3. Work wonders
Refresh your home office with a new desk organizer from Rifle Paper Co. The box, with a cheery floral pattern, comes with coordinating desk essentials a pad of paper, three magnets, two enamel paper clips, one eraser, three binder clips, two pencils and 20 gold pushpins. Find the Garden Party office kit for $34.95 at Paper Source in Bethesda (papersource.com, 301-215-9141).
4. Going up
Add some stylish vertical storage in the kitchen or bathroom with a wall-mounted caddy for fruits and vegetables or makeup and hand towels. It’s crafted from recycled iron, has removable baskets, and comes in bronze or dark gray. The three-tier basket wall storage is 39 inches high, 13 inches wide, and is priced at $228 at Anthropologie in Bethesda (anthropologie.com, 240-345-9413).
Container Store CEO’s favorite collection doesn’t need storing
As Melissa Reiff prepares to retire after 26 years with the chain, she credits her father for her love of a good quote and lessons from her first job for her power of positive thinking.
The Container Store at Galleria North in Dallas is one of two new closet showrooms opened last year by the Coppell-based retailer. The other one is in Los Angeles.(Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer)
The Container Store CEO Melissa Reiff has one of those positive attitudes that was nurtured early in life.
“I grew up in a household where my dad started every morning singing,” she said. When she was in college, he started sending her quotes in the mail. His favorite: “Have compulsion for closure.”