Each of us knows how difficult it is to maintain order in our own things. Relax a little and in just a few days your home or workplace will plunge into real chaos. To prevent this, and to fight it if the worst has already happened, a new small review, the author of which has collected useful tips for maintaining order, will help.
Continuing the theme, they don't even guess.
A selection of ideas and tricks of varying degrees of convenience and aesthetics to help organize your home. Perhaps some of them will solve your exact problem. Enjoy!
Wire rack for organizing wrapping paper rolls. Instead of a lattice, you can use a metal mesh, a wooden plank, or even a cord.
Jars attached to the bottom surface of cabinets or shelves for storing fasteners, accessories, hairpins and rubber bands for girls or any other small items.
Attach an office clip to the back of your desk and finally move the wires and cables out of sight.
Add a board and wheels and you have a trolley for books, handicrafts, toys, and more.
Attach plastic bags to the inside of your pantry door - they will not only be easily accessible, but also free up space on the shelves.
Dish dryer as a children's art center - for storing paper, coloring pages, crayons, pencils and plasticine.
PVC pipe for organizing additional space in the closet. Ideal for small apartments or children's clothing. By attaching the pipe to the spring cornice, you can even adjust the height.
Using photo frames to organize threads, cords and twine. Convenient and beautiful.
Add casters to drawers so they can be rolled under a bed or closet to free up space in the room.
Attach wire baskets to the inside of your cabinet and store gloves, scarves, and other accessories there.
Place a plastic basket at the top of your dish dryer and keep all those pesky jar and container lids there. Just run the line between the bars of the dryer and the holes in the basket.
Use toilet rolls to organize your cables and cords. You can decorate them with ribbons and braid.
Hang baskets on eaves to make use of unused wall space. The baskets can be attached with S-hooks or straps. This is a great idea for storing towels, toys, tools.
Additional shelf above the door. It will be useful in the bathroom, bedroom, garage or even in the nursery to remove items that need to be out of the reach of the child.
Cut a few holes on the bathroom shelf for extra storage space for your toothbrushes.
These are shoe organizers. However, they are great for storing anything else. Place them on cabinet doors for extra storage space for cleaning products, toys, yarn, shreds, and more.
This cell phone pocket is made from an empty plastic shampoo bottle
Glue or stud clothespins on a wooden plank and use to store belts, scarves, beads. In addition, you can attach a small basket to the clothespins for storing other small items, such as bracelets.
Shower hooks - for storing bags.
A basket attached to the underside of the countertop - to hide and remove the electrical cord from the floor.
Glue the envelope to the inside of your day planner for temporary storage of notes, souvenirs, receipts, business cards, etc.
The idea for a summer residence is a mega-capacity coffee table made of drawers. Attach them to the board and attach the wheels.
Store kitchen utensils in plastic containers inside cabinets and say no! digging in search of the right item in the depths of the shelves. It will also be useful in the closet and garage.
The spines from old books as a decoration for a secret box for storing small things. The sidewalls are the front cover of one book and the back cover of the other. Keep spare remotes, batteries, chargers there - anything that needs to be hidden from view, but accessible.
Elastic cords for storing balls and large toys.
Magnetic tape on the inside of the cabinet for storing hairpins, tweezers, manicure accessories.
Glue the magnets to your kids' glasses and stick them where kids can reach. This saves you the hassle of constantly removing your glasses from the high shelf and washing them several times a day.
Tape dispenser from a plastic bottle. Join the bottom halves of the two bottles and cut a side cut. Use colored rubber bands to hold the bottle halves together and hold the ends of the straps in place.
Carabiner for organizing hair bands. Attach a hook on the inside of the cabinet to make the elastic bands easily accessible.
A great idea for those who need two work stations, but do not have enough space in the house. The table is cut in half and attached to a shelf-rack.
Attach the nightstands to the wall to make them taller and easier to use, and also allow you to place a basket underneath for additional storage.
Shelving on the inner door of the wardrobe in the nursery for storing board games and books. In the pantry, you can store spices or supplies of household supplies.
Tidy up your laundry system with these plastic baskets. Assign your basket to each family member and teach them to take responsibility for their belongings.
Use wire hangers to store your shoes. Just bend them into crochet hooks and decorate with paper or cloth.
Additional storage space in the closet with lids from aluminum beverage cans.
