Home Storage Ideas

You don't have to buy up the organizing aisle every time you run out of space.

We've uncovered some clever ways to create more kitchen storage in places you probably never considered.

Try these organizational ideas now—before someone stages an intervention on you.

While using the space under your bed is often practical, there are some things that just shouldn’t be stored there.

They're all under $20... and can be used all over the house!

This stroke of bad-luck-turned-unexpected-hack was my own real life "new use for an almost-new thing."

Lower kitchen cabinets are pretty prime real estate.

Seriously, these are genius!

And it's budget-friendly to boot.

The space needed function and organization, but now this well-organized linen closet is too pretty to be hidden behind closed doors.

And it works in virtually any space—big or small.

The lack of storage in my new bathroom became a problem. I needed a solution to all the clutter—something affordable, sturdy, and that looked good.

A good pegboard setup can do more than get you organized—it might help you free up some space at home, too.

With this fun hack, we’ve all got one more excuse to accessorize our living rooms and bedrooms.

Time to ditch those ugly plastic storage bins you've been hiding, once and for all.

Organizing expert Kristen Ziegler is founder and owner of Minima—a company that helps others declutter and organize. Apartment Therapy has toured her ultra-organized and serene home, as well as shared tons of her advice on keeping areas of your home tidy, like your bathroom, fridge, and even junk drawers. She’s also provided great product recommendations, from home basics to her favorite organizing products of all time.

It's easy to think you need to spend a lot of money to get a well-organized pantry—but you'd be wrong.

Tiny houses and other super compact homes don’t just provide style inspiration; they should be mined for their smart small space living solutions, too. For example, I found ideas in the tidy Airstream home known as the Tin Can Homestead. Plenty of organizing lessons can be discovered in this incredibly livable 160-square-foot tiny house. And most recently, I came across a genius solve from a tiny house in Hawaii.

The first time I cooked with my now-husband, I was surprised to learn he had a collection of cast iron pans in an array of sizes. What impressed me most wasn’t that he had a larger (and more well-seasoned) set of cast iron than me, but the smart way he stored his cast iron pans. Instead of simply nesting cast iron pans one inside another, metal on metal, he used a single paper towel to separate each piece of cookware to prevent friction.

You don't need to spend a cent on Christmas organizers—just try these clever up-cycled ideas.

There’s no doubt about it: As well as being cozy and adorable, stylish small spaces also hold a TON of smart storage ideas. The ones below are some of the best solutions we saw in small house tours this year. No matter your home’s size, you’ll find inspiration for how to store more stylishly in 2019. When a professional organizer lives in a tiny studio apartment, expect great ideas, like these floating wall-mounted IKEA cabinets that were hung close to the ceiling.

Spend enough time looking at kitchen designs, and things start to look familiar. You start to see the same trends and products—KitchenAid stand mixers, pot rails from IKEA, and bright-pink rugs, for example—over and again. Sometimes things become popular because of a dedicated marketing team with a lot of ad dollars, but sometimes it happens on its own because a product is just that useful.

There’s a funny irony in the fact that you have to have space to create space. When square footage is tight, you need to find clever ways to store your things. But those “genius” storage solutions usually require their own sacrifice in the form of either floor space (wardrobes, bookcases) or wall space (wall-mounted shelves and racks). If you’re tight on both, you might feel like you’re out of luck.

If the bathroom drawers are overflowing, the bedroom dresser is buried under a pile of bottles and jars, and your closet door unable to shut because its so stuffed, it may be time to rethink your current beauty supply storage setup. But don’t be under the impression that this kind of organization undertaking has to be expensive. The very easy and affordable storage ideas in this beauty blogger’s home could be be just the solution you need to tame your products and accessories!