6packofun Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Trying to get our home a little more organized now that we can actually get some shelving or other pieces for our kids to put stuff on/in. 2 of our girls (who are 18 and 20) share a room and they literally have one tiny closet, a small desk, and a very old dresser with shallow drawers. They put a lot of stuff under their beds, but they have jewelry and bath stuff and art stuff and on and on. They are decluttering but they still need SPACE for their things. What are some items you use for keeping everything in its place? (Gosh it feels nice to be able to ask this and also be able to afford to get them something at long last! :) ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 (edited) We have IKEA IVAR bookshelves that also have a few closed cupboard like compartments. They also have desk drawers. Bath stuff lives in the bathroom cupboard. Edited January 14, 2018 by regentrude 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Jewelry hangs in a hanging jewelry organizer like this: https://www.target.com/p/hanging-jewelry-organizer-threshold-153/-/A-15024437 Bath stuff stays in a dopp kit in the bathroom. Everyone has a color coded kit. You could easily hang a shelf close to the ceiling line to line those all up since your kids are all older. As far as the rest of stuff goes, our girls have a Kallax system from IKEA, our boys have a Trofast system. Bins are labeled and organized. For a small footprint room, I'd consider ditching the desk and put in a vertical Kallax or Trofast or switching to a more vertical dresser. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 None of my kids have big closets, although they do now have their own rooms. All of mine have over the door shoe organizers for their closet doors and mine with the smallest closet (4x3) has shelves that dh built. On the shelves are baskets for clothes and accessories. Dd2 has a jewelry box and baskets for makeup, hair stuff, and jewelry and a plastic divided tray for stationary/art things in her desk. Dd1 has a jewelry tree and wooden divided box (on her bookshelf) for jewelry. She has a metal divided tray for stationary/art stuff on her desk. All 3 girls have bulletin boards for things they want to display and the youngest 2 have a basket / drawer for stuff they want to keep (my older is more like me and not prone to keeping things). Bathroom stuff stays in the bathroom, toiletries in their room for now but I'm looking to put in a larger vanity downstairs so they have a place for it once they get more into the fro fro stuff. All kids have bookshelves of varying sizes. My youngest 5 (has various cloth bins for toys) in most of her cubes. My son has mostly books. My girls have a combo of books and various knick knacks and this and that. None is a set of any kind, just things we got along the way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbutton Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 If bathroom stuff can't be kept in the bathroom, I would get each person a caddy sized for their belongings. In college, we used over the door shoe organizers, but I haven't found over the door options that don't seem to bang up our doors badly. We also utilize coat racks--both kids have one they chose based on how they plan to use it. It keeps a lot of stuff off of the floor and can range from bath robe and towel to bookbags, charging cords, or belts. Small Kallax shelves mounted to the wall with and without cube organizers, magazine holders, etc. If you like a clean floor, you can sweep under them, or you can put bins, shoes, etc. underneath. The top makes a shallow desk, decorative shelf, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 We also utilize coat racks--both kids have one they chose based on how they plan to use it. It keeps a lot of stuff off of the floor and can range from bath robe and towel to bookbags, charging cords, or belts. Can you show me an example or picture of the type of coat racks you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 If you don't have bunks what about those ones that sit on top of desks or drawers? Or are your girls too old to enjoy that. They would eliminate the need for a desk and give you more room for a closet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 If you don't have bunks what about those ones that sit on top of desks or drawers? Or are your girls too old to enjoy that. They would eliminate the need for a desk and give you more room for a closet. This. I would get them both dorm beds, using the space underneath for a desk, dresser, and book shelves for each girl. