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Increase efficiency in your laundry room with these simple storage and organization projects. Learn how to install a folding table, add a soap dispenser, find space for a hanging rack, install an all-purpose wall cabinet and create storage space on a laundry tub.

PUT UP A CLOSET ROD AND SHELF

Save time on ironing and organizing! Now you can hang up your shirts and jackets as soon as they're out of the dryer-no more wrinkled shirts at the bottom of the basket. You'll also gain an out-of-the-way upper shelf to store all sorts of odds and ends.

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MOUNT A TOWEL BAR

Get those messy rags out of the sink and onto a towel bar so they can actually dry. Shop for an easy mounting towel bar that you can shorten if you like. We picked one up at the hardware store that had mounting holes right on the face of the mounting plate, and a removable bar.

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I just swapped out a mildew-stained shower curtain liner this weekend for what feels like the umpteenth time this year. Tired of this all-too-quick buying/replacing cycle (even after purchasing mildew-resistant curtains), I've done some research on the best, most simple ways to prevent a shower curtain from mildewing. Should you be dealing with the same nuisance, here are a few pointers:

For starters, look for a vinyl shower curtain liner with a smooth surface, so water simply glides right off the liner-leaving less of a chance for it to fester and turn into mildew.

Always shower with the fan on in the bathroom to draw up excess moisture.

When you're showering, point the showerhead away from the liner. The less water gets on the curtain, the more time it will take for fungus to develop.

Post-shower, leave the curtain partially open to let air circulate through the area. Make sure, however, that none of the curtain folds are touching each other, which can trap water

An ice cube tray might be the unsung hero of any household. As it turns out, there are tons of different ways to use one beyond ice making-and beyond the kitchen too. Chances are, you already have at least one lurking around your freezer, and if you don't, they're the sort of thing you can pick up for just a dollar or two. Here, I've compiled twenty-one of the most unexpected and ingenious uses for ice cube trays I could find. If you have anything to add to this list, please share in the comments below!

1. For leftover wine. If you haven't quite finished a whole bottle, pour the rest into an ice cube tray to use for making sauces and soups later.

2. For freezing coffee or tea to keep iced coffees and teas cold without watering them down.

3. For separating a week's worth of vitamins and pills.

4. For freezing fresh lemon and lime juice by the tablespoon to avoid wasting fruit.

5. For freezing leftover soup. Just drop a few cubes into a thermos to take to work and

Heather Tomasetti and Tal Chitayat, Full Circle Brushes
There are two questions that Tal Chitayat and Heather Tomasetti ask before any new material is added to their cleaning products: Where does it come from and where will it go? Considering the lifecycle of each product is core to the mission of their company, called Full Circle. Tal and Heather only want to work with sustainable and renewable resources. And when they select suppliers to work with, they insist on clean manufacturing methods and high environmental standards.

So which materials make the cut? Full Circle uses fast-growing bamboo, natural bristles, recycled plastic bristles, cellulose (a plant-based fiber), and a biodegradable plant-based plastic called Bonterra. Whenever possible, Tal and Heather use replaceable components to cut back on waste. They also pay a lot of attention to how their cleaning tools look and feel in your hand. Full Circle's Eco Friendly Brushes and Sponges The High & Dry scrub brush is designed to stand upright, so it dries faster and reduces bacteria growth. The Laid Back dish brush is arched

Following his death in May of this year, Dennis Hopper's mega-compound in Venice Beach, California is on the market, and it's every bit as unusual and iconoclastic as one might expect from the actor, director, and artist. As Huffington Post reports, the main home on the 15,500 square foot lot has an industrial-looking corrugated metal exterior, and beyond that there are three two-story townhouse condominiums on the property designed by famed architect Frank Gehry, plus a pool, pool house, and bungalow-style guest cottage-all yours for $6.245 million.

The house-which Hopper supposedly used to entertain his celebrity and artist pals like Jasper Johns and Roy Lichtenstein-features an open, loft-like floorplan, with soaring ceilings, exposed wood beams, and concrete floors that add to the masculine feel of the space. The furnishings are relatively few and far between, though not entirely minimalist: next to streamlined midcentury pieces there are

food52.comOn food52.com the other day-a great resource for inspiring-but-relatively straightforward recipes geared toward regular home cooks-I saw this ingenious idea for organizing spices.

The author, Amanda Hesser, re-vamped her spice drawer by purchasing a set of lightweight tin jars with clear lids (which she ordered on the site specialtybottle.com). Every spice gets its own tin, and on top, she used a fine tipped wet erase marker to identify each one (the advantage of this kind of pen is that you can swap lids and spices easily, since the ink can be wiped away). It's a great way to streamline the jumble that comes when you buy spices in all different size bottles, and the clear lids are handy for identification purposes. If you don't have a drawer, you could use a labelmaker to spell out the names of all your spices to stick on the sides of the cans, and stack them in a cabinet.

How do you organize your spices?