WallSaver wooden luggage racks

When I go home to visit my family, I always stay with my mother, which is such a treat.  She loves having “her baby” back for the weekend and does everything she can to make me feel welcomed and cared for.  Those visits are such a special time for my mom and me.  And she gets all excited when she gets to fuss over my accommodations and put thought into every little detail.  The fold out couch in the guest room gets a cozy down mattress topper and pretty bedding.  Fresh flowers greet me when I get to my room, as well as a set of matching towels and a ceramic cup for my toothbrush.  She never falls short of making my place to stay feel even fancier than a five-star hotel!
One thing that I think she is especially proud of is her WallSaver wooden luggage rack that lives in the closet.  I mean, I had only seen suitcase racks in hotels until the last few times I stayed at my mom’s house.  They are just so convenient when you have to unpack and pack your suitcase. Or especially, if you have to live out of your suitcase, it puts it up at a comfortable height for retrieving clothes.  I think my mom takes pride in her enthusiasm for taking care of houseguests and making them feel comfortable, and this luggage stand really shows it.
The WallSaver suitcase stand is especially cool because it has this bar in the back that keeps your suit case from banging against the wall and damaging it. I have appreciated it when I stay there so much that I put one in my own guest room to help visitors feel extra comfortable when staying for the weekend!  And as a bonus, when it’s not being used as a rack for luggage I can use it to stack blankets and pillows!

I just moved into the cutest little apartment with my cat.  It’s a single bedroom apartment at the top floor of a gorgeous old Victorian.  I love old homes because they come with so much character that you just don’t see in apartments anymore.  Sure, the fixtures are old and there are probably 85 layers of paint on the walls, but I can really appreciate the attention to detail people had back in the old days.  The windows in my little abode are my favorite.  Again, they’re old and a little drafty but they are just so beautiful!  And Snowball, my kitty, loves to curl up and bask in the sunny windows.  She looks so perfect when lying there, almost as if she were designed for this home.

wardrobe center

So, the only real downside I see to living in this gorgeous old apartment like this is that it doesn’t have a closet in the bedroom.  Seems a little strange to me, since people wore such big clothes back in the day, but whatever!  At first, I wasn’t sure what to do.  I mean, I don’t have a ton of clothes, but enough to necessitate a closet.  I thought about going the regular garment rack route, but then what about my shoes and accessories?  The answer to my question was found in this really great wardrobe center I found online at Stacks and Stacks.  It’s basically a portable closet.
This portable wardrobe is so handy, I’d almost take it over a regular closet any day!  Not only is there a closet rod for hanging clothes, but also the cover has a lot of pockets.  There are pockets for my shoes and others into which I stuff my socks and undergarments.  The best part about this covered garment rack, though, is the removable laundry bag on the side.  My apartment doesn’t have a washer and dryer in the unit, so I have to carry laundry down to the basement.  This wardrobe makes that task so much easier!
And in case you were wondering, yes, Snowball approves of it too.

Some laundry rooms are very tight on open space, with washers and driers and their many accessories taking up all the room.  When I want to air dry my delicate clothing, I run into an issue every single time. Either I end up having to carry a bunch of dripping wet clothes up the stairs to my closet where they can hang dry, or I have to try to find space in my cramped laundry room.  Both options are far from desirable, and I always end up with a wet floor!

Arrow Instahanger - Folding Clothes Hanger

Enter the arrow instahanger folding clothes hanger, which provides excellent clothes drying space but folds down when I am not using it.  By being able to hang all my wet clothes in one convenient space, I avoid getting water drips all over my washing room.  I can place a pan under this folding hanger and make sure my laundry room is nice and dry.
There are many more uses for this nifty wall rack hanger!  It also makes a really convenient additional storage space in the guest room, so that when you have guests there is always a place for them to hang their clothes and keep them wrinkle free.
Another very convenient place to use this folding clothes hanger is in the bathroom.  I hate it when I come home from the gym, the beach or the pool and I do not have a good place to put my wet clothes.  They always end up hanging near the shower, where they inevitably get wet again when someone carelessly turns on the shower without looking.  Or I hang them next to my towels, getting sweat, pool water or salt water all over them.  Simply attach this hanger to the door of your bathroom, and voila, instant hanging storage.
I was able to find this incredible, folding clothes hanger at Stacks and Stacks.

Can you imagine having an organized laundry room? A little scary to picture, I know, but it is very possible. There are many garment racks available to help you get your laundry room under control!

            Garment racks are great for hanging your clothes to dry. Before I got one, it wouldn’t be uncommon to find clothes hanging on the shower rod, doorways and on chairs. I know I’m not the only one who has ever draped a pair of wet pants over the dryer in order to dry. The great thing about a garment rack is that all of the laundry clutter is eliminated.

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For many of us, closet space is hard to come by and there are never enough laundry baskets in the house. Luckily, there is a way to fix both of these problems without adding to the clutter or blowing your budget. The simple solution is a garment rack.

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