It's no secret that I'm a lover of jewelry. It's a problem, y'all.
I have a waist-high jewelry chest in my closet. It's an awesome piece from Pier 1 and I have no regrets about buying it. But I never felt like my jewelry was truly organized because some of the drawers are deep, so my necklaces and bracelets were just piled up in the drawers, tangled and mangled. It looked like a jewelry landfill.
Because of its placement in my closet, the rod over the chest can't be used to hang clothes. So it finally occurred to me that I could use that empty rod space to hang necklaces. Light bulb!
And... here is the finished product. I also screwed a few cup hooks into the wall for additional storage of longer necklaces.
The collection is under control now because I can actually see my jewelry. I think that's the key to jewelry storage -- keeping it where you can easily see it. Otherwise, the bangles and bobbles get buried and you could go five years without seeing your favorite bling.
In the long run, spending a little money on storage will actually save you money because you won't buy duplicates or similar items.
I found some fun jewelry storage ideas online. There are oodles of options out there. You can buy something that's already made for storage.. or you can go the DIY route with screens, lace, or radiator grills attached to frames.
A few of my friends store their jewelry simply and affordably with IKEA rails attached to the wall.
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Jewelry is pretty, and the possibilities to display it are endless. So get those jewels out of hiding and stay out of the JA 12-step program. It worked for me!
