Cheap Closet Organizer Ideas
There is nothing that makes your life easier and house tidier that well thought out closet storage. Life is simpler when you know where things are. Not only will you know where everything is but your house is also easier to tidy when you have a place for everything. Carefully thought out closet storage systems are a worthwhile investment.
There are very cheap and easy ways to organize any closet and every closet needs some organizational help. One of the best "cheap" ways to organize a closet is to buy some snap together plastic shelves and some clear Rubbermaid bins. Make sure the bins are the proper size for your shelves. Stick a 3x5 sticker on the end of each bin and make a clear list of the contents.
The closet storage system described above can be made even cheaper with a little ingenuity. Instead of buying plastic stacking shelves look around your basement or neighborhood for bricks and pieces of 4 foot board. Wash whatever you find thoroughly and carefully. Visit your local wine store and ask for some boxes. Any type of box will do but I find liquor boxes or wine boxes to be the sturdiest and they are easy to find. Write down the contents of each bin on a piece of paper and tape the list to the end of the bin.
Another very inexpensive way to organize your cupboards or closets is to install rows of hooks at eye level around the perimeter of the closet. I was very surprised when I did an inventory of my closets to find that many items came ready to be hung up. You can also use the hooks to hang cloth or netted bags that can be used to store an assortment of light weighted things.
Another cost free way to arrange closet storage is to examine the actual stuff that is stored in the closet. For the best organization closets' should be homogenized. That means the stuff should more or less the same and accessed at the same rate. A coat that is used every day should not be stored with a tennis racket that is never used or Christmas decorations that are pulled out once per year. If you don't use something throw it out. If you use it once or twice per year, store it in a closet with other items used with the same frequency.
Decent closet storage ideas can be very inexpensive. You can start with some cheaper ideas and then maybe add some pricey organizational tools when you have more money. There really are some free ways to organize your closets. With some ingenuity, you can come up with a few cheap closet storage ideas.
