The Overlooked Place To Keep Hats That Doesn't Take Up Storage Space

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You may have tried everything from a macrame hat storage solution that's as useful as it is beautiful (or, at least, it's supposed to be) to stacking baseball hats in drawers, which is purportedly the one place you should be using to organize your baseball caps. If none of these more traditional hat storage tricks suit you, there's an overlooked spot that doubles as decor and frees up valuable closet shelf space: the wall. Once you embrace the idea of using hats for home decoration, you'll wonder why you ever shoved them in your closet in the first place. Hang a mirror near your display so you can try on hats whenever you wish.

Hats are often worn with pride, whether we're talking trucker caps or cowboy hats, so it makes sense to hang them on the wall where they can be seen and enjoyed when not on your head. More than that, storing bulky headwear vertically frees up valuable storage and floor space. You can use your shelves, drawers, and closets for items that actually need to be squirrelled away. Plus, from a practical standpoint, hanging all your hats on the wall — from fedoras to straw hats to beanies — makes it easier to see what you have when picking one out to wear for the day. This nifty storage hack can even help preserve their shape. Rather than having them squished into the back of a drawer, you can hang them on a hook or rack. It's a protective solution that also adds to the aesthetics of your home.

You can declutter your home with a simple rule that makes the most of vertical space: take note of messy horizontal hotspots and clear them with vertical storage solutions. Your hat collection on that shelf or inside that drawer is one such problem area. You could, for example, hang your favorite baseball caps in a grid on your living room wall. You can get a 10-pack of Ymobbu Gridwall Black Retail Display Hat Racks to help you create something attractive and practical. Alternatively, lean into whimsy and create wall art in your entryway with straw hats. Oddly, tips for perfectly hanging decorative plates apply here, too. Really, you're only limited by your imagination when it comes to styling hats on a wall.

Are you a renter? You could DIY a boho-style wall hanging like crafty YouTuber Jessica Moore. It consists of a pole suspended from a decorative rope hung on a removable wall hook. Instead of using it for a tapestry or a macrame curtain, you hang your hats on it. For something much simpler and basically ready to use, purchase a pack of 8, 16, or 32 Modern JP Adhesive Hat Hooks. If you go with the largest pack, each hook costs less than $1. Plus, they come in colors that fit with any interior palette — white, black, clear, or gray. To create a Wild West vibe for your cowboy hat collection, buy a few Hydermus Rustic Metal Horseshoe Hat Holders to mount on the wall. A four-pack for about $23 will hold four hats. Or the BestGiftEver Western Style Wall Hat Rack organizes your headwear in a neat vertical row and has a few extra hooks for other accessories.