Reddit reviews ClosetMaid 3456 Large Shelf, White

Storage and organization:

• drawer organization
  
  
• small wall shelves
  
  
• small bookshelves
  
  
• hooks to hang things on walls, like towels, keys, tools in the garage, kitchen gadgets, etc.
  
  
• counter/cupboard organization (you can almost always find these for like $4 at Ross and they make a world of difference! I also found one with tiers for organizing your spices.

I just put THIS tutorial up. It can be made for under $50 if you have a drill at home & a way to cut wood at store or in home. If you're on a budget just get a Wire Shelf Rack, stick everything on a table w/ cards on top of rack & call it a day. If you have pets though they can easily knock the cards over so I'd go with a milk crate or something more substantial.

This is my cheap alternative to a laptop stand. I’ve been using it for over a year now. And it’s fantastic.

I found that the little wire shelves that you can get to double your pantry or shelving area are nice. https://www.amazon.com/ClosetMaid-3456-Large-Shelf-White/dp/B00AES2XB2/ref=sxin_0_ac_d_rm?ac_md=0-0-c2hlbGYgZXh0ZW5kZXI%3D-ac_d_rm&keywords=shelf+extender&pd_rd_i=B00AES2XB2&pd_rd_r=9e863b24-afce-4f4c-b042-dad654d80771&pd_rd_w=Fvxud&pd_rd_wg=jLiMQ&pf_rd_p=983984df-2ad2-4c97-ba7f-4c5a90291c2b&pf_rd_r=QBSJYQSPZW1V99XPX4NY&psc=1&qid=1569685004&s=gateway
Lazy susans for canned good, spices, medications, you can get lazy susans with two shelves, and those are nice for smaller items. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0036OQWT0?aaxitk=C04aQKaeELS.5S8eGrb3QA&pd_rd_i=B0036OQWT0&pf_rd_p=44fc3e0f-4b9e-4ed8-b33b-363a7257163d&hsa_cr_id=4348174040901&sb-ci-n=productDescription&sb-ci-v=Copco%202555-0187%20Non-Skid%202-Tier%20Pantry%20Cabinet%20Lazy%20Susan%20Turntable%2C%2012-Inch%2C%20White%2FGray&sb-ci-a=B0036OQWT0

Guaranteed if you have a lot of dishes, there are some you really never use. Pack those up and put them in storage somewhere, that way you are not throwing them away, if the wife is worried about that. You don't need 24 coffee cups, or bowls, for 3 people for daily use. Put stuff you only use once a year (christmas turkey roasting pan) in a plastic tote, and put it in the garage or basement. Better yet, if you have a kid who will be moving out in the next few years, start putting extra items in a tote for them to take when they move.

I recently moved, and like a nerd I mapped out my kitchen cupboards before I unpacked. Having things where you need them makes putting them away and finding them so much easier. Keep the coffee cups close to the coffee maker, the glasses near the sink, the spices close to the stove.

Maybe use these types of shelves to use more vertical space? ClosetMaid 3456 Large Shelf, White https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AES2XB2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_MSfjzbM87BN3W sorry about the link, on mobile

I have a couple of these in my cabinets and I use one for plates and one for mugs.

Something like this https://www.amazon.com/ClosetMaid-3456-Large-Shelf-White/dp/B00AES2XB2/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1496006712&sr=8-5&keywords=cabinet+rack

You could add your own shelf perhaps:

https://smile.amazon.com/ClosetMaid-3456-Large-Shelf-White/dp/B00AES2XB2/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=cabinet+shelf&qid=1556837726&s=gateway&sr=8-4

then use these caddy things to store your supplies:

https://smile.amazon.com/mDesign-Plastic-Portable-Organizer-Bathroom/dp/B0765CQ9Q4/ref=sr_1_41?keywords=clear%2Bbin&qid=1556837938&s=gateway&sr=8-41&th=1

I don't know exactly how much space you have but these things are bomb too:

https://smile.amazon.com/Simple-Houseware-Stackable-Sliding-Organizer/dp/B078YZ2Q85/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=under+cabinet+drawer&qid=1556837681&s=gateway&sr=8-3

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Good luck!!!

Since you can't put the books standing up vertically, try stacking them horizontally but still organize by size so they're mostly in neat columns.

You would want to put trinkets and misc items in their own containers, where related items all go in the same bin, but laid out in a way so you can see all of them and access all of them without having to move things--so not just one box with stuff stacked up it in randomly, unless you absolutely can't avoid doing so (sometimes, throwing shit in a box is really the only thing you can do haha). I find trays (like the lid of a shoebox, for example of height) instead of boxes to be best for this. Trays would be a great set up for you, since you said your shelves are deep but not tall.

To maximize the amount of space you have, you can add mini shelving within a shelf. So for example, on that top shelf, I can see you have a mug or cup of some kind. You could fit tiny shelf there, something that stands on its own, like this, so you'd have the cup where it is now alongside some other stuff, and then on top of it you could place more cups or a tray of other stuff.

You can get trays from the dollar store, use a shoebox lid, or even just cut the bottom of a tissue box off. All my trays are basically the lids for "memory boxes" I got from Michael's. I use the boxes themselves as closet organizers.