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Getting Organized with Pegboard

Getting Organized with Pegboard

One of my goals for January is to get organized! Taking advantage of vertical space and organizing with pegboard is a fantastic way to keep cluttered areas like garages, offices, and craft rooms tidy and neat. I headed to Lowes to pick up a few organizers and they definitely have some lovely options that put the “fun” back into functional!

Shopping for Storage and Pegboard Organizer Accessories 

I especially liked the look of these galvanized locker baskets and thought they’d look cute in my boys’ bedroom. Obviously everyone else at my Lowes liked them too because they were almost sold out.

And although I am not a fan of the wire rack closet organizers, I was pleased to see that Lowes offers some fun slide-out basket storage and custom add-ons. If you’re stuck with wire racks, this would definitely be the way to go.

The wood closet organizers are so pretty. I wish I would have splurged on some when we remodeled our home!

My organizing purchases included a black storage unit, a pegboard organizer kit and accessories, and a shoe organizer. Let me show you how I organized my spaces utilizing these organizers with some practical before’s and after’s!

pegboard organizer kit

Organizing Home Decor Clutter with Inexpensive Shelves

If you’re a home blogger, you might have an armoire full of accessories that looks something like this. This would definitely be a “before”.

I could barely open the cabinet without something falling on me and the drawers were filled to the gills. This “system” of mine was clearly not working. I set up an inexpensive Lowes storage shelf in the basement and loaded it full with accessories. Sigh. Much better! Now I can “shop the house” without fear of being attacked by a falling pillar candle.

Pegboard Organizers and Accessories for Craft Storage

Next, I tackled two of my pegboards. I have a craft closet and a craft room that needed some serious organization help! Here is the before of my sad, sad craft closet:

And after hanging all of my pegboard accessories, here is the happier after! Do you know how thrilled I am to be able to locate a hammer, screwdriver, and measuring tape at a moment’s notice? Heaven I tell you!

Then, I headed up to my craft room to put some final touches on the pegboard. It was in pretty good shape but needed a few more pegboard accessories. Here is the beautiful after!

The pegboard baskets are wonderful to hold my paint supplies, textures, and mediums and the jar holders are brilliant for small item storage!

Floor Cube Shoe Organizer

And finally, here is my embarrassing shoe storage before.

….and it continues in a big ‘ol mess over here…

I purchased a cube organizer for my shoes and although it was a bit of a challenge to assemble out of the box, it was so worth it! I am thrilled with the more organized after! Why didn’t I do this ages ago?

shoe organizer

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  2. The Hungry Housewives (Alisa Garate) says

    About five years ago we put in a new floor then last year we had our house FLOOD and we had to redo it over again! The first time, we didn’t touch the laundry room (which is this HUGE long room we use for craft storage too) but when we bought flooring the second time, we bought extra to continue the same wood. SO, as soon as I’m ready, Hubby is going to put in the new floor and I will have to organize our horribly messy craft area! Having this gift certificate would so help with that! Thank you 🙂

  3. Tricia says

    I’m trying to organize my office/play room for my son. The number of toys and books are growing with every holiday and birthday. I’ve already had to remove 1 of the 2 desks in here. I just need my own cozy corner and my son can have the rest of the room…organized chaos of course! 🙂

  6. Joseph says

    I have been living out of boxes since I recently moved back home to live with my parents. I need to organize the bedroom closet so I can fit my clothes and misc stuff in there. But before I can do that I need to remove all of my Mom’s craft stuff and put it clear plastic boxes so she can find her items when she needs them.

  12. kelly says

    i have noticed a lot more organizing things at lowe’s! awesome!
    i did a shelf like that for my things and am so happy to be able to see stuff!!

  16. Jen D. says

    I would love to tackle the closet in my daughters’ room. It is small and right now my girls are small too, but soon they will be bigger, so will their clothes and the mess. Would love to have it organized now. 🙂

  21. sandy internicola says

    I love the little tin pals for crafting! Great Idea. Pretty sure the boys’ room needs some organization too : )

  22. Betsy Negley says

    Lots of awesome options for storage! I definitely could use some of those bins and baskets at my house.

    • Betsy Negley says

      As for a specific project – I have an office/desk that looks like a paper store barfed all over it. Stuff is just piled any which way and I can’t find anything.

  23. susan bush says

    love the shoe idea at the door never thought about using it there….I so need organization right now if you only seen my house and since were doing a kitchen redo oh what a mess….Thanks for some great idea’s!

