Reviewed By Sam: coat rack

Home Storage Solutions

Do you have coats hanging on chairs? Are you tripping over shoes on the floor? Is this a familiar site in some parts of your home?

Well, I think we're not all as bad as the clutter in this picture, but you get the idea.

Clutter in certain areas of your house can certainly be overwhelming at times. Sometimes we just need to come up with some simple home storage solutions to keep the clutter to a minimum.

Our entrance to our basement was a mess, we had coats and shoes all over the place. After taking a look at the area I saw a blank wall so, I thought what perfect space for a coat rack. Then underneath the coat rack, I put a shoe rack, problem solved.

There really are some cheap storage solutions if you think about it.

LIBERTY 165541 Six Scroll Hook Rack Cocoa and Soft

BirdRock Home Oval Hook Coat and Hat Rack | 6

Liberty 129848 Hook Rail/Coat Rack with 5 Flared Tri Hooks,

Sodynee 25 Pairs Shoe Rack Shoe Tower Shelf Storage Organizer

Whitmor 20 Pair Floor Shoe Rack, White

Seville Classics 2-Tier Resin Slatted Shoe Rack

Here are some bedroom storage solutions:

How about some storage for the kids' rooms. We have four grandchildren and I gotta tell you that I've never seen so much stuff. Games, books, toys, clothes, you name it and it's there.

Our daughter picked up a couple of neat wall storage units with cubbies and cloth drawers. They are not very expensive and very easy to assemble.

Tip: If you buy a tall wall unit for storage and have small children I recommend anchoring it to the wall with some "L" brackets.

Tot Tutors Kids' Toy Storage Organizer with 12 Plastic Bins,

Cosco Hazel Kids 4 Shelf Bookcase White

ClosetMaid 8937 Cubeicals 9-Cube Organizer, Espresso

Then there is the entranceway in your home. Wouldn't it be nice if you had a storage bench to sit on and take off your shoes and still have room to store some things inside?
I really wish that we had the room in our entranceway for one of these, but we don't.