How to Store Hats

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vxEEn0jpldhbVQv4OgUGYdm8gwOMARA0V0S_jPZHrq08UeIQtf9a-VK3c_Uhi4uMUx-mC3O_HVgqrER2iXkKHidUMuFuah0uVH8lIhYDaGtAvkkc7O3MFLwmCiiYFz6f_B68Je8xUlAX/s1600/hat+storage+closet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vxEEn0jpldhbVQv4OgUGYdm8gwOMARA0V0S_jPZHrq08UeIQtf9a-VK3c_Uhi4uMUx-mC3O_HVgqrER2iXkKHidUMuFuah0uVH8lIhYDaGtAvkkc7O3MFLwmCiiYFz6f_B68Je8xUlAX/s1600/hat+storage+closet.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Storing hats properly will depend on the type of hats you have.  Yesterday's post about <a href="http://www.bellevivir.com/2014/08/maison-michel-art-of-hats.html" target="_blank">Maison Michel hats</a> reminded me that I have a few hats piled up in the closet with no proper storage.  Even when I tried to put one into each other there is always one that gets all squished up.  The straw hats may be the easiest ones to store by hanging them on the walls or racks but the more delicate ones, the ones that require maintaining their shape need a better way of storage.  Here are a few ideas on how to properly store and <a href="http://www.bellevivir.com/2010/04/living-with-hats.html" target="_blank">display your hats</a>.  Enjoy!<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; 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How to Store Hats

Storing hats properly will depend on the type of hats you have.  Yesterday's post about Maison Michel hats reminded me that I have a f...

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Creative use of wasted spaces

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNJaEIWEm0ooKgKqo1CBabfLyS2g6YTgORmL7cHr_g3RVvcXpzOZl-sH0ksSuGcWqfddQdBGpuDGOWcaD97WSQtey3_fCQpvXXyF7I8wJ1eJoaGYLjVAnGw5aTUUbTbSHXuTxHMq7hp4/s1600/kitchen+via+splendid+sass.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="680" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540904485726117794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNJaEIWEm0ooKgKqo1CBabfLyS2g6YTgORmL7cHr_g3RVvcXpzOZl-sH0ksSuGcWqfddQdBGpuDGOWcaD97WSQtey3_fCQpvXXyF7I8wJ1eJoaGYLjVAnGw5aTUUbTbSHXuTxHMq7hp4/s400/kitchen+via+splendid+sass.jpg" width="467" /></a></div>Storage, storage, storage is all we covet sometimes. Storage is something we can never get enough of, especially when we never stop buying or starting a new collection. When there is no empty floor space to add onto; going inside the walls, under staircases, or even adding a shelf over a hallway door is a smart way to go.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG61nZ553U0Lvttt8CRKZ1GjwRFvuSJl4EAC-sZwBwaQWvBfFHfuotOcVXmuUXJD__vck-k9yx6QRGgIVygrRqgwiDw0AY_AAluBXMw-kNgbAdenSqwqyqh8giEW47PYJ0MLhJd0JVQQY/s1600/photo+by+Jon+Jensen+via+costal+living.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="460" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540904496109402994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG61nZ553U0Lvttt8CRKZ1GjwRFvuSJl4EAC-sZwBwaQWvBfFHfuotOcVXmuUXJD__vck-k9yx6QRGgIVygrRqgwiDw0AY_AAluBXMw-kNgbAdenSqwqyqh8giEW47PYJ0MLhJd0JVQQY/s400/photo+by+Jon+Jensen+via+costal+living.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 85%;">photo by <a href="http://www.jonjensenphotography.com/index.html">Jon Jensen</a> via Coastal Living</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinodKurwgDO6Y5hbizt79jUa5z7mZfTZ7IehChQ3_njNdBFve3VLX6MXJM8WNFn8_A_SYp50uhHK6s1tmakjBKNKhatFFaJFrE-oEHtnVT-kFazXKlrgCWtI0x3GQ-xceCJ4txOiaPebs/s1600/coburn+architecture.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="680" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540904481221579554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinodKurwgDO6Y5hbizt79jUa5z7mZfTZ7IehChQ3_njNdBFve3VLX6MXJM8WNFn8_A_SYp50uhHK6s1tmakjBKNKhatFFaJFrE-oEHtnVT-kFazXKlrgCWtI0x3GQ-xceCJ4txOiaPebs/s400/coburn+architecture.jpg" width="467" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;">via <a href="http://coburnarchitecture.com/">Coburn Architecture</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqIktRwWqrI_9TdRFlZTO7jz2dt5X83VbpkgY-fQU1ho4u65TC5e10aHp-78BsSqobrT8dOngQkt-pdBaxP-tOKafe1GI-Q3K7YhvTLEnG48S4SSYFpxxNmB2c4Ayx4MPXzDpx_GBrpU/s1600/1795774027_725f0df65f_o.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="670" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540904478485238594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqIktRwWqrI_9TdRFlZTO7jz2dt5X83VbpkgY-fQU1ho4u65TC5e10aHp-78BsSqobrT8dOngQkt-pdBaxP-tOKafe1GI-Q3K7YhvTLEnG48S4SSYFpxxNmB2c4Ayx4MPXzDpx_GBrpU/s400/1795774027_725f0df65f_o.jpg" width="465" /></a><br />Love this idea of using books or magazines as bench legs.</div></div>

Creative use of wasted spaces

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