Jewelry Organizers Blog

A Review of the Most Space Efficient Jewelry Organizers

Whether you live in a large home or a small one, there is always a good reason to be concerned about space efficiency when it comes to jewelry organizers.  Why let your whole house be overrun by jewelry and jewelry boxes if you don’t need to?  In the true spirit of the first week of spring (Friday), I’ve decided to do a review-style entry here, a summary of the best, tried and true ways to organize jewelry for those who crave space efficiency (yours truly included). 

1. Over the Door and Hanging Organizers – This has to be number one in space efficient organizers for pretty much anything.  If you can an organizer that goes over the back of your door (and believe me, you can) for anything, go for it!  This is a no brainer way to organize your home without taking up closet space or floor space.  And, it doesn’t have to be permanent since you don’t have to drill any holes, great for us renters!  OTD organizers are made for so many different things nowadays, including jewelry storage, shoe racks, pants valets and toy storage.  If you can’t find an over the door organizer for your jewelry, over the closet rod works just as well.  There are very thin pocket organizers with a hanger on top, and these are great for slipping earrings, necklaces and rings into and hanging on the closet rod, and also great for travel. 
2. Jewelry Trays for Drawers – As I always say, if you have the space in a dresser drawer, this is a great place to keep your jewelry.  Lined jewelry trays are easy to use, and keep your jewelry all laid out in front of you, easy to pick the right piece. 
3. Wall Mounted Jewelry Organizers – this wall mounted jewelry armoire is a great find.  It is large enough to hold a sizable jewelry collection and doesn’t take up any dresser or counter top space.

A Review of Acrylic Jewelry Organizers: How to Use, Where to Buy and more!

I’d like to say that Acrylic Jewelry Organizers are the wave of the future, but actually they’ve been around for a really long time.  Still, they are a really nice alternative to other jewelry boxes and racks.  First, I have always wondered, what is acrylic?  Acrylic is a clear plastic that looks just like glass.  There are many great advantages of acrylic over glass, some of which I will get into below. 

One of the reasons that acrylic is used in really thick applications (think windows and shower doors) is because it has a very high transparency rate, making it the clearest material known.  Think of really thick glass – it always has a slight green color to it, while thick acrylic remains clear.  And this is why it is really so great for jewelry boxes.  Because it is so clear, it really showcases beautiful jewelry well. 

Some different types of acrylic jewelry organizers include hanging necklace organizers, simple lift lid boxes, and more complex divided boxes.  They are all a great choice for storing your jewelry, and especially useful if you have colorful rocks or gems that are nice to see through the box.  Here is a beautiful, simple acrylic jewelry organizer tray.  Use it on the bathroom counter or on your dresser top with just a few special pieces of colorful jewelry for everyday use. 

Here are some other little known facts about the useful plastic known as acrylic (and, yes, it is the same thing they use on your finger nails). 

• Sturdy – it is harder to break acrylic than it is to break glass.  Although it will snap if it is thin enough and you drop it, it will not shatter into a million pieces like glass will. 
• Weight – it is only half as heavy as glass, not very important in a jewelry box, but more useful in larger applications. 
• Shapable – it can be shaped and welded (actually melted together) without any seams. 

Fascinated and want to know more? Here is some very technical info on acrylic plastic!

Jewelry Trays Organize your Dresser Effortlessly! 

Jewelry is really just another piece of your outfit, so why not give it a home in your dresser above your socks, pants and shirts?  Some dressers come with smaller sized drawers on top – if your dresser has drawers like these, by all means, use them for jewelry storage!  If you aren’t blessed with a built-in jewelry drawer, you can make a similar set up in one of your dresser drawers by using these handy jewelry organizer trays.  

They are very inexpensive compared to jewelry boxes, and they come in more than 10 different models, so you can choose the exact configuration that you need.  They are padded and velvet lined in a deep burgundy color, perfect for showing off your favorite gems.  They are modular, which basically means that they come in two sizes that are complementary to each other.  So take the interior measurements of your drawer and then you can make a complete drawer organizer, filling (or almost filling) the bottom of your drawer.  They are also stackable, a GREAT feature if you are using a typical, deep dresser drawer.  (Just remember to put pieces that you use most often on top). 

Here are some of the different configurations available, and how to use them. 

• The 20 Ring Holder is perfect for rings.  The 18 Compartment Tray holds earrings, pendants and also rings if you wish. 
• The Bracelets and Watches tray holds medium length chains, and necklaces stay safely separated in a double wide 7 Slot Necklace Tray.  If you have necklaces with stiff wires, or something valuable that you don’t want to store bent, there is even a totally open tray. 
• The Personal Valet has 3 large compartments for your cell phone, wallet and anything else you use daily. 
• There are many more mixed trays too that hold a mixture of different types of jewelry – check it out and start getting your jewelry organized now!