Jewelry Organizers: Stop Losing Your Favorite Accessories

Has this ever happened to you? You are digging through your jewelry box and you discover a ring, a bracelet or a necklace that you had forgotten you had. You say to yourself: "I forgot I had this."

If that is the case, you need to get your jewelry organized.

Jewelry organizers run the gamut of large wooden jewelry chests to something as simple as a ring box. What you need depends on several factors:

The size of your jewelry collection

If you pick up new baubles wherever you go, you will need a larger case - or several cases. But if you prefer just a few special, valuable pieces of jewelry, then a classic jewelry box may suffice.

The nature of your collection

If you primarily wear silver, you will want a jewelry organizer that is lined with anti-tarnish cloth. If your collection is gold, you want something secure that can be tucked out of sight when you leave town. But if yours is predominantly a costume jewelry collection, then you just need something that can keep your bangles front and center.

Where you store your jewelry

If you have a dresser with built-in jewelry drawers, count yourself fortunate. Most people do not have that luxury, so you are left finding a place to store your jewelry. Here are some options:

• If you have hanging space, there are bags to store your collection that you can hang up in your closet. One hanging jewelry organizer has 80 transparent pockets, 40 on each side, to store your jewelry. There is easy access to the pieces and they stay dust free.
• If you have drawer space, there are boxes designed for rings, earrings, etc. One leather ring box is designed to store up to 100 rings. Lined in velvet, you can protect each ring - from your precious jewels to a plastic bubble ring. At 9 inches by 9 inches - and just a couple inches high - it easily tucks into a dresser drawer. Similarly, there are earring cases that store up to 24 pairs of earrings. Available in a variety of colors, one measures 10? inches by 7 inches and is just 2? inches high. If you want to store a variety of jewelry in boxes, then you ought to look at Jewelry Stax. These trays are similar to ones you will find in a jewelry store. Each is designed to hold different jewelry - rings, necklaces, earrings. And they stack on top of each other for compact storage. There is a "rings and things" organizer and another for necklaces. They come in various sizes - five, nine, 18 and 36 compartments. Each is styrene and lined in velvet to keep your collection safe.
• If space is limited, there are organizers that you can hang over the back of your bathroom door. One over-the-door rack can store more than 300 pieces of jewelry and keep them from getting tangled up with each other. It has 10 hooks to hold up to 50 rings, earring racks that hold 75 pairs of earrings, and 16 hooks to keep more than 100 necklaces visible. It is made of powder-coated steel and hangs on the back of a door or can be mounted on the wall.
• If you have table-top space, then go with an acrylic rack. The folding earring rack, when unfolded, can store 128 pairs of earrings. It has four transparent, hinged panels. When you need to conserve space, just fold it up.
• Have wall space? Then consider a wall-mounted, antique style jewelry armoire. When the armoire is closed, it looks like a mirror hanging on your wall. When you open the hinged front, there are slots for your rings and hooks for your necklaces and bracelets. Best of all, the armoire has a lock and key so you can leave your jewelry and feel safe about it.

How to organize your jewelry

Now that you know the kinds of organizers available, you need to decide how you are going to organize your jewelry.

By Color

If you store your jewelry by color, you will not forget the pieces you own that go with a particular outfit. Keep your blues together, your reds, your greens. If you wear black, keep a silver collection so you can quickly choose the right pieces when you are dressing in the morning.

By Theme

Just as your clothing differs - Asian influence, gypsy ruffles, or stark modern - so too does your jewelry. Keep the jewelry together that matches the themes of your clothing. For example, if you are wearing a ruffled, flowing skirt, grab the tray that holds your dangling earrings and thin bangle bracelets.

By Outfit

Jewelry can make the outfit. If someone has ever commented on your jewelry, take note of what you were wearing that day - both clothing and jewelry. Obviously they are a striking combination. Write a description of the jewelry on a note card, punch a hole in the card and slip it over the hanger of that outfit.

Mary Watkins is a freelance writer who writes about home maintenance topics and products such as a jewelry organizer

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