Stop Taking Up Precious Floor Space — Try This Hanging Blanket Storage Idea

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Throw blankets may be soft, but when they're piled next to your sofa, they can become a tripping hazard. On top of that, they're taking up precious floor space in your living room. If you need a unique blanket storage idea to keep your living space organized in style, then start looking up! You can secure tightly rolled blankets with this Tsio&Hred Strap and Buckles Kit and hang the bundle in closets or from other rods mounted around your house.

Take two black straps of equal length with buckles on each end. These will hold your rolled blanket. Now, fold your blanket in half once and then again, and then roll the whole thing up as if it were a sleeping bag. Your blanket is now ready to hang. Slip the unbuckled straps under the blanket, creating a sort of hammock for your blanket. Loop the straps over any rod in your home, secure the buckles, and you're done. Your blanket is off the floor and out of the way.

This storage solution, which is undeniably a better way to keep blankets organized, will work with one rolled-up comforter or several throw blankets. To measure how long the straps need to be, fold and roll up your blanket and then wrap the strap around it as if you were about to hang it. You'll want to keep the straps tight enough to stop the comforter from slipping out, but loose enough to easily buckle and unbuckle them. Once you measure and cut one strap, use it to cut the second so they match. If you're hanging several throw blankets, roll and stack the blankets together first, and then measure your straps using the bundle.

Now that your blanket is bundled, it's time to choose the best place to hang it. It's probably easiest to hang it from a rod in a closet, but this comes with some drawbacks. Your closet might already be too crowded or it might not be close to the living room or your bedroom, making it a chore to retrieve the blanket when you need it. If it's a coat closet, there may be room below the coats to install a second rod. You could even repurpose an old curtain rod here to stop wasting closet space.

To store your strap-wrapped blanket outside of a closet, consider clipping it to the back of a daybed or chair with a sturdy metal frame. This will keep the blanket off the floor but easily accessible. You can also take a decorative curtain rod, like this KZJKLIR Ceramic Curtain Rod or Tonial Acrylic Diamond Finial Curtain Rod, and install it on a blank wall. Tuck it behind a chair, for example, or below a large piece of art. If it's pretty enough, the rod will look as intentional as it is functional.

You can also find straps and buckles in different colors and patterns to liven up any room. You could, for example, pick fun shades and patterns to hang blanket rolls in your children's rooms. This Barbie-pink One WVW PIN Buckle Strap set is ultra-cute — and it comes in other colors, such as yellow and blue, too. For playful patterns, try this set of six Grosun Flower Nylon Webbing Straps. You will need to purchase and attach the buckles separately, but this could be a fun way to brighten up plain blankets. Want a more luxe look? Use leather straps.