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Clothing and personal item storage ideas
Storage for the things you wear and carry. Shoes, bags, coats, clothes, jewelry, makeup and toiletries.
Clothing is the highest-turnover category in any home. You interact with it daily, it changes with the season, and it arrives faster than it leaves. That combination means clothing storage is judged almost entirely on retrieval speed and how well it survives being used in a hurry.
The other half of the problem is preservation. Shoes deform, knitwear stretches on hangers, leather bags crease, and anything stored damp or in direct sunlight degrades. Good clothing storage does two jobs at once: it makes things findable now, and it keeps them wearable next year.
5 guides in clothes & personal items
Footwear & Bags7 min readShoe storage ideas: what actually fits a narrow hallway
A pair of adult shoes lying flat needs about 320mm of depth. Tilt them and it drops to about 170mm. That one number decides whether your hallway can take shoe storage at all.
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Footwear & Bags9 min readBag storage ideas that keep handbags in shape
Bags are the one thing in a wardrobe where storage decides whether the item survives. Most bag damage I see was done by how it was put away.
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Clothing9 min readClothes storage ideas that do not wreck the clothes
Storage is where most clothes are damaged, and almost none of it happens while they are being worn.
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Accessories & Beauty8 min readHat storage ideas that keep the brim and crown in shape
Nearly everything about storing hats follows from one fact: a hat resting on its brim is being bent by its own weight.
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Accessories & Beauty8 min readJewelry storage ideas that stop tangling and tarnishing
Almost every jewelry problem is one of two things: pieces touching each other, or silver meeting air. Both are cheap to fix.
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Other storage categories
Room Storage
Storage ideas for the rooms you live in. Kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms and living rooms.
11 guides
Utility & Work Rooms
Storage for the rooms that do the work. Laundry, utility, home office, workshop, craft room and playroom.
3 guides
Closets, Halls & Garages
The rooms that exist purely to store things. Closets, wardrobes, hallways, understairs, garages, sheds, lofts and basements.
13 guides
Outdoor & Garden
Weatherproof storage for gardens, patios, balconies and yards. Tools, bikes, firewood, cushions and bins.
5 guides
Home Types
Storage strategies that depend on the kind of home you have. Small houses, apartments, rentals, RVs, campers, vans and boats.
6 guides
Awkward Spaces
The gaps most people write off. Under the sink, above the fridge, behind the door, in the corner, along the wall.
1 guide
Bedding & Linen
Storage for bulky soft goods. Blankets, towels, duvets, sheets, pillows, quilts and rugs.
3 guides
Kitchen & Food Items
Storage for what lives in the kitchen. Pots and pans, food containers, spices, jars and dry goods.
1 guide
Tools & DIY
Storage for tools, materials and cables. Hand tools, power tools, timber, paint, screws and extension cords.
1 guide
Hobbies & Sport
Storage for collections and kit. LEGO, toys, board games, books, vinyl, yarn, fabric and sports gear.
6 guides
Storage Furniture
Furniture that stores things. Storage beds, cupboards, shelving, benches, ottomans, trunks and carts.
1 guide