Clutter Video Tip: Find Hidden Storage with Helper Shelves

http://www.clutterdiet.com/freetips Get organized with home organizing tips from professional organizers at The Clutter Diet. Declutter and move toward being clutter free when you squeeze more storage space from your kitchen, closet, garage, or pantry. In this video Lorie Marrero demonstrates how you can find hidden storage in your cabinets and closets by using helper shelves. These shelves are available in different sizes and materials for decluttering your closet or your pantry. Organizing experts use these storage products to find extra storage space in clients' homes. These Clutter Video Tips are posted frequently here on our clutterdiet organizing channel. You can search Twitter for #ClutterVideoTip also to find comments on our organizing tips. Lorie Marrero is the creator of ClutterDiet.com and the author of The Clutter Diet: The Skinny on Organizing Your Home and Taking Control of Your Life. Lorie also serves as the national spokesperson for Goodwill Industries International and ambassador of the Donate Movement.

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Hey, it's Lorie Marrero [POP] and today's Clutter Video Tip is about helper shelves. Here we have one being used in a cabinet to store coffee mugs. And as you can see, all of this vertical space would have been wasted and now we can hold [POP] double the amount of coffee mugs in the same space. This one is made out of coated metal, but you can find a lot of other kinds. Here we have an example for you of some laminate ones that are used in an armoire to hold dishes and another one in a pantry. You can find these at any house wares store and you can start using the vertical space that might be wasted in your house.

So be sure to visit us at clutterdiet.com/freetips for more of these organizing strategies.

And, as always, may you always be happy and grateful for having more than enough.

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[rozfruchtman]

Thanks so much... Was wondering if you have a helper tip for those DVD/CD cases that look like books. The title is usually on the spine.

Thanks in advance. Roz Fruchtman / Say It With eCards

[clutterdiet]

@rozfruchtman We often recommend using CD/DVD wallets to house those instead of the cases that come with them. They take up a lot of linear feet on a shelf vs. the wallets just a few inches. And you can save the liner notes in the wallets too.

[rozfruchtman]

@clutterdiet Interesting idea, but one thought... "You could not alphabetize them in the sleeves. For example I have lots of spiritual teachings. Each come with from 2-6 CDs. They are all different titles.  On the bookshelf they can be put in alphabetical order (but take up tons of room), and in the CD/DVD wallets if you put them in as you got them they would be out of order, but take up lots less room, but would be hard to find the titles in the end. (Hope this makes sense! ;)

[clutterdiet]

@rozfruchtman You're right, there are tradeoffs. Solution is this: Excel spreadsheet, number the sleeves. Index all items-- one column for number, one column for title, add columns for other info if you like. Sort by title, then print. You'll then have an alphabetized list of everything in the wallet and it will tell you what numbered sleeve it resides in.

[skibum7986]

love your haircut !!!

[NLHello]

i am actually using helper shelves for my plates, so that i don't have to lift up the whole pile of breakfast plates when i need dinner or soup plates; very handy indeed

[bowwoofbow]

Great idea! No more wasted space or avalanches caused by stacking one mug in another. Now on my "To buy" list!

[CaublasianMom]

What an awesome idea! Heading to the Container Store now.

[azdesertrat2]

I already started using the helper shelves for my coffee cups. I need to get some of the bigger ones for my pantry. Thanks for the tip.