  26. Athena says

    I really need to organize my shoes. I’m seriously thinking about getting a couple of those shoe cubbies.

  27. Jess says

    Organization was one of my resolutions, too! I’m happy to say I’ve made some major progress but there is still more to be done. My craft room/office/junk room looks AWFUL. 😉

  28. Michelle Gilliland says

    Oh, Beth. Every single closet needs organized. My organization needs organizing! And I’m definitely nesting, so I could literally spend $1000 at Lowe’s without even hesitating… hehe…

    P.S. The ad below covers the “submit comment” box in Firefox. I had to open it up in google chrome. 🙁 You can see the emphasis part, but not the box.

  33. Molly says

    I need a lot of creative storage as I rent and want to be able to take it with me when I finally get a house!! 🙂

  35. Geneil says

    Hi! I enjoy reading your blog but have never commented before. I had to though when I saw that I purchased the exact same galvanized bins and pegboard kit at Lowe’s just this past weekend! January is definitely the month to get organized.

  36. Saundra says

    Getting organized is definitely at the top of my list for this new year. My Craft closet and room need an overhaul and my shoes in my closet look somewhat like yours. 🙂
    My garage is also in need of major organization. I wish I had a basement so that my garage wouldn’t have to do double duty.

  44. LauraLee says

    I need more organization everywhere really, but I think the top of the list is either the boys’ bedroom or the homeschool closet.

  55. Heather Tucker says

    I really want to get my craft room organized so my little ones and I can get our craft on!

  58. Sarah H.P. says

    My husband and I will soon be moving so our whole life will soon need to be re-organized! This would be a great help for us!

  59. Amy Ruffo says

    I love organization! I would tackle my laundry/craft room. I am at peace when every thing is in it’s proper place.

  63. Andrea Morris says

    Oh! To have a more organized closet…one that rivals my husband’s! I think he would love me more 😉

  65. Barbie S. says

    I would love to organize my bedroom closet.(Actually, I would love to organize every room in my house) but by Bedroom closet needs some major TLC & would make my mornings so much better if it was organized. I love the shoe holder you have in your closet & your craft room looks great!!

  69. Kathryn C. says

    I need to do some serious organization in my children’s closet. There are all sorts of things floating around in there.

    katbirdfl (at) gmail (dot) com

  71. Pamk says

    I need to do my 15 yr old bedroom. and it would be good to paint it before we do the closet and the hardwood floor.

  73. Tami Helm says

    I have started with my older daughter’s help in cleaning up/sorting/organizing our basement. It is a great space for playing and crafts, but it is in desperate need of help.

  76. andrea says

    Taming the paper monster is the task at hand in our house! We need baskets & bins to manage school work, magazines, newspapers, in coming & out going mail, recipes, catalogs, etc. I would love to check out Lowe’s selection!

  81. Gale says

    I plan find a place to put some boxes of stuff STILL PACKED from our move in 2009 (yeah). And add some more hampers for laundry so it doesn’t end up on the floor–stylish ones I can keep out in places my family actually tosses their clothes.

    ecarian at yahoo dot com

  83. Steph @ Tart Deco says

    What don’t I need to organize at my house. I am a grad student earning a double Master’s degree and have a husband with ADD! Nothing is ever in the right place. If I had to tackle one first it would be my sewing room. I have way too many small containers filled to the brim and need to consolidate.

  85. Diane says

    I need to get my master bed room closet way more organized!
    This gift card would really help!!

  86. Rust says

    I really need to get the garage cleared out and organized. I’ve made decent headway with the living area …but that garage …sheesh!

  88. GinaE says

    I’ve been doing a whole house purge. Just feeling the need to get rid of a lot of “stuff”. So far, doing one room, just leads to more chaos in another room. But, I can see a difference already.

  89. Leah Dickey says

    This past summer my mother-in-law moved in with us. As a result, I have lost some space and need to do some reorganizing. I just picked out paint to begin redoing my entry way and need to buy some shelving and other “stuff” to reconfigure some space in our coat closet and a pseudo pantry. This would be a sweet way to begin this project!

  90. Kariann says

    There is a lot of attractiveness going on in this post.

    🙂

    Ummmmm, if I had to prioritize, we are making our downstairs in our raised ranch our bedroom so our 5 kiddos can branch out in the 3 bedrooms upstairs. I am trying to do it on zero cash repurposing what we have so I would love to win a Lowe’s giftcard!