In this article, we will offer ten ideas for creating small storage spaces for a variety of little things that tend to get lost and should always be at hand. We will tell you how to equip such "storage facilities" without special costs and additional costs.
We have already written about the arrangement of storage places in the article "Storage places in a small apartment." However, then we paid attention to large-scale projects, such as converting the pantry into a dressing room and making the most of the catwalk functions. Now I would like to offer several options for arranging storage places for small items, which are very important for a comfortable stay.
If you have ever “searched” your apartment, trying to find the keys to your study, the ever-disappearing TV remote control, or a mobile phone charger, the ideas suggested in this article will be just what you need.
Telephones, remotes, chargers, sewing accessories, children's designer ... In every apartment there are many such small, but very necessary items. How do you arrange convenient storage for all these things? We are ready to offer you ten simple options that do not require substantial costs
If you think about it, a shelf or key pocket on the wall of the hallway is a must. Usually there are several sets of keys in each family, and their search in an immense women's handbag or a spacious drawer of the wall can take a lot of time, which is already not enough in the morning.
It's not difficult to make a shelf or key box yourself. Alternatively, you can use a regular mailbox, of course, pre-painted and tidied up. Key hooks are simply attached to it, and inside you can store utility bills and fresh newspapers.
Another option is a small, antique-style shelf. Craquelure varnish and ordinary water-based paint will help to tidy up such a cute and convenient item.
Needlewomen can easily replace an ordinary shelf or key box with a soft textile pocket, which can be decorated with buttons, embroidery or turned into a soft toy. It will turn out to be very cute, roomy and comfortable. All these "storages" are simply hung on the wall in the most convenient, "handy" place in the hallway.
Small, antique shelf with carnations on which you can conveniently hang your keys
A vintage letterbox that can take its place in the hallway. To give it a more modern look, acrylic paint is enough. And don't forget the key hooks.
The mess on the table will definitely not contribute to an increase in working capacity, and such a tabletop will look, to put it mildly, sloppy. Meanwhile, when creating holders for pens and pencils, amazing scope for creativity opens up!
Here are just a few options:
It is interesting that today such handmade pencil holders are considered a very fashionable trend and rightfully take place not only on the student's desk, but also in strict offices, bringing a touch of home comfort to the work environment.
How about such an unusual option for turning cans into a stand for pencils and felt-tip pens? It took only magnets and the author's imagination
In this case, beans, felt and glue were used to create an unusual stand. The beans were then simply dyed to make the stand look like an ear of corn.
The bathroom, traditionally one of the smallest rooms in the house, usually contains a lot of things. At the same time, the place on the door, for some reason, is not often used. Meanwhile, with conventional, inexpensive hooks and towel rails, you can turn your door into a convenient storage location.
So that you can hang not only a towel and a bathrobe on the door, but also place other small but necessary items, you can use the same system of textile pockets.
Just remember that the bathroom is a "wet" place and for sewing pockets on the door you should use a fabric that is not afraid of water, or dense cellophane.
A multi-tiered storage system on the bathroom door will allow you to conveniently place a lot of little things
Does your child like to swim? Then, in your bathroom, most likely, toys are stored, with which a young sailor usually dives and indulges. Where to store all these boats, numerous soldiers, rubber ducklings and bobbleheads? The most convenient way is to put all the toys in a baby bucket, which is usually only used in a sandbox.
The bucket can be simply placed on a shelf or hung on a hook. If the bucket is made of iron, it can be painted to match the color of the bathroom design, and it will become an integral part of the interior. And the plastic bucket can be decorated with stickers or decals.
If there is very little space in the bathroom or you want to create an original design, you can even store toothbrushes and toothpaste in the baby bucket.
All housewives know that it is best to store spices and other bulk products in a glass container, with a securely closed lid to preserve their aroma and properties. However, just glass jars are boring.
Why not decorate a coffee jar with coffee beans, for example? Firstly, it will be immediately clear what exactly is stored here, and secondly, you only need the coffee beans themselves and reliable glue.
Decoupage, which is so popular today, is also great for decorating containers in the kitchen. You can pick up suitable pictures on the network, for example, with images of cereals, tea, and so on, so as not to waste time looking for cans.
If you are not sure that you can cope with the decoupage technology unfamiliar to you, you can simply pick up bright, thick threads, attach a piece of cardboard to them with a beautifully written name of the spice and attach it to the lid. And the decor, and it is immediately clear what is here.
