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I became meticulous with my small closet area. I organized my dress shirts by colors and suit sets by darkness. I use different color hangers for different types (all dress shirts are black, sweaters are teal, floral are green, jackets are white, and suits have their special wooden hangars). It makes the closet look aesthestically pleasing to look at and helps me find clothes with ease.
Leggings sorted into gallon-size ziplock bags. That way I just look for the pattern/color/etc. bag that has the one specific pair I want, rather than digging through all 40 pairs. —Kara Smith, Facebook
I drape all my necklaces over a clothes hanger in my closet. It keeps them from getting tangled in my jewelry box and it allows me to match them to outfits easier. —katiem4708af964
This would only work with a flocked hanger, though — that's how they don't just slip off!
I bought a pack of canvas and cute thumbtacks at Target. I was repainting my bedroom so I used leftover paint. I used 3M hooks to place it on the wall.
I don't wear a ton of jewelry so have a full jewelry box never made sense and always took up space. So I did this! Easy. Fun. And you can make it your own! —brittanijuneb
I have to wear all black for work so I love jewelry and have a shit ton of it. I've tried every type of jewelry box imaginable and it's always turned into a huge mess where I can't see anything.
So I got some cute tacks and put them in the wall and hang up my necklaces on them. I painted some tiny wood boxes and bowls from Michael's — one each for my big earrings, small earrings, watches, and bracelets. At night I pick out what I'm wearing and put it all in its own container. It looks very beautiful and I can actually see all of my jewelry.
The hooks system pictured above is similar — see how it was done at Infarrantly Creative.
I built this to hold my coffee cups in the coffee bar area. I used "s"-shaped hooks you can buy in bulk online to hold everything. I built a similar one in the small laundry room to hang my delicates and hold a small hanging trash bin to collect lint. Hanging storage is great for narrow spaces! —jamesmoriarty
I put storage containers in my pantry and cabinets that contain foods. I can easily pull out the container and find the can I was looking for without taking everything out one by one. It makes my life easier, especially if it's a can all the way in the back.
Read more on Everyday Organizing.
All of my kids toys are in clear plastic totes with lids. They each get to have 2 totes out at a time and if they want a new tote they have to exchange one that is already out. It limits the number of toys out and on the floor and they are actually playing with things that used to be trapped at the bottom of the toy box for ages.
Get a pack of four 70-quart bins on Amazon for $48.65.