Attic Organization

As is with organizing other areas of your home, the first step to organizing your attic is to divide your things into 4 piles (Keep, Trash, Donate, and Sell).  Next it’s a good idea to hire an expert to check for pests and rodents. Once your attic has been sorted, and you have a good idea of what will be stored in that space, you and your professional organizer can develop a plan for a shelving system.

There are several options for shelving (wooden shelving custom built with 2x4’s, metal shelving, wire shelving, or no shelving, just stacked bins). Airtight bins are a good choice for storing clothing, and items you don’t want to be damaged by hot and cold temperatures. 

Attic Organization Ideas

• Use a label maker for your bins, bags, and drawers.

• Use clear, plastic bins instead of cardboard boxes, so it’s easy to see what’s inside. Plastic is also sturdier and will hold up over time.

• Suspended shelves that are built into the attic’s trusses and the angular area where the roof meets the floor, are great for utilizing as much space as possible. 

• Repurpose old lockers to store sports equipment or clothing.

• If you don’t have someone there to help you move stuff up to the attic, you can use a pulley system.

• Use bungee cords to store loose balls.

• Shoes can be stored inside of large PVC pipes that are cut and stacked together.

• Find a way to hang your wreaths. They will last longer and maintain integrity better if you hang them.

• Hang a rod for excess clothing.

• Label bins by categories (Valentines, Easter, Spring, Winter, Christmas, Halloween, etc.)

• Screw hooks into the rafters to hang storage.

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