Declutter with Colour

A place for everything and everything in its place. Keeping your workspace clutter-free means less time stressing about the mess and more time being productive.

A place for everything and everything in its place. Keeping your workspace clutter-free means less time stressing about the mess and more time being productive.

Use colour as code to keep everything from photos and memorabilia to office supplies
and notes neatly stored and easily identifiable.

Semikolon boxes and notebook, $4.95-22.95, Desart, 117 Osborne St., 284-0823

Quirky clips are a great way to get your inbox prioritized.

Knock Knock clips, $9.95 for a set of 12, Desart.

These pretty pads do double duty as scratch and mouse pad.

Galison Memo Mouse pads, approx. $9 each, www.galison.com or call 800-670-7441 for retailers.

Colourful pencils are useful for labeling, and moments of creativity.

Kikkerland natural wood coloured pencils, $19.95 for a set of 24, Desart.

Keep paperwork sorted.

File folder, $31, Desart.

Tea for You

Nothing says cozy like a steaming cup of tea on a crisp, fall day. To serve ours in style, Beehouse teapots are high on our most-coveted list. Epitomizing Japanese minimalism in design, the porcelain pots, available in a rainbow of colours, are so sweet they’re worth honouring in a collection on their own.

Beehouse teapots

$39.99 - $49.99 each
Cornelia Bean, 417 Academy Road, 489-5460

Easy Does It

We love cooking, but anything that makes life easier in the kitchen is a welcome addition to our cupboards. These smart products rank among our favourites.

You definitely don’t need the additives and preservatives found in bottled salad dressings, especially with this little guy. Pop in fresh ingredients (no chopping necessary) and hand off to the kids to shake it up.

Jamie Oliver Flavour Shaker, $29.95, D.A. Niels, 485 Berry St, 953-2345

This genius spice kit simplifies the complex flavours of Indian cuisine. Separate spice pots
let you control the heat.

Memories of Goa spice and recipe kit, $0.99, Real Canadian Superstore, www.superstore.ca

Helpful timers eliminate the guesswork when scouring the depths of your fridge.

Days Ago digital day counter with magnet or suction cup backs, $9.95 for two, Lee Valley Tools, 1395 Ellice Ave, 779-7467

Sweet-smelling dish soap makes washing up a little more tolerable.

Cucina dish detergent in zucchini flower and truffle, $9, Fruits and Passions, www.fruits-passion.com.

It slices, it dices (it really does.) A mandolin makes easy work of prepping fruits and veggies.

Swissmar V-slicer Prima Mandolin, $125, The Happy Cooker, 464 Stradbrook Ave, 453-2665

IKeep things super simple with handy recipe and take out binders.

Recipe File by Ryland Peters & Small, $22.95, and Takeout Menu Organzier by Knock Knock, $26.95, both Desart, 117 Osborne St, 284-0823