1. Kids can turn cleaning into a game by tossing toys through the holes of the Minifangst unit (shown).*
To Buy: $1.50, www.ikea.com for stores.

2. To prevent jewelry tangles while traveling, place your necklaces and bracelets on a sheet of bubble wrap, roll up the sheet, and secure with tape.

3. Stick a lazy Susan on a child’s desk to rotate art supplies. Kids can access the tape dispenser or crayons in a flash.

4. Stash a small flashlight in your lingerie drawer and it will be easy to tell the black tights from the navy ones.

5. Instead of filling a pretty sham with a pillow stuffer, stow linen sets or pajamas inside.*

6. If your child is too young to read, place pictures of toys and books on storage bins so he can learn where to put things away.

7. Separate clothes or blankets by season and stow them under the bed in Clear Vinyl Storage bags. Many are oversize and roomy enough to fit a down comforter and pillows or multiple sheet sets.
To Buy: $8 to $10 each, www.containerstore.com.

8. Display kids’ masterpieces as they do in art galleries, courtesy of Deka curtain wire and clips.*
To Buy: $5, www.ikea.com for stores.

9. Ensure that your favorite purses remain free from dust and within easy reach by arranging them in the 10-compartment polyester Hanging Handbag organizer. You can use it to store other kinds of accessories, too.
To Buy: $9, www.carolwrightgifts.com.

10. Sling spare decorative tote bags on door handles and use them to store miscellaneous objects.

* These tips, products, and ideas were taken from the Real Simple organizational Hall of Fame. Tried, true, and worth repeating.