Organize Your Whole House: Do-it-yourself Projects for Every Room!

by Editors of Family Handyman Magazine

Be clutter free and organized in no time with more than 40 do-it-yourself projects for every room in your home—plus the garage and yard. This easy-to-follow guide contains 40 distinctive, sensible ideas to create practical solutions for organizing your living space. The projects are especially well designed and, in the clear, dependable style of The Family Handyman, the book includes concise plans, complete cutting lists, illustrated step-by-step instructions, and over 200 beautiful color photographs. Throughout the book you'll find expert advice on building techniques, information on materials, cutting lists, tools, project installation, and finishing.

Genres: Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published April 16, 2009

Reviews

[Ligaya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Perfect if you know your way around a workshop and, indeed, if you have a lot of tools and ambition. Not for a novice DIYer, but there are products and ideas for the non-builder, and certainly this book will inspire organization ideas. Plentiful photographs with detailed and clear instructions although none of the "homes" look like they're actually lived-in, but just studio sets...

[Leah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rating: 4 of 5

Grabbed Organize Your Whole House at the library thinking it would simply be a visual reference and/or inspiration for my upcoming organizing projects (kitchen, garage, bedroom closets). Once I began reading from page one I quickly realized it not only provided color photos but step-by-step DIY instructions for building the storage /organization systems. Yeehaw!! Not only that, the money I will save by doing it myself, especially for my garage and closets, will be between $1,000-$2,000. Now I can't wait to get started on my projects.

Another observation, a few of the projects might require (be safer with) two people and about five of them will require an intermediate knowledge of carpentry. Not brain surgery, though, and the instructions were concise yet detailed so I could follow along just reading them without my eyes glazing over. (I usually don't "get" these types of projects until I'm actually doing them.) It was also helpful to know at the beginning of the project description exactly which tools would be needed, a materials list AND a cut list.

Side note: It was encouraging that almost all of the photos were women working the projects.

[Birgles · Rating 4 out of 5]

I heart organizational books. This one offered dozens of space-saving projects and ideas, from simple to daunting. It's a great book for DIYers, but also offers ideas that translate easily to off-the-shelf purchases. I especially love the pot lid rack.

[Dawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great resource for DIY organization on the cheap.

[Katrina · Rating 5 out of 5]

So many great ideas.
pg 22 Undersink Storage
pg 30 Kitchen Cabinet Rollouts (my favorite-got the lumber ready to build)
pg 78 Closet Organizer
pg 144 Garage Megashelf
pg 154 Utility Cabinets
pg 186 Out of the way Garage Storage (great idea)