7 Simple Storage Hacks That Cost $0

Sometimes the best storage spots are right under your nose. Here are some unexpected places where you can pack in the goods for easy retrieval.
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Interior of a child's play room showcasing a white shelf photographed on a wood laminate floor against a yellow painted wall with two hanging blank canvas that have paths for dropping in other art work. White shelf suggests storage ideas, it has three chalk labeled buckets that can store various kid items and two plastic containers with lids one has blocks and the other plastic balls.
Interior of a child's play room showcasing a white shelf photographed on a wood laminate floor against a yellow painted wall with two hanging blank canvas that have paths for dropping in other art work. White shelf suggests storage ideas, it has three chalk labeled buckets that can store various kid items and two plastic containers with lids one has blocks and the other plastic balls.

Sometimes the best storage spots are right under your nose. Here are some unexpected places where you can pack in the goods for easy retrieval.

Slip important papers in the back of bookshelves. Here's how.

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Keep spare linens in pillowcases. Here's how.
No linen closet? No problem. Watch this video "How to Wrangle a Fitted Sheet" and stack your folded masterpiece--along with the matching flat sheet--inside the corresponding pillowcase.

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Use suitcases for out-of-season clothing. Read more.
Follow this snazzy rolling technique to get your sweaters, scarves and outerwear out of the way until you need them again.

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Squeeze tights and socks into boots. Read more.

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Organize drawers with shoebox lids. Read more.

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Tuck clutches inside larger bags. Read more.

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Stack books on your out-of-commission radiator. Read more.

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