15 Clever Ways to Organize Your Jewelry

This entry was posted on January 30 2019 by Kelly Rice

A jewelry collection is only as good as its organization. You can have beautiful pieces, amazing gemstones and breathtaking settings but if you can't easily access it, there's little chance of you maximizing the collection. Considering how much money many of us invest in building a high-quality jewelry collection, this is more than simply a missed opportunity – it's a waste of money. We've brought together a collection of clever ideas for you to organize and display your collection. These hacks will help make accessorizing, rotating, cleaning and simply admiring your jewelry easier – and more fun.

Decorating With Jewelry

Using your jewelry collection as a form of decoration offers a number of benefits. First, it makes your collection easy to see which makes accessorizing a breeze. The act of decorating with jewelry also serves as a truly personal form of home decor. Let's face it – there are likely some pieces you aren't likely to wear again. Maybe you kept a high school boyfriend's necklace or you still have the seashell bracelet you made with a best friend. These items are unlikely to get worn often, but you don't want to leave them collecting dust either. These decorating ideas are the perfect solution for pieces you may not wear often, but that you simply love to see.

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Actual Art

As a fun aside, you can also make artistic designs for permanent display with any pieces of jewelry you know you won't wear again. You can use pieces with sentimental value or costume jewelry you pick up in thrift stores, flea markets and other places.  

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Strictly Business

Decorating with jewelry can be fun, but it often means spreading the collection out. For those who prefer to have everything together so you can streamline the process, a more austere approach is in order. As a side note, this method can be used in conjunction with decorating. You can simply use your more niche, flashy and fun pieces as decoration and adopt this more traditional approach for the pieces in regular rotation.

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind

No matter how you choose to organize your jewelry, creating a system will improve your collection. Being able to see what you have and access it quickly makes any collection instantly more versatile. Our most unique pieces may not get worn often. Dumping them into a pile in a jewelry box ensures they'll never see the light of day. Being able to put your hands on that cute necklace, dangly bracelet or thin chain without having to struggle with a knotted ball of jewelry means you can actually use those niche pieces. Make the most of your own collection by deciding the organizational style that suits you best. This way, your jewelry will reflect your personality when you're wearing and when you're not.
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