DE-CLUTTER WITH PETER WALSH

RACHEL & GARETH

Rachel and Gareth have a lovely four-bedroom home complete with a growing family and a garage stacked with clutter. After moving in five years ago, they have never had the room to park their car in their double garage due to the accumulation of baby stuff with an emotional attachment and an overflow of kitchen appliances that rarely get used. De-clutter expert Peter Walsh jumps in to put some order into this jam-packed garage.

ABOUT PETER WALSH

An expert in organizational design, Peter Walsh is a television & radio personality as well as the author of numerous New York Times best-sellers. Peter’s aim is to help people live richer happier lives with a little more organization.

Born and raised in Australia, Peter moved to Los Angeles in 1994 with the idea of launching a company to help organizations improve employees' job satisfaction and effectiveness. He has helped thousands of homeowners and corporations organize their living and work spaces for optimal efficiency.

Peter was a regular guest for five seasons on The Show where he was dubbed the “Get Your Life Organized Guy” which led to his own series, “Extreme Clutter” (formerly “Enough Already!”) on the (OWN). Beginning in September 2012, Peter is now a regular monthly contributor on The Show. Peter is also currently a regular Contributing Editor to O: The Oprah Magazine and also previously had a regular program on the Oprah Radio XM & Sirius channels. He’s appeared on hundreds of national television programs including The Nate Berkus Show, , Good Morning America, The Revolution, The Marilyn Denis Show, and CNN’s The Larry King Show as well as frequently in Canada and Australia.

Previously, Peter was the star of the popular organization and design series Clean Sweep on Discovery's TLC Network. The series produced over 120 episodes and has run almost continuously since 2003.

Peter is the author of five best-selling books on the subject of organizing: How to Organize (Just About) Everything; It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff (The New York Times reviewed him as “a genius”), Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?, Enough Already! Clearing Mental Clutter to Become the Best You, and his newest book entitled Lighten Up!: Love What You Have, Have What You Need, Be Happier with Less..

Peter also recently released his first app entitled “Get Organized! Peter Walsh” (the app is available at the iPhones Store). A DVD version of IT’S ALL TOO MUCH is also available through his website and at OfficeMax stores. The DVD is one-hour in length and offers tips for getting every room of your home organized.

Peter is a frequent public speaker (five years of Oprah’s O You! Conference and numerous home shows across the country) on the subject of living a life by being organized.

He currently has almost 50,000 fans on Facebook (www.facebook.com/PeterWalsh) and a similar number of Twitter followers (@PeterWalsh).

Peter has a line of organizing products at OfficeMax and has been a spokesperson for numerous companies including Ikea, Microsoft, Chase credit cards, and O Cedar.

For more information on @PeterWalsh, please visit his website www.peterwalshdesign.com or his Facebook page www.facebook.com/PeterWalsh.

BEFORE & AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE & AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

STORAGE SYSTEM COURTESY OF GARAGETEK

GarageTek revolutionised the home improvement industry by using commercial-grade panel on the walls of the residential garage. Their patented, garage-tough TekPanel® lines your garage walls giving you a finished look and creating an entire room of potential storage space. Only this high quality paneling can give you all-around beauty and endless flexibility to move, add or change the storage layout.

Item RRP

GT0001 $87.53 per panel TekPanel 2.8 x 0.3m

GT1005A $268.37 Mid Size Wall Cabinet

Item RRP

GT7005 $139.98 1200mm Storage Shelf

GT4006 $52.48 Hang-All Bracket

GT2003 $175.00 Lawn/Garden Rack

For more information visit http://www.garagetek.com.au

Item RRP

GT2001 $116.65 Racket Rack

GT2018 $105.01 Large Basket

For more information visit http://www.garagetek.com.au

MATERIALS COURTESY OF BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE

PRODUCT CODE PRODUCT RRP 0570017 Melamine White 1800x445x16mm $16.98 0080494 Tasmanian Oak Dowel 19mm 1.8m $10.67 0390211 Plywood 1200x1198x12mm $46.00 0330827 MDF Wall lining Primed 2400x1200x9mm $67.95 2663641 Kaboodle Cabinet Living Tri Cab 500x1500x384mm $155.00 2665133 Kaboodle Pantry End Panel Antique White $212.00 2662369 Kaboodle Pantry Door Antique White 2055x597x18mm $223.00 2662279 Kaboodle Kitchen Pantry 600mm $259.00 2665379 Kaboodle Antique White Kickboard 2400mm $45.74 2660978 Clever Closet White Wardrobe Front 1840x335mm $37.59 2660946 Clever Closet White Wardrobe Strip 2133mm $13.00 2660962 Clever Closet White Wardrobe Track 1800mm $11.24 2590165 Clever Closet White 2 Runner Mesh Drawer 185mm $16.39 2581210 Clever Closet White Sliding Basket Frame $27.28 2666429 Kaboodle Door Hinge Soft Close $22.70 2660965 Clever Closet White Closet Bracket 350mm $4.14 2667730 Kaboodle Mushroom Handle Matt Black 27mm $3.80 2667731 Kaboodle Antique Handle Matt Black 96mm $6.30 2610017 Clever Closet Wardrobe Zinc Toggle and Screw $5.00 2662029 Clever Closet Hanging Rod 660mm $5.64 2590182 Clever Closet White Basket Tower Bracket & J Hook $12.00 2662006 Kaboodle Soft Close Door Hinge $15.60

For more information visit www.bunnings.com.au

LABELS COURTESY OF AVERY PRODUCTS

If you think of labels and organization, you think of Avery. The Avery brand name is one of the world's leading manufacturers of self-adhesive labels for laser and ink jet printers, labeling software, binders, sheet protectors, index and tab dividers and other office-, home- and school-related supplies. To get your home or office in order, visit www.averyproducts.com.au today.

PAINT COURTESY OF TAUBMANS

CEILING Ceiling One Coat Matt WHITE TRIM Water Based Enamel Interior Semi Gloss CRISP WHITE WALLS Endure Interior Low Sheen FOREST CANOPY WALLS Endure Interior Low Sheen CRISP WHITE

For more information visit

www.taubmans.com.au

RUBBISH COLLECTION COURTESY OF 1800-GOT-JUNK

1800-GOT-JUNK? is your full-service junk removal company. They offer junk removal services for your home or business including offices, retail locations, constructions sites, and more. They’re the junk removal company that handles the tough stuff – and ensure that your junk gets recycled, donated, or disposed of responsibly. Got old furniture, appliances, electronics, tyres, construction debris, or green waste you need to make disappear? 1800-GOT-JUNK? can take away almost any material we can fit in their trucks, without you ever lifting a finger. They’ll remove junk from wherever it’s located, and won’t leave a dent or speck of dirt behind.

For more information contact:

Tel: 1800 468 586

WEBLINKS

GarageTek http://www.garagetek.com.au

Bunnings Warehouse www.bunnings.com.au

Avery http://www.averyproducts.com.au/avery/en_au/

Taubmanns www.taubmans.com.au

1800-GOT-JUNK http://www.1800gotjunk.com.au