5th St, Santa Rosa, 707-542-1855, pedersensfurniture.com
Sweet Lil Storage Option: These pretty woven pieces measure 9"-11" diameter and 8" tall, and can hold important lil items that need a home base, like keys and glasses on the entryway table or napkins on the dining table. Or how about a spot for all those lil chargers that end up all over the house? (courtesy photo)
$39 (per pair), Elsie Green, 6770 McKinley Street, Sebastopol, elsiegreen.com
Custom Crates: This well-built beauty by Sonoma Woodworks can hold throw blankets, books, towels or anything that you'd like to store in plain sight. Sonoma Woodworks' creations are fully customizable and built from up-cycled woods from Sonoma.
Sonoma Woodworks, 707-975-6687, sonomawoodworks.com
Trinket Storage: These little hand-painted parakeet boxes are great for corralling little things that seem too little to put away, but manage to clutter corners of countertops. These boxes are fair trade, and, interestingly, made of multi layers of paper-mâché. (courtesy photo)
$16.95, Kindred Fair Trade Handicraft, 605 4th St., Santa Rosa, 707-579-1459, kindredfairtrade.com
Phone Home: Give the device a home base or landing zone besides your pocket or hand. Battle check-email-all-day-syndrome with a little iDistance via this good looking fair trade stand. (courtesy photo)
$22.50, Kindred Fair Trade Handicraft, 605 4th St., Santa Rosa, 707-579-1459, kindredfairtrade.com
Drink Keeper: You work hard keeping things organized and orderly for your home. Don't forget to organize the fun stuff. This good looking wine rack gives stylish organization and focus to your bottle and stemware. Sonoma Woodworks' creations, from furniture to cutting boards, are built from salvaged trees and retired wine barrels.
Sonoma Woodworks, 707-975-6687, sonomawoodworks.com