How do you store or display your purses/bags/handbags?
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IKEA with glass doors. That way your bags don't get dusty but you can still see them--enjoy looking at them, remember what you have, and find the one you want easily. The only down side is assembly. I hate IKEA directions.
Here is one but they come in all sizes and shapes
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S09885944/
Here is one but they come in all sizes and shapes
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S09885944/
I have a very deep bookcase in my hall (it used to be a door, but we sealed it off), and I've made the bottom shelf quite high, so that there's a fair bit of room between it and the floor. I keep my workbags here, in their sleepers and hanging from the shelf on bag hooks. I also keep a couple of (large-ish) rattan storage boxes here, and I keep my SLGs and sunglasses in here, so I can switch these easily to suit. These are the bags and items which I switch out most regularly, so having them handy like this works for me.
I keep my clutches and other smaller bags in my dressing pod, stored in their sleepers - these only take up a couple of shelves, so it's manageable.
I used to have trouble storing my bigger, non-work, bags, so I decided to make something to do the job. I built this ottoman for one of the big bays in my bedroom...
Primarily, it's a handy seating area, and a pretty substantial piece of furniture. However the top is removable (in four pieces) and I keep my bigger bags in here...
It's pretty crammed just now (there are 15 bags in it just now), but periodically I'll take everything out and 'tidy up' a bit.
This bay window was previously a bit of a wasted area and I would never have been able to put a shelving rack or anything else in it. This was a solution that worked for me. The ottoman took me a full weekend to make and upholster, and the materials probably cost me around £300. I'm sure I could have bought something from a store which would have done the job, but honestly, I appreciate my 'bespoke' ottoman all the more for having made it myself. I still feel quite chuffed with it, and I've had it for a year or so now.
Maybe you should think about making something for yourself, OP?
- Lips
I keep my clutches and other smaller bags in my dressing pod, stored in their sleepers - these only take up a couple of shelves, so it's manageable.
I used to have trouble storing my bigger, non-work, bags, so I decided to make something to do the job. I built this ottoman for one of the big bays in my bedroom...
Primarily, it's a handy seating area, and a pretty substantial piece of furniture. However the top is removable (in four pieces) and I keep my bigger bags in here...
It's pretty crammed just now (there are 15 bags in it just now), but periodically I'll take everything out and 'tidy up' a bit.
This bay window was previously a bit of a wasted area and I would never have been able to put a shelving rack or anything else in it. This was a solution that worked for me. The ottoman took me a full weekend to make and upholster, and the materials probably cost me around £300. I'm sure I could have bought something from a store which would have done the job, but honestly, I appreciate my 'bespoke' ottoman all the more for having made it myself. I still feel quite chuffed with it, and I've had it for a year or so now.
Maybe you should think about making something for yourself, OP?
- Lips
LIPS!!!!! This is gorgeous!!! Do you make a living at this, or is this just your 'hobby'? I love working with wood and doing clever things like this! Did you come up with the design?
I used to have trouble storing my bigger, non-work, bags, so I decided to make something to do the job. I built this ottoman for one of the big bays in my bedroom...
Primarily, it's a handy seating area, and a pretty substantial piece of furniture. However the top is removable (in four pieces) and I keep my bigger bags in here...
It's pretty crammed just now (there are 15 bags in it just now), but periodically I'll take everything out and 'tidy up' a bit.
This bay window was previously a bit of a wasted area and I would never have been able to put a shelving rack or anything else in it. This was a solution that worked for me. The ottoman took me a full weekend to make and upholster, and the materials probably cost me around £300. I'm sure I could have bought something from a store which would have done the job, but honestly, I appreciate my 'bespoke' ottoman all the more for having made it myself. I still feel quite chuffed with it, and I've had it for a year or so now.
Maybe you should think about making something for yourself, OP?
- Lips
Thanks folks. 