By the way, now there are convenient jars for spices and small things that are hung on the rails. So everything you need for cooking is always at hand.
Thick threads of different colors and cards with names - everything is very simple, but at the same time unusual and beautiful
In this case, when designing a jar for coffee, not only coffee beans were used, but also decoupage
Plain glass jars can be a great storage place for spices. One has only to take care of reliable plugs and simply sign each container
It is quite possible to hang on the railing not only a ladle, but also jars of spices, closed with special lids.
Another way to save space in the kitchen and at the same time place a lot of small things is to use magnetic boards and magnets on the lids of the jars. To make such unusual magnetic jars with your own hands, you will first need a magnetic sheet, jars with sufficiently reliable lids, a pencil, glue, plain paper and scissors.
It is better to take plastic jars not glass, but plastic - they weigh less and will hold more reliably. The bottom of the can is outlined with a pencil, then the required number of magnetic circles is cut along the contour.
The magnets are glued to the bottom of the can, and on paper again we write the names of the spices in a beautiful handwriting and glue to the container. It is clear that such cans can be "magnetized" either on the refrigerator, which is not always convenient, or on a special magnetic board that can be attached, for example, to the door wall of one of the kitchen cabinets.
By the way, with the help of such a system, you can store many things not only on the refrigerator or cabinet door, but also under the shelf - and that's all. Convenient and saves a lot of space.
Jars with magnetic lids fit perfectly on the refrigerator. In this case, the owners decided not to sign them, but to decorate them with different ornaments - you will have to remember what is in a jar with stripes or peas
Such small spice jars will have to be bought on purpose, like a magnetic board. But, believe me, this method of storing spices is very convenient and will not take up space in the kitchen at all.
Have your chargers ever messed up with each other? This means that either you have only one mobile phone in your family or you know how to store such irreplaceable devices correctly. Usually, all charges are simply folded into a common drawer of a chest of drawers or walls in the living room, lying around wherever they have to throughout the apartment, and as a result, finding the right one turns out to be very difficult. The phone beeps annoyingly at this time, warning of an imminent "blackout", and the owner of the house is nervous.
Dealing with this problem is very simple. Yes, it is convenient to store chargers and mobile phones themselves in a drawer, and besides, it is easy to lock it with a key if there are small children in the house. However, it is worth dividing the box into separate sections - for each charger from a phone, e-book, tablet, and so on. There you can also "store" the phones themselves - there is enough space.
It is convenient when the phones and, accordingly, the chargers for them, lie like this - each in its own compartment. You will not be confused and it is not necessary to search for a long time. Such sections are similar to kitchen ones, designed for storing forks and spoons. You can buy ready-made, or you can build from planks and planks yourself
Have you ever seen such a picture in your own dresser or on a shelf? You are a very neat person!
Another item that is constantly lost and disappears in an unknown direction is the TV remote control. Yes, if he was alone! In a modern home, there are usually at least two TVs, and there is also a tuner, a DVD player, a stereo system and many more devices, for which a special remote control is intended to control.
And all these control systems for light, music and television usually lie where the owner left it - that is, anywhere. Today, special plastic mounts are sold for consoles of a certain size, which can be easily and simply attached to the wall. But, you see, a number of such mounts over the sofa will look somehow too "high-tech" and inappropriate.
And here is one shelf or box for all the remotes in your home in the most convenient place - just right. Moreover, it can be built independently and decorated in accordance with the style of the interior design of the living room.
It is easy to build such a box for consoles yourself. And if it seems too rough and simple to you, you can always paint it, decorate it with decoupage or textiles.
Vine products, the so-called "plaits", are still one of the most popular storage places. They fit perfectly not only into the country style, but also into the modern interior, and perform their role of "storage" flawlessly.
The advantages of wicker boxes and boxes include their versatility, environmental friendliness, attractive external parameters and low cost. There are many types of "wicker" - from roomy deep boxes to flat trays for fruit and boxes for small items.
By the way, such flat wicker boxes can be used to equip storage areas for mobile phones and chargers. To do this, you can simply arrange them in the pull-out drawer.
These wicker boxes with convenient handles can hold anything from vegetables to books and newspapers.
