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Ditch The Clunky Jewelry Box For A Space-Saving Storage Alternative

Being a jewelry connoisseur means you will always be one of the most fashionable people in the room, but it also means you may have a lot of pieces taking up valuable storage space in your home. If clunky jewelry boxes are taking over your surfaces, cabinets, and drawers, a simple space-saving hack that uses plastic bins and plastic bags or pouches can help organize and keep jewelry safe. While there are many ways you can organize and store jewelry with simple items, this option also protects your precious stones and metals from the elements (even those within your home). You can use a variety of long and narrow plastic boxes with or without dividers. Then, you only need a pack or two of small ziplock or sealable baggies and you're ready to tidy up your most prized accessories!

Whether you use jewelry boxes, hanging storage, or even jewelry stands, these can take up quite a bit of room throughout your home. They can be a great way to declutter and organize jewelry, but they can also take up valuable surface space you may need for other items. In cabinets or drawers, the same issue arises. While most jewelry pieces are small, the whole accumulation of your collection can add up and require a lot of storage. That's where these plastic boxes and bags come in handy: they can protect your jewels while also keeping them easy to access.

Organize and protect your pieces with plastic containers

On Amazon, you can find the HomeHive Acrylic Jewelry Box (which comes with pouches included) that can fit on a shelf or in your cabinets without taking up a lot of room. Narrow plastic containers are a great option as they can be layered, stacked, or fit into small spaces that larger vessels cannot. Plus, the small baggies that you will want to use should fit nicely inside. If you have a lot of jewelry, buy several of these and keep them in one place together or spread them out, using leftover areas within your house. The bags help to avoid cluttered drawers and tangled jewelry, just like an egg carton could.

The plastic bags can also help prevent metals and jewelry from getting tarnished, which can happen when they are exposed to certain chemicals and even oxygen. By sealing them up, you're preserving the integrity of each piece. Your plastic containers can also be swapped out for something simple like these Amazon AB Designs Organizers, then use pieces of cardboard as dividers to separate different "categories" of jewelry within their pouches. If you prefer to use different materials to mini ziplocks, you can find EVA or sturdier plastic sealed mini bags (try these Sherr Pill Pouches) or go super plush and grab velvet jewelry pouches to protect them even more. For these, you may want to label what each one holds or buy half clear, half velvet bags (like the Vlando Jewelry Bags) to make finding the piece you want a little simpler.

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