Clever Organizing Solutions for Your Home

Entryway, laundry room, garage: all areas that collect―and overflow with―stuff. These photos offer ideas on how to keep everything in its place.

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Marc Royce

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Inexpensive pegboard mounted to the wall neatly displays tools at eye level.

Marc Royce

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Store things you use regularly, like cleaning products and art supplies, closest to the door to the house.

Marc Royce

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Hang wire and curtain panels to prettily hide storage bins at a moment’s notice.

Sports equipment on a pegboard in a garage

David Prince

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Repurpose a mesh laundry bag to capture soccer balls, basketballs, and other runaway sports gear.

David Prince

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Movable hooks allow you to rearrange tools as you wish to maximize convenience.

Noah Webb

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Even a garage that houses a lot of belongings can look clutter-free if you use shelves and hooks to keep things off the floor.

Formula Z/S

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Laundry-room storage organizes not only cleaning essentials but also easy-to-misplace items like a fly swatter.

John Gruen

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Create a clothes-hanging section in your laundry room with a wall-mounted drying rack that retracts when not in use.

Michele Gastl

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Arrange detergents and other products in the order in which you use them, from stain removers to spray-on starch. Keep bleach and ammonia away from each other; mixed, they can produce toxic fumes.

Michele Gastl

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A three-bin sorter helps family members separate their clothes by colors, whites, and delicates.

Shower caddy stocked with laundry products

James Baigrie

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Load high-demand cleaning products on an over-the-door caddy you can tote from room to room.

John Gruen

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Simple milk crates break a long wire shelf into cubbies for organized laundry-room gear.

William Abranowicz

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Keep a basket handy to fold anything knit or stretchy―T-shirts, sweaters, jeans, sweats―straight from the dryer.

Mark Lund

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Your folding surface should be high enough that you don't have to stoop and strain your back.

Mark Lund

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Even a narrow, high-traffic space can be kept orderly with smart storage, such as bins and pegs.

Annie Schlechter

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A row or two of pegs makes use of wall space and frees up the entryway floor and closet. A tote bag can hold winter gloves and hats.

Chip Cordelli

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A bench with a seat lid that lifts offers covert storage for miscellaneous items like dog leashes.

William Abranowicz

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Choose entryway furniture that is multifunctional―like this bench with storage compartments underneath.

Bjorn Wallander

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A sleek cabinet with bin drawers makes a clever hideaway for entryway clutter.

Chip Cordelli

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A clock with a hinged face provides a fine hiding spot for flashlights, keys, sunglasses, and more.

David Prince

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A sports organizer lets you see what’s where while keeping equipment in its place.

David Prince

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Make cleanup a breeze (no multiple trips from yard to house) with a toy cart or bin.

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Clever Organizing Solutions for Your Home

1 of 23

Inexpensive pegboard mounted to the wall neatly displays tools at eye level.

2 of 23

Store things you use regularly, like cleaning products and art supplies, closest to the door to the house.

3 of 23

Hang wire and curtain panels to prettily hide storage bins at a moment’s notice.

4 of 23

Repurpose a mesh laundry bag to capture soccer balls, basketballs, and other runaway sports gear.

5 of 23

Movable hooks allow you to rearrange tools as you wish to maximize convenience.

6 of 23

Even a garage that houses a lot of belongings can look clutter-free if you use shelves and hooks to keep things off the floor.

7 of 23

Laundry-room storage organizes not only cleaning essentials but also easy-to-misplace items like a fly swatter.

8 of 23

Create a clothes-hanging section in your laundry room with a wall-mounted drying rack that retracts when not in use.

9 of 23

Arrange detergents and other products in the order in which you use them, from stain removers to spray-on starch. Keep bleach and ammonia away from each other; mixed, they can produce toxic fumes.

10 of 23

A three-bin sorter helps family members separate their clothes by colors, whites, and delicates.

11 of 23

Load high-demand cleaning products on an over-the-door caddy you can tote from room to room.

12 of 23

Simple milk crates break a long wire shelf into cubbies for organized laundry-room gear.

13 of 23

Keep a basket handy to fold anything knit or stretchy―T-shirts, sweaters, jeans, sweats―straight from the dryer.

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Your folding surface should be high enough that you don't have to stoop and strain your back.

15 of 23

Even a narrow, high-traffic space can be kept orderly with smart storage, such as bins and pegs.

16 of 23

A row or two of pegs makes use of wall space and frees up the entryway floor and closet. A tote bag can hold winter gloves and hats.

17 of 23

A bench with a seat lid that lifts offers covert storage for miscellaneous items like dog leashes.

18 of 23

Choose entryway furniture that is multifunctional―like this bench with storage compartments underneath.

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A sleek cabinet with bin drawers makes a clever hideaway for entryway clutter.

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A clock with a hinged face provides a fine hiding spot for flashlights, keys, sunglasses, and more.

21 of 23

A sports organizer lets you see what’s where while keeping equipment in its place.

22 of 23

Make cleanup a breeze (no multiple trips from yard to house) with a toy cart or bin.

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