Tuesday, February 21, 2012

In Not So Plain Sight


Lately, I've been inspired by ways to store things in public view. There are very few spaces to hide things away in New York apartments, so why not think of clever and stylish strategies to keep objects out in the open rather than jamming them into a closet. And you get to avoid awkwardly screaming, "don't open that!"

[mail shutterembroidery floss in a bowlbookshelf bench; hat collectionkitchen storagejar of matches; pen and pencil jarswine storage]

15 comments:

jillian m. said...

This is great. With limited storage space, I find myself searching for creative ways to store and display items I'd normally just stuff in the closet. Sometimes, you gotta think outside the box!

Jess said...

I love those hats and the glass jars.... I'm always needing creative ways to store all my stuff!

Mandy Crandell said...

These are all brilliant! Love the shutter mail holder. Might have to try it.

http://mandycrandell.blogspot.com/

Patrice said...

These ideas will definitely come in handy when the beau and I move into our new place. Thanks!

Michelle {lovely little things} said...

I pinned the painted mason jars onto my pinterest, that's my next DIY project I hope to attempt!

Amy@OldSweetSong said...

Well this is a right nice collection, lady. Those painted jars are speaking to me.

liza said...

What a great collection of photos for things stored in plain sight! I like the shutter idea, and the clothes pins are beautiful. Happy Tuesday!

~ The Bebebirds ~ said...

I SO need this! We have officially run out if storage room in our apt so these are some great tips!

Brooke

thebebebirds.blogspot.com

rebecca said...

we did the shutters thing in our nashville apartment before moving to NYC. it was the cutest. now i can't imagine giving up precious wall space to display the mail!

Caroline said...

Me too!! I love the last one with the wine.

modern Suburbanites said...

gorgeous!!

www.modernsuburbanites.blogspot.com

KateSouth said...

Thanks for all the inspiration - I have recently been mulling over attractive storage solutions, so this is just what I've been needing to see!

Pinecone Camp said...

Love all this ideas! The shutter looks so cute.

Natalie Kilgore said...

Yay! Creative storage and collections are the best.

kijsa said...

Great storage solutions!! Had to pin a few!
Blessings,
Kijsa

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