hOne-letter statements

hOne-letter statements

Forget complete sentences or even words.

One letter is more than enough to make a bold statement.

Restoration Hardware’s cast- metal letter collection, which features upper-case letters and includes the ampersand (&) and “at” sign, can be used as bookends or wall decor.

Made of sand-cast aluminum, the serif font alphabet comes in chestnut bronze and four sizes.

Cost for a 4-inch-tall letter is $10; 6-inch is $18; 9-inch is $39; and 12-inch is $69.

Unclutter in 7 days

Erin Rooney Doland knows from experience the stress of living in a cluttered home.

She also knows the difficulty of overcoming chronic disorganization. But she knows it’s possible, because she’s done it.

Doland, an organizing consultant and editor-in-chief of the Web site Unclutterer.com, shares her strategies in “Unclutter Your Life in One Week: A 7-Day Plan to Organize Your Home, Your Office and Your Life.”

If the idea of doing all that in seven days sounds daunting, consider that Doland herself spread those seven days’ worth of work over six months when she first got her life and her home in order.

The idea behind the book isn’t to achieve a decluttering speed record, but to take a methodical, well-reasoned, step-by-step approach to the task.

Doland specifies what her readers need to do and teaches them how to do it, even tailoring the process to individuals’ preferences and the way they process information. She helps them develop workable systems and, importantly, teaches them how to maintain those systems for the long run.

“Unclutter Your Life in One Week: is published by Simon Spotlight Entertainment and sells for $22 in hardcover.