People always ask me where I store all Mazzy and Harlow’s toys in our NYC apartment. The answer is not a good one. We don’t really have a creative system figured out. We use bookshelves, bins, baskets and toy chests, pretty ineffectively if you ask me, just like everybody else.

In the absence of good solid toy storage advice, I turned to Pinterest for ideas. Don’t we all?? What I found were toy storage spaces that are both cute to look at and pretty easy to pull off. Does this mean I will make them happen? Probably not. But isn’t it nice to imagine what your toy storage could look like if you tried?

Here are just a few things you could do:

1) You could store your train under a trundle bed

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2) You could store stuffed animals in a hammock

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3) You could store art work in hanging empty frames

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4) You could save space by lining your books flat against the wall

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5) You could store Barbies or action figures in a shoe organizer hung on back of the door

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6) You could convert a bookcase into a dress-up station

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7) You could create parking spots with painter’s tape so your kids know exactly where to park their vehicles

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8) You could organize board games in a sweater storage hanger

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9) You could store match box cars in painted pvc pipe, designed to look like a bee hive

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10) You could store matchbox cars on magnetic strips fastened to the wall

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11) You can organize an art studio right up against a wall with shelves, frames and chalk board paint

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12) You could store toys in matching labeled totes hung on the back of a door

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13) You could use cookie jars to separate your chalk from your markers from your crayons

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14) You could use bungee cords to store balls

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15) You could use a bar cart on wheels as a mobile art station

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16) You could store bath toys in a hanging tiered fruit basket

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17) You could encourage your kids to just get rid of the damn things

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Have any more creative toy storage ideas? Please tell me in the comments below!