Like many of you out there (I'm guessing), it's sometimes hard for me to reconcile the idea of
buying stuff to help with getting organized. I mean, being organized is definitely really great, and sometimes you kind of have no choice but to call in some aids—after all, off-season clothes need storage bins,
pens littering the desk rather than standing in a cup are just annoying, and
no one wants to use a cotton ball that's been nuzzling with dust in the corners of the bathroom drawer. But sometimes you can just
improvise and
repurpose things you already have lying around (or, heck,
get rid of some things you don't really need). On top of that, a lot of this stuff you can buy is pretty expensive, or comes in a massive "system" that requires you to surrender a huge amount of your house to a series of racks, shelves, hooks, etc. that don't even end up looking all that pretty. This kind of space, I do not have—but what I
do have is a soft spot in my heart for these tweed storage boxes from the
Container Store. It could be that I like how they remind me of fall clothes, which always feel more chic than summer ones, or just that they're not fugly; it could simply be because they're on sale, but I'm thinking of taking the plunge and stocking up on a whole mess of them. There is a ton of vertical space above my top closet shelves that is
pretty hard to get to, but ripe for colonization by these
timeless-looking (and easily accessible) storage units. What do you think? Worth the investment or
a waste of scarce financial resources?
The boxes come in:
sweater size (16" x 15" x 8"), shown, on sale for $24.99 each;
shirt size (11" x 15" x 8"), on sale for $19.99 each; and
shoe size (8" x 15" x 5-1/4"), on sale for $14,99 each. They're made of heavy-duty fiberboard covered in a wool-and-poly-blend fabric, and the drop-down fronts have magnetic closures. Has anyone out there tried these yet? I'm curious how they look (and feel) in real life.
More organizing ideas (and, yes, products) on Shine:
3 tips for dealing with the packrat in your household
6 surprising ways to stash and sort mail, menus and school papers
Embroidery-hoop memo boards to buy or d.i.y.
A kinda-fancy bathroom organizer for just 8 bucks
