text: Southgate Residential: Stop, Drop, and Organize
  Posted by Southgate at 4:18 PM
  Noe Noe Girl...A Queen of all Trades. March 25, 2011 at 4:26 PM
  How clever. I would die for one! Our drop zone is on our sandwich bar. And twice the size of yours!
  Southgate March 25, 2011 at 4:31 PM
  I am convinced that every house NEEDS a dedicated spot like this!
  Claire March 26, 2011 at 1:42 PM
  Love it, and you are right - every home has one. We actually have three zones. The side table along the wall as you enter the house, the unused, too-high kitchen counter (designed for bar stools and still it's too high) and the dining table. All are clutter/crap magnets.
  The only thing I'd add to your design is that under the mail slots switch those top two open shelves with pull out bins to file drawers. Give people a place to put the incoming mail that just needs to be filed and sorted that way (out of sight). Oh and possibly a place for a shredder to shred the stuff they don't need to keep but don't want to recycle. I like to do that stuff right as I sort my mail, but unfortunately, my shredder is upstairs in my office.
  Southgate March 26, 2011 at 2:19 PM
  Claire, that's a great idea. And come to think of it, my house has a two-stage clutter magnet. First home is the corner of the kitchen (or the island, honestly) and then it eventually makes its way to the office, where it might one day make it to the file cabinet or shredder.
  The enchanted home March 26, 2011 at 6:11 PM
  Love this! What a fantastic idea, as who doesnt contend with having to deal with "messy areas" littered with mail and other odds and ends! Such a smart and attractive solution. I defintely would like to incorporate something like this into my own home. Great job and thanks for stopping by today.