Now I can find ALL my tights! Yay!
In case you didn’t read my post about the scarf hangar, Pinterest is my crack. I absolutely can’t get enough of it! There are many a post on the fantastic uses of over the door shoe pouches. I ordered two (or three) to experiment with organization (I love Amazon Prime) and if I had more doors, I’d order more of these. THEY ARE GREAT!!! I did manage to deal with two areas of nuisance in my life, my tights and pantyhose collection and my pantry/kitchen counter situation. I went through my tights drawer, which is typically overflowing and difficult to find. I took the shoe pouch and organized my tights and hose by color, texture, and foot (footless or not). I also put a few pairs of leggings that I would only wear with tunics or skirts in the pockets. Perfect! The only thing left to do is to take the old label maker out and label the pockets. I’m debating that because I don’t want to be locked into the current organization. I’ll label once I get a full feel for the system.
I took the second pocket to the kitchen and put it on the back of the pantry door. I put all of the random things on the counter and the most frequently used items from the pantry in the pouches. I ended up with a bit of a hodge podge, but it’s functional for me. The less often used items are put at the very top or the very bottom.
Now I can find my Dixie Cups! SCORE.
Frequently use items, like my smoothie straws are right at eye level. Again, the only thing missing is labels, but I like to give myself a good 90 days of any new organization system to make sure I don’t have to do some quick fixes (an organization retrospective if you will). Once I’m comfortable with the system, I’m going to go a label making spree (I think it’s less dorky than it just sounded…or not).
Bottom line – over the door shoe pockets are AWESOME for things other than shoes. If you want to store flip flops or flats, I’m sure they are fine, but I use racks for any other shoes. The pockets are PERFECT size for anything else. Other uses, put on in the coat close for scarves, gloves, hats, etc. If I didn’t already have hooks in the coat closet for these things, I’d be all over it. It could also be great in a smaller bathroom to store bathroom items you don’t want to leave on the sink. I’m toying with using one on the other closet door for belts, but I can’t decide if I’d find it annoying. I may experiment.
If you want to order one (or three) look for something like this online or at your local store: http://www.amazon.com/Honey-Can-Do-Clear-Organizer-Storage-White/dp/B001F51AHG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1359687764&sr=8-3&keywords=over+the+door+shoe+pockets
HAPPY ORGANIZING!!
Pretty Da** Useful 