50 Super Smart DIY Storage Solutions to Keep Your Home Organized
16 File Box Bathroom Appliance Storage
16. File Box Bathroom Appliance Storage: Okay, confession time. I’m not exactly sure what made me this way, but I have always been super hesitant to put my still-hot straightener and hairdryer away thinking they will start a fire. Yes, I know that’s a long shot, but I have been known to turn the car around on my way to work to make sure I (via Dream Green DIY)
17 Kitchen Sink Storage Trays
17. Kitchen Sink Storage Trays: Build these handy undersink roll-out trays in a weekend. You can tackle this project with simple carpentry tools and some careful measuring. You can make all the trays in an afternoon using building products from your local home center or hardware store for as little as $80. (via The Family Handyman)
18 CD Storage Unit as Cup Storage
18. CD Storage Unit as Cup Storage: We love collecting mismatched china pieces–specifically tea and coffee cups. We have ours out in the open, arranged nicely on a simple white shelf in our kitchen. We love the idea, though, of “framing” our collection like we saw in Living Etc. while browsing through their galleries this morning! (via Apartment Therapy)
19 Paint-Can Cubbies
19. Paint-Can Cubbies: Don’t let your desktop disappear under piles of paperwork. Inexpensive, unused cans can be purchased at paint stores; lined up on a shelf and anchored in place with Velcro, they become organizing cubbyholes with a modern flair. Assign cans as storage spaces for bills, catalogs, and personal mail, or one for each member of the family. Label the shelf beneath to make sorting easy. (via Martha Stewart)
20 Magnetic Knife Racks
20. Magnetic Knife Racks: Tame your piles of papers and scattered office supplies with these can-do ideas for turning your home office into an organized command center. (via Better Homes and Gardens)
