Not pretty, but so Organized!


I crave order and I love to organize! The one room in my home that has been driving me nuts is, my storage room. This room is in the basement where I store clothing and holiday decor. It's a good size room but I have always had a problem trying to just stack my plastic tubs one on top of the other, so if I need something out of the lower tub, I have to unstack the whole thing. It's a hassle and makes the room messy. See what I mean...



The builder had put in two wire racks for hanging clothing, but I didn't have clothing to hang on this side of the room. Here's how I solved this problem. I researched free-standing shelving units and came upon this one...









Not only was it good looking and sturdy, it was on sale. I measured the plastic tubs that I already had for size and knew that I could place two tubs per shelf. Then I figured that I could put four of these storage units along the wall after taking down the white clothing racks.



Here is the result...











 I can now just pull the tub I need off the shelf without having to unstack each and every one above it!

Okay, let's move on to the other side...



This had the white racks as well, but I knew that I needed to have storage for clothing. Hubby and I  lost weight and have many clothes too large. He stores his suits down here that are too big. Here is what it looks like now...



 I left the white shelving for now because I didn't need more tub storage.



On the wall as you come in, I hung my winter/Christmas frames.



I am so happy with the organization that I actually show off this room now. My friend loved it so much that she had me come over and do her attic storage room above her three car garage. Here is her before...



 And after.



And the other side of the room before...



 And after...







I had angled walls to deal with in this room. We built 10 units and some we left in two sections because they worked better being shorter. I organized her spaces into Holiday, Decor, Kids toys, Kids clothes, etc.



It feels so good to not only be organized but knowing that when something is needed, it's easy to find and not an ordeal to get out.



Let's recap. Left side Before, Right side After!



Don't you just love it?



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