1.swap out clunky plastic hangers for feltones. hangers take up more real estate in your closetthan you might realize. velvet ones not only look more nicer thanchunky plastic ones, they also use less space, are better for delicate clothing, and canhold up to 10 pounds of weight. 2.store clothes in clear bins under the bed. if you opt for risers for your bed, grab someclear bins, too. use these clear containers to store off-seasonclothing that you won't be wearing for months. 3.place shoes in a an overhanging rack tofree up floor space. a woman can never have too many shoes, butshe might, unfortunately, have limited shoe
space. this over-the-door shoe rack holds 36 (!) pairsof footwear and saves space in your closet for clothes (or even more shoes). 4.lift your bed up. if your bed is low to the ground, you caneasily create space to create extra bedroom storage. these risers can be adjusted to three differentheights (3-inch, 5-inch, and 8-inch) so you can control how much room—and space—you want under your bed. 5.view all your jewelry in clear compartments.
be able to sort and admire all your jewelswith an over-the-door jewelry organizer. even if you have more baubles than you knowwhat to do with, this 80-pocket (!) contraption can hold all your gems. 6.designate a sock and underwear drawer. use honeycomb dividers to sort socks and underwear,making it even easier to get dressed in the morning. ordered two? the hexagon-shaped sections can also holdyour husbands' ties. everyone wins!
7.add vintage hooks to an old hanger to holdyour belts. belts are an accessory that never seem tohave a good place. that all changes with an easy, homemade beltholder that slides right into your closet. bonus: add more hooks to the back of the hangerif you need extra storage. 8.use a bedroom corner to install floatingshelves. if you don't have room for an entire bookshelfin your bedroom, floating shelves are a sleek solution that take up virtually no space. they're perfect for frames, trinkets, andother odds and ends you want to show off. 9.install a window bench for more drawer space.
how cute is this bench that doubles as a storagespace? blogger jill loves it so much that she madetwo: one for the bedroom and one for the living room. "i love that you can customize it to whateveryour taste in decor is," she writes. 10.make diy dividers to maximize your closetspace. blogger allison took a completely bare closetin her daughter's bedroom and created different shelves and sections for shoes and clothing. she also installed different levels of polesto create hanging space. she writes that her hack "can easily be appliedto any reach-in closet."
11.place decorative pillows and throws ina large basket. we'd all love the time to make our bed perfectlyevery day, but that's just not the reality. on crazy busy mornings, simply put throw pillowsand blankets in a basket by the side of your bed to keep your room from looking unkempt. 12.keep cords untangled. we'd guess that somewhere in your home rightnow there's a tangled mess of cords that you don't even want to tackle. with blogger brittany's cord separating hack(which is made with materials you probably already have), you'll never have to face anotherknot again.