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1) Headbands. I kind of (really have a problem) love them.

My bathrooms are lacking in drawer space (meaning drawers are practically nonexistent) and there are too many of them to just leave them lying loose on the bathroom counter. My friend Jerushia suggested using a large oatmeal container. I was skeptical, at first, but found that the containter can't even be seen once the headbands are on it. And I love being able to see all of my options without having to dig through a drawer, so much, that I wouldn't care if the container showed.

I received about 7 new headbands as Christmas gifts and this one is getting a little crowded, so I'll probably start another one, soon. The photo is kind of washed out, but it's actually a cute little accessory on my dresser. I am thinking of covering one with cute paper to match the girls' bathroom and putting all of their headbands on it, and storing their loose accessories inside the container. The oatmeal container is the perfect size to hold the headbands so they don't slip, but not stretch them out, either.

Large oatmeal tubs for headbands.

As my nephew, Brock, would say, "See? It's Pohfect!"

Thanks, J-ru!

2) Baby Gear

The other day I was pulling the sheets from all of the beds to launder, and I discovered a sweet little hidey hole under Quincy's bed. The drawers on her captain's bed only go halfway under her mattress, leaving an 18in x 6ft pocket of wasted space behind it. It isn't super accessible, since I have to remove the mattress to get to it, but it is the perfect place to store the items I only need to get to every couple of years, like infant gear.

I busted out my mad packing skills that I inherited from my dad...the true Master Packer, and in that tiny space, I managed to squeeze in:

-the Jumperoo

-the bassinet and changing table attachments to the pack n play

-the cradle swing

-the infant carseat and base

-the high chair

-the boppy pillow

I'm mostly excited because zero of these items easily store any other place in my house. They are odd shaped and bulky, and end up floating all over the garage, blocking the way to things I actually do need to get to from time to time.

Have a captains bed or daybed in your house? The space below it is bigger than you think!

Do you have a storage tip you'd like to share that's "just pohfect"? send me an email