In answer to your question, India - I've never done anything like this before, but I'm quite handy with powertools (after years or getting stuck in with house renovation) and I knew that every bit of it would be upholstered, so the skeleton didn't really need to be without blemish (and I've done quite a lot of upholstery before, so I knew that would be okay).
I designed it to fit the space, but it ended up being much taller than I expected because of the grade of foam I used on the lids. I had originally planned for the top to be divided into two halves, and joined to the centre batten with a piano hinges, but I was confounded by how to make this happen once the lids were upholstered, so I opted for a plain lift-off version. I then realised that two lids would be far too heavy for me to comfortably get on and off, so I just divided then into four instead.
It really wasn't that difficult. Necessity is the mother of invention....and I needed a darn bag recepticle!
- Lips
In answer to your question, India - I've never done anything like this before, but I'm quite handy with powertools (after years or getting stuck in with house renovation) and I knew that every bit of it would be upholstered, so the skeleton didn't really need to be without blemish (and I've done quite a lot of upholstery before, so I knew that would be okay).
I designed it to fit the space, but it ended up being much taller than I expected because of the grade of foam I used on the lids. I had originally planned for the top to be divided into two halves, and joined to the centre batten with a piano hinges, but I was confounded by how to make this happen once the lids were upholstered, so I opted for a plain lift-off version. I then realised that two lids would be far too heavy for me to comfortably get on and off, so I just divided then into four instead.
It really wasn't that difficult. Necessity is the mother of invention....and I needed a darn bag recepticle!
- Lips
Thanks! That's really nice of you to say. The fabric on the lid panels isn't perfectly matched, but it's close enough for me (I usually have cushions on there anyway, so it's not that obvious).
Thanks!
- Lips
Wow that ottoman is gorgeous - you are really talented! I loved the ottoman and the shelves from Ikea. I agree that putting anything together from Ikea is a nightmare. Actually I am the world's worst furniture maker - the directions never make sense to me and I always end up crying. Luckily my SO is very good at it.
Hi ladies,
I am in dire need of storage suggestions for my purses. I do not have a walk in closet. My room is quite large, but my closet is tiny. Right now I have all my purses either laying out on the floor (shameful, I know!), or stuffed in plastic bins that lay under my bed. I don't like this technique because I forget which bags I have an end up NEVER using them.
I want to store them in my room somehow so that they will be visible to me. I have about 20 bags. I was thinking maybe some linen boxes from the container store, but I am worried I won't be able to see them.
I have a good amount of space to store them...
open to any suggestions!!!!!! TIA!
http://www.containerstore.com/shop/storage/totes?productId=10010170&N=71235&Nao=0
I have 18 or 19 containers in the above style. The majority, about 95%, of my handbags are stored in that particular style container. I then get colored index cards and write a number on them and tape the number to the outside of the container. Then I handwrite, in my handbag journal, what handbag is in each container. I also write down where each container is stored. I can get to my handbags very fast that way. A little organization from the start can prevent a lot of headaches down the road.
I've been using this system for a couple of decades. I have the above style container in different sizes since years ago that style came in a variety of sizes. One can still find a variety of sizes if one looks online. Other companies carry the same container style. I went on Google and typed in, plastic storage containers, and got to a company that specialized in all sizes.
Plus, since that style container is nearly clear I can see what's in them. I also like the black, clip, closure as it gets well over 100 degrees here and with the clips the container tops don't lose their shapes and thus always fit on the container and close shut. Other plastic container tops can buckle, in the heat, and lose their shape and not properly fit on the container.
I like using containers as I can move containers from room to room. I have some, in the above style, that have wheels. Sometimes I might be using the handbags in one or more containers more than ones in other ones, so I can just take the most used containers and store them in a more convenient place.
And the great thing about this system is that if I move, my handbag containers are already packed and ready to be driven over to a new address. And I have never used a professional moving company, so I haven't had to worry about theft. I just rent a U-haul and have a couple of friends help me with the handbag escort. LOL!