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 It's a good idea to look at things that are made for dorm rooms. They are made for small spaces with lots of stuff. We have something similar to this but ours has three shelves. It has cup holders, hooks, plus the shelves: https://www.amazon.com/Dorm-Space-Saver-Over-Storage/dp/B0746QWZMZ/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1515970256&sr=8-4&keywords=over+bed+shelves 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I would do a single shelf high up on the wall, going all the way around and over the door. You could put pretty shoeboxes (sold for a couple bucks at craft stores) and out shoes, photos, & decorations up there. I would also consider doing loft beds so they can have a workstation or bookshelf below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 (edited) My daughter got rid of her loft bed in middle school because she was getting too tall to sit on her bed without hitting her head on the ceiling. She was about 5'7 at the time (5'9 now). it went to her sisters room, who didn't like it for the same reason. They both wanted normal beds to sit on without having to climb up to them. We went with the MALM beds from IKEA with storage drawers on one side. the other side is against the wall and we store things under there that the girls don't need to get to but once or twice a year. Seasonal clothes, or keepsake items. We have the 4x4 Kallax from IKEA in dd11s room. The bottom 8 squares have baskets and that acts as her dresser. The upper 8 are open and used for misc items. the top it full of stuffed animals etc. She also has a desk but I don't remember the name. DD19 also has various components of kallax. we bought her a 4x4 and a couple 2x2s. We bought those for her so she could change her room around and when she moves out they will be more versitle. She uses a few baskets in some squares and has a couple of areas covered with doors. Others are open. She uses magazine holders to keep one section clean looking that has small verticla items in it. She also has a set of desk drawers and desk top. She used to have a larger desk but wanted a smaller footprint and this combination works great for her. Edited January 15, 2018 by Tap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Desk drawers / bins. Bins in storage units in the closet. Cupboards that close with a door. Open bookshelves. Bins in the corners. Drawers under the bed. Hanging on hooks in the closet. (We have way too much stuff.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 Great ideas! Looks like I need to make a road trip to IKEA. Never been there so I will just trust you all and go for it! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbutton Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Can you show me an example or picture of the type of coat racks you have? Older DS has this one: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80202023/ Younger DS had another IKEA one, but I don't see it on the site. It's very odd looking, but it had an umbrella tray at the bottom. It was just the right size to place an office sized trash can on it between the uprights. He kept his swords and nerf guns in there until he had too many to fit into the trash can. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksr5377 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 We have coat racks as well, but I find in smaller rooms where space is limited, hooks behind the door are more useful. I have some smaller ones above larger ones in my room. On the larger ones I hang my robe, hoodie towel etc. On the small ones above I hang jewelry. I don't have a lot so it's perfect for the dozen or so necklaces and bracelets I have and I don't have to have a jewelry box on my dresser. I have also seen small hooks used above dressers for the same purpose, wherever there is wall space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 My daughter got rid of her loft bed in middle school because she was getting too tall to sit on her bed without hitting her head on the ceiling. She was about 5'7 at the time (5'9 now). it went to her sisters room, who didn't like it for the same reason. My oldest had the same problem with her loft bed by the time she was 12 or 13 years old. It was also really really bad if she was sick, or hurt herself dancing. Even a pretty minor sprain would make getting in and out of bed a nightmare. They also are a bear to change the sheets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosika Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Pinterest has a lot of ideas for jewelry storage. For my daughter I used picture frames with screen netting or chicken wire to hold earrings. Necklaces/bracelets went on one of those racks (for sewing) that hold thread, and bulkier costume necklaces were secured on a towel rack using shower curtain hooks. All of these make good use of wall space. Prior to this she had a standing jewelry cabinet that took up a lot of floor space and, frankly, was ugly. Art supplies are trickier, depending on what they use. If you look on Pinterest for mason jars bathroom organizers, that would work for some art supplies (pencils, glue sticks, paint brushes) - they could be stored on a wall and taken down for use. Paints and other bulkier items could be stored in shoe boxes and placed on an inexpensive acrylic shelf secured above the doors (bedroom door, closet door). I label the bottom of my boxes so I can see from below, and they're a good price at Container Store. Shoe boxes are nicely portable for wherever they want to do their crafts. A shoe storage thing on the back of the door would work well, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 Oh, Pinterest! I forgot about that for all the smaller stuff that needs organization. (Or furniture hacks, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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