  102. laura~eye candy event details says

    which area to organize? Lordy, they ALL need more organization & I LOVE Lowe’s – so this would be so perfect. I probably would use it for more storage in my craft areas.
    Thanks

  103. Kim C. says

    I need to organize our homeschool supplies and craft supplies. I need a ton of baskets/bins and would love some pegboard too. I’d probably go crazy with $100 at Lowes!
    I hope I win! (fingers crossed)

  104. Jenna says

    I would organize our master bedroom! We just bought our first home less than two months ago, and the master is in need of some sprucing up.

  106. Marie says

    For starters, I would like to tackle my laundry room, junk cabinet in kitchen, my bedroom closet and garage. Where to begin….I am going to invest in the shoe organizer, that’s where I’ll begin! Thanks for the post!

  107. Gina M Maddox says

    I would love to orga­nize my kitchen cab­i­nets — par­tic­u­larly our cook­ware stor­age.
    Thanks for the chance to win!
    gina.m.maddox (AT) gmail (DOT) com

  110. Paula says

    We just started a bathroom remodel and a gift card from Lowe’s would be very helpful when it comes time to buy supplies for organizing our updated space.

  123. Heather says

    We just bought our first house and there isn’t much storage- We could definitely use the help! =)

  126. Stephanie C says

    We’re moving! To a house with smaller closets. Nooooooo! I need serious closet organization.

  129. Jen says

    hhhmmm… WHICH project? I am at Lowe’s ALL the time – should own stock by now! I’d use a the gift card towards installing a closet system in my master bedroom closet, or for adding the finer details to my almost finished master bathroom renovation (hence why I’ve been at Lowe’s so much lately!). Thanks for shopping and sharing with us. 🙂

  132. Debbie Dunbar says

    I want to create a scrapbook/craft nook in a closet in our guestroom. A gift card to Lowes would go a long way towards helping with that project!
    Debbie

  134. Tania S. says

    So many things that I could organize around here. Where to begin, crafts, closet, pantry, garage???

  136. Penni says

    There are so many things I could organize if I won this card, between my kids’ rooms to my room. I would love to get better organizers in my little boys room cuz he has too many toys and they need a place to live. My girls’ room is still being redone and it would be fun to get their shelves finished and get their chandelier.

  141. Tami says

    I have a big lack of counter-space, so everything that needs to be kept away from my son’s little hands ends up on the table. I’m dreaming about installing a wide counter on one of our walls that can act as a buffet/coffee bar/landing spot. Thanks for the chance to win!

  142. Emma Bluemel says

    Oh my goodness – I soooooo need to organize my “walk-in closet” – I call it that loosely (right now I can walk in it but barely). Also, need to battle that craft room downstairs! I love what you’ve done – looks fabulous! Thanks for the fun giveaway!

  143. JoLynn says

    Oh, how fun! My craft area is in desperate need of some organization!! I have stuff all over my table, under the table, on the floor, in old suitcases…it’s a mess! Would be fun to get it cleaned up and easier to find things when I am doing a project. Thanks for the giveaway!!

  145. Kara M. says

    I have tons and tons of magazines to organize and need a lot of those big bins and baskets. I already have them all in chronological order, but until I can put them away in an organized manner, they’re not going to *stay* very organized and accessible.

  155. Lesley C says

    This is so exciting. I have a closet under the stairs and a space in the kitchen that i am working on turning into a command center. This would definitely speed things up!

  156. Isenya says

    I’ve been trying to think of new craft room organization! I’m going to have to try the peg board as I haven’t thought of that yet. I think I would frame the edges of the peg board though to make it look more finished. 🙂

  161. Kala M. says

    I would love to organize all the mail, papers, magazines and everything else that collects on the end table and coffee table in the living room of my little apartment.

  162. Simply Me says

    My office closet could definitely use some better organization. These pictures have me thinking I need to get busy! Thank you for the post and giveaway.

  167. Kathy says

    I would love to create some before and after shots! There would be some organizing I could do!

  169. Judy says

    I need to tackle my daughter’s closet..might have to use the dreaded wire closet organizer though due to cost.

  170. Heather says

    I really need to tackle my craft room. When we placed the phone jacks and such in our new house, we had not yet designed our library bookcases. They turned into a custom builtin desk, which is great, but there’s no jack there, so we can’t hook up our desktop (tat serves as our server for the wireless). So…my craftroom has been more office. I want to move the computer out and get going on that room finally!

