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“ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT IS DUST.”
“I’m 5'1" on a

good day.”

Here’s how to keep that
top shelf within reach.
Yes, you’ll need

a duster...
Choose one
that works best
with your wares.
(See right.)
WOOD for everyday
Paint it the same color as
your kitchen, and it’ll Ostrich feathers
blend right in. (Max load: generate static
220 lb.) $20; ikea.com electricity, binding
dust to them.
Redecker Small
Feather Duster $30;
And a dust-busting johnderian.com
paint fi nish...

A semigloss or gloss for ceramics
fi nish—try Valspar Try something
Reserve Paint + softer like
STEEL Primer—is much easier lambswool.
This powder-coated pick Casabella Wool
comes in four colors to wipe down than Duster $15;
and doubles as kids’-table matte or fl at paint. amazon.com
seating. (Max load: 120 lb.)
$60; crateandbarrel.com
for cookbooks
These can take
a little more
oomph; try horse
And, ideally, hair. Da Vinci
Dusting Brush $14;
a hardworking
amazon.com
range hood...
for decorative
...that’ll help to paintings
minimize grimy
Try a medium-weight
deposits on like goat hair.
surfaces. Goat Hair Duster
HEAVY-DUTY ALUMINUM
Wand $60;
With rubber feet to keep
thelaundress.com
from slipping, this seven-lb.
stepladder folds to just two
inches. (Max load: 250 lb.)
$55; bedbathandbeyond.com

“Where Do You Put
All Your Cookbooks?”

On display on your shelf! Here, 11 titles chosen
e
purely for their aesthetically pleasing spines

How to Celebrate Everything, Jenny Rosenstrach • Mastering the
Art of French Cooking, Simone Beck, Julia Child, and Louisette BOOKS, BRIAN WOODCOCK; DUSTERS, STEPHEN DEVRIES.
Bertholle • The Silver Spoon, The Silver Spoon Kitchen • Egg Shop,
Nick Korbee • The Love & Lemons Cookbook, Jeanine Donofrio
• Dappled: Baking Recipes for Fruit Lovers, Nicole Rucker • Nashville
Eats, Jennifer Justus • The Grand Central Market Cookbook,
Adele Yellin and Kevin West • The Farmhouse Cookbook, Sarah Mayor
• The Pig, Robin Hutson • Pie Squared, Cathy Barrow

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