Ten Home Décor Items that Combine Taste with Functionality

Here are 10 organizational tips that will help organize your home. You can make your home look neat while still combining taste and functionality.

1. Baskets – If you go to any home chances are you’ll come across a basket or two throughout the house. That’s because baskets are not only decorative but serve as an organizational tool also. You can use them for items such as toys, magazines, makeup, etc; whatever fits your personality.

2. Shoe organizers – This should be a staple in every families home! It gets old pretty quick tripping over shoes as you come into the house where they are so often haphazardly left as they are thrown off. And of course there’s also the challenge of not being able to find the other shoe, generally as you are running behind and need to make a mad dash out the door. The answer to these problems is simple – a shoe organizer. There are many different options available from shoe racks that hang over the back of a door to ones that fit in the bottom of a closet. It’s all about personal preference and what will work best for you and your family.

3. Closet organizers – These are becoming big business. In fact there are businesses out there today that are dedicated to helping you create the perfect closet organizer for your home! You can have them as simple or as complex as you want. They can be plastic or metal, have shelves, drawers, or places to hang clothes; it just depends on what you need.

4. Desk organizers – Again this is another item that should be a staple in any home that has a home office or homework area! You can purchase items such as paper clip holders, pencil and pen holders, etc that will help keep the area organized.

5. Clothes trees – These are pretty ‘old fashioned’ and if you are looking to add a touch of old fashion flair to a room a clothes tree is a perfect option. If you aren’t looking for the old fashioned touch you can also find clothes tree available in modern designs. The perfect place to use them is in a corner by the entry way for coats. Another option would be to place on in a child’s bedroom for them to hang their PJ’s, robes or even a towel after a bath on.

6. Furniture with drawers – If your house lacks space, and honestly what home doesn’t, furniture with drawers is a great addition. Furniture items such as couches or beds that have drawers built right into them are wonderful for storing items such as toys or even seasonal clothes.

7. Video and audio storage – These come in a variety of options and depending on your preference you can purchase stand alone pieces or ones that can be incorporated into your media center.

8. Jewelry boxes – These are not only great for organizing and keeping your precious pieces but they are also a beautiful piece of work. A jewelry box is often times almost as beautiful to look at as the jewelry itself! They look great on any dresser.

9. Carts with wheels – These portable storage units come in handy. They can be used for any area of the house and what’s even greater is that they can be ‘tucked’ away in a closet or corner if you aren’t going to need it all the time.

10. Caddies – Just like the carts with wheels, caddies are a great way to carry items that might need to go from room to room. You can purchase buckets or baskets to use as a caddy. Other options would be a fabric caddy with pockets on them.

One great thing about decorating is that no matter what your style is you’ll always be able to find accents that fit your taste. You’ll not only be adding style to your house you’ll also be adding functionality too.