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You probably already know a toy hammock is a great way to store toys out of the way.You tack it to the walls in a corner or between two bedposts, and it hangs like a hammock, way up off the floor. You put stuffed animals and other lightweight toys in there, arrange them cutely, and now they look nice and tidy without taking up any space. Even a toy chest ...
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If you’re one of the fortunate few who could not possibly be better organized than you already are, good for you! But most of us could use some help. Who doesn’t occasionally spend a lot of time looking for stuff we put, um, somewhere? Who doesn’t need more drawer space in the bathroom, kitchen, bedroom, garage, or anywhere else?
One of the most flexible, functional and affordable storage systems you can ...
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Seems like you never have enough shelves. Many built in cabinets – especially under bathroom and kitchen sinks – are very tall, which means you have a lot of empty space above the items sitting in the cabinet. There are a couple of ways to take advantage of that space and create extra shelving without doing any carpentry or making any changes you can’t change back later.
Undershelf basket
The undershelf basket ...
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Running out of floor space in the closet for your shoes? Moving to a place with a bigger closet is not your only option. Nor must you make due with one of those boxes that slide under the bed, that you have to drag out and open up every time you think there might be a pair of shoes in it that you want.
Another really clever option is to get ...
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Steel shelving has been around for ages because it’s cheap, sturdy and built to last. These shelves are designed to hold items other than books. The problem is, they’re kind of ugly. There’s no known home decor style that they belong with. So what can you do with them?
In the garage, where they’re out of site, put plastic bins into a shelf like this and store tools, nuts and bolts, ...
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DVD cabinets are yet another furniture item you can buy cheap and still have looking good. The one pictured here is the Atlantic Drawbridge Black Wood Multimedia Storage Cabinet: it’s made of solid wood, costs $45.88, and it’ll hold 112 DVDs. If you want to look at it in terms of how many DVDs you’re getting stored for your money – kind of like unit prices at a grocery store ...
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Okay, let me just admit right up front this isn’t the cheapest file box you can buy. You’re paying partly for durability compared to cardboard file boxes and partly for looks. But if you don’t have a closet to stuff away your cardboard file boxes, they can look ugly and depressing in the room where they’re sitting. This Cargo file box in Red Spice can actually improve the room instead ...
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Under the bed is one of the best places to store things. It’s just this big patch of useless space that you might as well put to work. Over the years, I’ve had cardboard boxes designed for under the bed, shallow plastic boxes and shallow plastic boxes on casters or rollers. Plastic boxes with casters win hands down. The problem with both the others is that unless what you’re storing ...
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I really like furniture that doubles as storage, mostly because I’ve lived in small apartments for a long time and every square inch counts. Ottomans, or footstools, are a great way to hide some stuff in plain site. The Fold Flat Ottoman has room to store magazines, crafting stuff, or anything else you want in easy reach in the living room, and the whole thing folds down to be the ...
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The problem with jewelry boxes is how everything gets tangled into horrible little knots over time. One thing that’s helped me tremendously over the years is this acrylic folding earring screen. It stands on top of a dresser or other surface and has little holes you put the earrings through to store them. It holds up to 128 pairs of earrings for $11.99.
When you’re not using it for earrings, it ...
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