There’s nothing like packing away your holiday decor for another year to inspire you to up your storage game. When the need strikes, we love crowd-sourcing on social media for home project inspiration, and the organization experts came through yet again with these 10 storage hacks we’re itching to try out.
Care for your coats.
If you’re packing for a cold destination β or just packing your coats away for the warmer months β you’ll want to bookmark this folding tutorial from @thefoldinghacks to save space and keep your coats in great shape.
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Make use of ceiling space …
If you have limited space for storage in your bathrooms or laundry room, consider “descending” options like this hanging rack, available for purchase from @georgeandwilly. This particular rack is intended for drying garments, but ceiling storage comes in many forms. We especially love the idea of creating extra garment storage with ceiling-mounted hanging rods like this one.
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… and doorframes!
This clever idea from @by_anitarussell highlights another often-overlooked space for storage β above your doorframes. She uses her above-the-door shelf (shown here) for books, houseplants, and baskets of odds-and-ends. It’s fun to imagine the possibilities for a shelf like this one, both practical and creative.
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Repurpose silica packets to keep foods fresher for longer.
Those silica gel packets you always toss from your packages? Turns out, they’re designed to absorb moisture and are great to keep on-hand for dry food storage to keep them fresh. Toss them into your food containers like @thekitchenmuse does here β cereals, rice, potato chips, and more. Just be sure to keep the packets intact, as the silica gels should not be ingested. (For more fun facts on using these for food storage, check out this Epicurious article.)
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Make friends with Lazy Susan.
We’ve said it before: Lazy Susans are a fantastic way to store items all over the kitchen for easy access to ingredients β refrigerators, cabinets, countertops, and even on your dining table. But they’re also great for cleaning products and our newest favorite, vanity storage for skincare and cosmetics! You can easily find multi-tier spinning storage, as shown here by @organizingspacesbykim. (We love the look of this option from Amazon, available in multiple colors.)
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Double up!
If you have deep bookshelves, keep all of your books where you can see them by creating multi-level storage, as demonstrated here by @spark_joy_london. You can repurpose empty shoeboxes or even use stacks of more books (the ones that you don’t necessarily want on display).
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Hang long garments anywhere.
Do you have sections of short storage in your closet that limit the kinds of garments you can hang? Get a little creative! Here, @organisedbylucy shows us how to double up on hangers to easily hang long garments like dresses and jumpsuits … wrinkle-free.
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Save space in your linen closet.
If you love keeping lots of fresh linens on hand, check out these linen closet tips from @mama_mila_au for saving space, staying organized, and keeping your bedding smelling fresh.
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Narrow space? No problem.
If you have any empty, narrow space in your kitchen, bathroom, or laundry room, it just might be a game-changer. Narrow, multi-tier rolling racks slide into slim spaces and can store a lot of stuff. Here, @theetailoredlife uses hers to store spices and free up counter and cabinet space.
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Wrangle your grocery bags.
We get it. Despite your best efforts, you forget your reusable bags from time to time, and plastic grocery bags pile up fast. We owe this hack to @qualehouse, shown here turning an empty Kleenex box into the ultimate plastic bag dispenser. (Her technique is much easier than it looks at first glance β she simply threads each bag through the handles of the previous one.)
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