  173. Stephanie Giese says

    We are building a new house this year & I can’t wait to start over redecorating & hopefully starting out on the right foot with organization. The kid’s clutter is taking over our current home because we only have one main living space.

  175. Tracy Denham says

    We just built a new, giant, walk-in closet for our oldest daughter. Right now it is a blank canvas, but I can’t wait to get to Lowe’s to decide which closet system will grace this lovely space. Between that and organizing my kitchen desk (I loathe kitchen desks), Lowe’s will be seeing a lot of me this month!

  180. Debra Barrett says

    I recently moved from a house to an apartment and am in the middle of a huge downsizing. Organizing is my only hope especially my craft supplies. Thanks for a chance to win.

  181. Kylie says

    I don’t even know where to start! My desk is atrocious, but the nursery needs a makeover too.

  183. Beth McHale says

    I’d love to get our basement better organized…it’s a little bit family room, a little bit craft space, a little bit laundry room, and a little bit storage…ONE BIG MESS!

  184. Jennifer says

    Since we have a new (to us) house and 3 small children (one is 28 days old!!) I’d love to organize about every inch of my house….$100 would be a great start!!

  187. Erika Norton says

    Can I say everything in my house needs to be organized!!! I would mostly focus on my daughters bedroom and having storage for all of her clothes and toys that just get scattered everywhere! Thanks for the giveaway!

  191. Amanda says

    I have the icky wire shelving in my kitchen pantry. I would love to be able to take those out and put something more efficient in there! Currently everything falls through the spaces.

  193. Christy says

    I have that shoe organizer and LOVE it! Now to find something to organize all of my boots! Love all of your before and afters. I have been working hard around our house to do some organizing! Thanks for sharing all of your great ideas!

  194. Rochelle says

    all my fabric, crafting, DIY tools and items are in desperate need of organizing. They have taken over every closet and free container and surface. first, I need to reduce then I can organize it

  195. Heather says

    i seriously need to get on the ball with my horrible office/playroom space. as the smallest room in the house organization is a BIG issue

  196. Catherine says

    I need to organize the closet in my boys’ room. Our bathroom extras and the kitchen spice/baking area are tied at a very close second place.

    Thanks for the chance!

  198. Lauren says

    I could really use some supplies to help me organize. Organizing was the plan this month, but I just don’t know where the time has gone! I did clean out two closets, but never finished the rest of the house. You’ve done such a great job!

  202. Michelle in Htown says

    Argh. My laundry room is the ugliest, weirdest-shaped room in the house. And the door is always open. I’d give it the maximum face lift possible.

  205. Tricia says

    PEGBOARDS!!! Thats EXACTLY what I need!!! I never think about that as a storage option!!! thats probably how I would spend the giftcard!!

  207. Leigh says

    My kitchen cabinets that friends unpacked when we moved 9 months ago because I was too pregnant (don’t move at 38 weeks)

  210. Lorna says

    I need to organize my mud room, sewing room, bedroom, and kids rooms. 2012 is the year for me to do it!!

  211. lisa says

    I want to say my craft room, but honestly, my kitchen is more of an unorganized mess – so I’ll go with the kitchen!! 😀 Thanks for the chance!

  214. Shannon says

    craft room, kids play area, pantry, um….pretty much my whole house. Great blog and giveaway!!!

  216. Anna K. says

    There are pockets of space all over our home that need help. I think my little art studio and the boys’ playroom are in need of the most help.

  217. Courtney S says

    We’re headed to Kenya for two years (at least) and we’re selling our house. So everything we own has a descision attached to it. Do we take it, sell it, store it or toss it? So I have some MAJOR organization to do in the coming months! Thanks for the chance to win!

  218. Lauren says

    I just moved into a small apartment (college student!) with very little storage space. The first place I would start is my kitchen! No pantry, very little cabinet/drawer space…I need some creative organization STAT!

  224. Pamela says

    I would continue to get my garage AKA my studio organized, but also need some things for our master bedroom closet!

    Pamela
    PBJstories.com

  226. Wendy Lynch says

    Oh you would not believe how much I could use that gift card. Our master closet is a MESS! No other explanation needed! 😉

  227. Shannon says

    My Garage!

    It is such a mess. Its become a dumping ground for everything that doesn’t have a place in the house. I need some shelving units, totes and hooks.
    I saw an awesome storage system on Pinterest where there were totes stored in a system on the ceiling. I would love that!

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