Store 'n Slide Wall Organizer

The fact that our apartment has zero closets may come off as modern and vaguely Scandinavian in the bedroom, say, but it's not as easy to make the contents of a utility closet look cool.

Our broom, mop and related paraphernalia would lean — and subsequently fall to the floor in an aggravating tangle — on a new wall every week until we found the Store 'n Slide. The footprint of its mounting hardware is limited to the length of the rack itself, rather than the length of the track, meaning it can slide past the edge of the wall, as we've done below.

We've found that it breaks the usual rule that if you can't see it, you won't use it. Since retrieval and storage of our cleaning tools are so much easier, we're actually motivated to sweep and mop more. Oh joy.

$20 at Container Store.

Comments (23)

Ooooh, that's clever... I'm SO going to get one! Thanks for the neat tip!

posted by darcidoodle on April 2nd 2008 at 1:29pm
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Genius!

posted by ebrown on April 2nd 2008 at 1:35pm
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Very clever!

Warning. Don't put a damp mop up *behind* your fridge. I did that once and had to call the fire department. Very embarassing.

posted by kimg924 on April 2nd 2008 at 1:36pm
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I love it! It's perfect for my closet-less space!

posted by kellylc on April 2nd 2008 at 1:38pm
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Oh, Store & Slide ... where have you been all my life?

I'm ordering one tonight. Thanks for the tip!

posted by Nougat on April 2nd 2008 at 1:41pm
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I think this will work great next to my fridge. Thank you for posting this.

posted by lucitebox on April 2nd 2008 at 1:43pm
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i NEED this!

posted by polkadot on April 2nd 2008 at 1:44pm
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I neeeeeed it!

posted by Doug on April 2nd 2008 at 1:44pm
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I need this desperately but moving my refrigerator or washer/dryer stack will be a nightmare.

posted by SeanG on April 2nd 2008 at 2:01pm
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Oh I need this! *adds to to-buy list*

posted by alicia on April 2nd 2008 at 2:49pm
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Brilliant!!

posted by MelissaLeigh on April 2nd 2008 at 2:51pm
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Very cool, but make sure your mop is dry before you slide it back in!

posted by lolax on April 2nd 2008 at 3:15pm
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This is a great idea. I have a beach home that's a weekly rental. Last year I put all the cleaning things in a closet only to find them next to the fridge at the end of the season. I guess that's a favorite spot. So I might as well make it a little more organized. Sometimes it's those little things that make a huge difference.

posted by DesignHole on April 2nd 2008 at 3:18pm
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very cool idea, i have a utility closet and i still think this would make it so much easier to store them... i hate having to move brooms and mops and things to fit the vacuum in.

posted by venus_thames on April 2nd 2008 at 3:41pm
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love this. we were just talking about how to mount the broom and mop away from little hands.

posted by bethsworld on April 2nd 2008 at 3:54pm
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Thank you. Thank you! THANK YOU!

posted by stephiesandwich on April 2nd 2008 at 4:10pm
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Where can I buy it?

posted by cityofparis on April 2nd 2008 at 5:50pm
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I love the Container Store, it's like going to Disney Land for me.

posted by TheoJ on April 2nd 2008 at 8:42pm
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Anyone tried it? Is the hardware easy to remove when you move out?

posted by Mpls_Rachel on April 3rd 2008 at 3:43am
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What if the handles of all the stuff (and the dust pan) hanging from it were painted one cool color?

(I have a funky sweeping brush with a leopard-print handle that I've been known to leave out because it's so tongue-in-cheek chic!)

posted by Aulaire on April 3rd 2008 at 5:33am
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Genius! And they ship to Canada! Hallelujah!

*checks upcoming-birthdays list.... starts thinking Christmas*

posted by Joanna D. on April 3rd 2008 at 5:57am
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I used this behind my washer-dryer combo. LOVE IT!

posted by sfwriter on April 3rd 2008 at 6:47am
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Hang 12 tops or bottoms using one Hanger. If you suffer from a small closet and need more space and want to stay organized than check out the HankyTankyHanger.

Thanks

posted by HankyTankyHanger on October 1st 2008 at 7:11pm
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