Say Goodbye To The Eyesore Of Mail & Paper Clutter With A Neat Built-In Solution

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Storage hacks are plentiful, but one persistent source of clutter rarely gets the attention it deserves: mail and miscellaneous papers. Even with all of the available advice for organizing clothes and knick-knacks, this sneaky cause of visual chaos remains. We've all fallen victim to the disorganized piles of snail mail and bills. Whether you throw your unopened mail on the counter or your entryway table, it can ruin the whole look of your interior. Luckily, there are some clever solutions to consider that will fit seamlessly into your foyer. That's why @opalandhome designed their own custom cabinet solution, featured on TikTok.

Describing it as their most requested spaces in their home, the user shows off what she calls her family's "drop zone." It is a custom-built, floor-to-ceiling cabinet with a row of cubbies just for mail. There is a set of drawers in the lower half of the furniture piece, a shelf in the middle, and cubbies with upper cabinets at the very top. They don't only use them for storing mail — the cubbies can also hide things like keys or other small, miscellaneous items.

The benefit of a custom cabinet is that it can be personalized to your needs. However, you don't have to go custom to benefit from this hack. If you're not experienced in woodworking, you can solve your entryway storage woes with a creative hall tree that has cubbies already built-in. A hall tree is a piece of furniture that holds your coats, shoes, and other items you might need when entering or leaving your home. While not every hall tree has space for mail and loose letters, you can definitely find suitable products like the Wodeer Hall Tree with Bench and Shoe Storage.

If you don't have enough space for a full hall tree, don't fret! There are tons of tips to maximize storage space in a tight hallway. For example, try mounting a coat rack that includes built-in cubbies. This won't take up any floor space, but it will yield the same mail storage result. The Prepac 60-inch Contemporary Wall Mounted Coat Rack is compact, but it still has storage cubbies and hooks. Once you're ready to start sorting through your neatly-stored mail, check out these stylish organizers that will tame even the biggest stacks of mail.