ReadyMade: Instructions for everyday life

STORAGE & ORGANIZATION

SLEEP ON IT
The gap between your bed and the floor can add up to 24 square feet to your space, making under-the-frame storage boxes a must for pack rats.

COSMETIC LIFT
To quickly rid her bathroom of counter clutter, Grace Hawthorne throws toothpaste tubes, deodorant sticks, and lotion bottles into a deep display-worthy bowl. It's the perfect no-clean crime when you're tidying up for guests.

A STASH FOR YOUR STASH
Empty mixed-nuts cans make perfect cubbies for rolled-up belts. Store several straps inside and leave the plastic lid off, so you can easily find and retrieve the cincher you seek.

ROLL-UPS
Susan Pike keeps posters and wrapping paper intact by rolling them up inside mate-less socks and torn panty hose. Cut the fabric off at the heel and slip the new cuffs over your paper goods.
KEEP IT CLEAN
To keep her earrings tangle-free, Ramona Nourizad tapes pieces of dental floss across the inside of a medicine cabinet and dangles her gems from the durable nylon threads.

WELL HEALED
Kira Deutch suggests storing toiletries in a shoe organizer that hangs from the back of a bathroom door.

HANG TOUGH
Prevent silk shirts and spaghetti-strapped tanks from sliding down to the dark depths of your closet by twisting a rubber band around the ends of each hanger to hold them in place.

CRAFT CUBBY
Line shallow drawers with ice cube trays or egg cartons to organize beads, thread, and other small items.

UNDER COVER
Rid your closet of plastic dry-cleaning bags, which can encourage mildew growth, and replace them with garment sleeves made from old pillowcases. Simply cut a small hole in the short seams to slip hangers through the top.

NEXT OF TIN
Rather than stacking cookie sheets and other bakeware horizontally, use bookends to hold them up on their sides in the cabinet. They'll be easier to find, access, and put away.