Wicker boxes with lids are even more convenient - they look beautiful and keep things safe. Often used to store jewelry and sewing supplies
Another universal option for arranging storage places for important little things. The advantage of cardboard boxes left over from gifts or chocolates is that they can be easily arranged to match the overall style of the room's interior.
In addition, such "storage" weighs little, and if you put the boxes one on top of the other, you can save space on the shelf.
The only disadvantages of this option are:
What do we usually do with gift boxes? We quickly take out the valuable content, tearing apart the colorful packaging, and throw it away. And if you try to carefully save the packaging in order to use it for storing, for example, small parts from a children's designer?
In boxes of chocolates, there are usually many compartments in which it is convenient to put all sorts of little things - buttons, paper clips, beads ... Sometimes egg packaging is used for this purpose, but, you must admit, candy boxes look much more beautiful
The order in the house is formed precisely from such trifles as the availability of convenient storage places. It's nice to know that the right thing is always at hand and exactly where it should be - in a specially designated place. And if the "storages" for small things are also originally designed with their own hands, the interior will look especially interesting and home-like.
The age of technology and new gadgets, along with convenience, sometimes cause inconvenience. For example, a large number of tangled chargers, cables, earphones, long wires, and constantly breaking and kinking contacts. It's time to get rid of all this and sew an organizer case for storing chargers and wires.
And here are some more cover themes:
For work, we need: half a meter of two types of fabrics of contrasting colors, a zipper, threads, pins, a sewing machine, a piece of felt, scissors, a belt buckle, etc. Also, such an organizer can be sewn by hand without a sewing machine.
We start by cutting out two pieces of two types of fabrics measuring 23x15 cm each. We sew them facing each other while stitching a zipper between them.
For density, you can add a few more layers inside, as well as a layer of padding polyester or felt. Sew all the layers by adding rubber bands for the wires.
Sew on the clasp
And this is how our organizer turned out. It allows easy access at home and takes up little space in your bag. And nothing gets messed up.
A simple and elegant way to organize a place for charging a smartphone is a rail and a hanging shelf basket. It will not be difficult to repeat this decision in your own home, while the costs will be minimal, and the result will definitely please.
A slightly more labor-intensive option, which, however, allows you to completely hide all charges and wires from your eyes, is a station for gadgets in a drawer (desk, chest of drawers or kitchen set).
If you have a lot of different electrical appliances that require recharging, choose a larger box. A very elegant, and most importantly, practical solution to the problem of wires, isn't it?
Those who like to place the phone to recharge at night - and by all means next to the bed! - another neat solution will please: a mini-bedside shelf with a connector for connecting gadgets. Such a shelf clings to the side of the bed - and makes it possible (say, a remote control from a TV or air conditioner).
However, you can also choose a very compact version, like this mini-shelf, which is mounted directly on the wall next to the outlet.
Shelf for a smartphone. Price: 98 rub. Photo: AliExpress
Modern manufacturers are well aware that a modern person is nowhere without a smartphone, and therefore they offer many stylish solutions for organizing a stylish and convenient station for recharging gadgets.
There are a variety of docking stations with organizer functions that allow, in addition to the phone, to neatly arrange watches, rings, business card holder and other important little things.
Another clever move that allows you to hide smartphone chargers in the interior is docking stations in the form of pots with succulents.
Design: suitetreatments.com
Look at what a stylish decorative thing, and most importantly, no one will guess that it hides a lot of wires.
Design: suitetreatments.com
Another idea that helps is a stylish case that hides all kinds of charges and disguises them as a decorative accessory.
Design: IKEA
However, there are also stylistic neutral boxes for wires that help to neatly organize a place for recharging gadgets.
Design: IKEA
Take a closer look at this option with AliExpress. You can hide a whole extension cord in it and use it to recharge various devices.
Box for wires. Price: 838 rub. Photo: AliExpress
The modern solution is a neat and stylish docking station for wireless charging of your smartphone or tablet. Of course, this solution is unlikely to be suitable for those who have a whole arsenal of gadgets that require recharging. But it will help out those who want or space on the bedside table - and solve the issue with the wires from the telephone charger.
9 On the shelves
The most ordinary shelves can also help out in organizing a place for telephone charges.
The advantages of this solution:
- shelves can be placed almost anywhere (by choosing the current length and width);
- it will not be difficult to find models that match the color and style of your interior;
- the cost of such a solution is very affordable.
