Home Decor

This is billed as a closet/bath organizer, but the bath part is the one that intrigues me. Because it has mesh pockets, it can be used in the bathroom to store shampoo or lotions, or any of the other countless bottles we all have.

Is it attractive? Not as much as some others, but the usefulness is certainly cool.

Similar to the shoe organizers, this hanging purse organizer takes care of your purse collection. There is a super large storage space at the top, then smaller ones for clutches, and some more large places at the bottom. How many it can hold depends on the sizes of your purses, but there are 17 cubbies.

As part of a closet reorganization, one of these hanging shoe organizers would be very handy. In very little closet space, none of which is on the floor, you can organize ten pairs of shoes. The double hangers at the top make it less likely to pull down against the weight of the shoes. It's a cool little hanger to help you organize your shoes.

Each of my kids has one of these kid's closet organizers hanging in their closet. Originally, we got two for my son, so that we could plan two weeks worth of school clothes ahead of time, and then when my daughter got old enough, we gave one to her. We still don't need to plan school clothes just yet, but we will soon, and in the meantime, it's keeping her dressup costumes neat.

Each day is labeled, and it's got some pockets on the side for underwear and socks. It doesn't take up a lot of space, but it makes it very easy to get the kids ready each day.

Doing your closet with a closet organizer like this can really increase the amount of space. It's a good way to stack things vertically, rather than just horizontally. For a long time, I wasn't convinced that they were helpful. That's only because I had a lousy version of one in my closet. It's shelves are fixed, and they are too big to be useful, and too small to store other stuff. So it just ends up taking up space, without providing any real benefit.

But this is a decent one. There is a lot of storage space here, and a great organization so that you can hang up lots more stuff.

The drawers on this CD/DVD cabinet would be cute sitting on a computer armoire, so that it can hold all your computer CDs at close reach. Another cool option would be to put it inside a bookshelf, because it would let them be stored deeper than you might be able to otherwise.

What a cool little four drawer CD cabinet this is! It's kind of like a filing cabinet for CDs, and it lets you lock each drawer individually. Yet, despite functioning like a filing cabinet, it doesn't look like one. It has a little more of a youthful, funky style than that.

It would be one thing if this was your standard cubicle file cabinet. But this one has one feature that I have never seen on another file cabinet, and in these internet times, it makes a lot of sense. This has a built-in CD storage. File your papers on the bottom, the same as you normally would, but any information you choose to burn to CD can be stored in the top. The only change I would make to this media file cabinet is if it could be locked to keep the info private.

This is a cute three door AV cabinet, but you're about to find out how anal I am. I hate cabinets like this because with three doors, you have one side looking a little unbalanced by the knob placement. See, didn't I tell you? lol

The doors on this are perforated, which lets the sound pass through the door, without interfering with the beauty of the piece. There are also panels that remove in the back so that your cords can pass through easily. And finally, the shelves inside are very adjustable, so that you can decide where you want to place your components. My own audio shelf doesn't do that, and while I like the look of it, it's not as handy as it could be.

I LOVE the look of this sliding door media cabinet. My favorite part is the sliding doors. I can't count the number of times I have had enough room for the actual piece of furniture, but ran into problems with the amount of space needed for the doors to swing open.

This piece holds a mindblowing 504 DVDs, and the shelves are adjustable so that you can customize it to your collection. That way, you can mix CDs, DVDs, and VHS. The price is a little mindblowing too, but then again, this piece has more storage than most others, without taking up an entire wall.

I love these library style fronts on furniture. I typically call them apothecary style furniture, but it's pretty much the same thing. This is not a true library style where the drawers slide out. It is merely a false front, with shelving located behind the doors. This library style DVD/CD cabinet holds 298 DVDs, and it's quite a stylish way to do it.

This top load media cabinet isn't one of my favorite pieces. The style just seems like it takes up so much space, without providing that much storage. And when I say that, you should know that I mean comparatively. It holds up to 448 DVDs, which is quite a few, but considering the size of this console, I feel like that number should be higher.

One thing I do like is that you don't have to bend down to reach a lot of the DVDs. It opens on the top (which presents its own design problem since you can't place any decorative items on top), and you can get your DVDs easily. For someone with joint problems, it might be a good solution, but for most people, I think there is probably a more appropriate storage solution out there.

For years, I wanted a plate rack. It always seemed like such a waste of space to store them flat, because I had to have one stack for my plates, one for the saucers, and another two for the bowls (two stacks so they wouldn't tip over). That took up an entire shelf, and in my cabinets, that's too much space. Storing them vertically always made much more sense, because I could just tuck them onto the countertops, without it looking silly.

These train car shelves would be adorable in a small boy's room. My son was very into trains when he was small, and still is to a certain degree. He never had much of a theme in his room, but the closest we got was a train theme. He had train rugs, which would look really cute underneath these.

This glass and platinum shelf is simple and plain, but rather nice. Even still, I can't imagine it anywhere but a bathroom. It would look extra cool in there, supporting various bathroom necessities, such as a ceramic mouthwash dispenser or an antique shaving set.