28 Creative Ways to Store (and Display) Your Jewelry
From an antler to an upcycled medicine cabinet, these fashion-forward moves turn accessory storage into decor
It can sometimes feel as if there’s a special art to keeping all your necklaces, rings, bracelets and earrings organized. These 31 homeowners and renters from our My Houzz series show off some original ways they’ve made jewelry storage and displays part of their home decor.
2. Accessory Ace in Rome
Artisan Federica Radd specializes in interior and furniture design and works from her apartment in Italy. In her bathroom, she repurposed a vintage tennis racket to display earrings and hair accessories.
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Artisan Federica Radd specializes in interior and furniture design and works from her apartment in Italy. In her bathroom, she repurposed a vintage tennis racket to display earrings and hair accessories.
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3. Artfully Framed in London
Ceramicist and jewelry maker Amy Anderson of Comfort Station lives in a renovated Victorian-era home in the Dalston district of London with her family. In her renovated bathroom, she uses an ornate mirror frame from Morocco to display some of her jewelry creations.
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Ceramicist and jewelry maker Amy Anderson of Comfort Station lives in a renovated Victorian-era home in the Dalston district of London with her family. In her renovated bathroom, she uses an ornate mirror frame from Morocco to display some of her jewelry creations.
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4. Bright Rainbow Branch for Bangles
Next to Will Onus and Simone Viljoen’s bright green powder-coated bed is a branch wrapped in a rainbow of colored threads. Onus has a creative sister, Jessica, who made the unique piece that acts as a place to hang jewelry and coordinates well with their vibrant Obus bedding from Kip & Co.
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Next to Will Onus and Simone Viljoen’s bright green powder-coated bed is a branch wrapped in a rainbow of colored threads. Onus has a creative sister, Jessica, who made the unique piece that acts as a place to hang jewelry and coordinates well with their vibrant Obus bedding from Kip & Co.
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5. Handy Holder in a Tucson, Arizona, Loft
Karin Shipman uses vintage ceramic glove forms to display her necklaces and other accessories on top of a white Formica countertop in her master bathroom. “I like that the materials in the unit are simple and easy to maintain,” Shipman says. “The white Formica countertops last forever and wipe up cleanly.” A rolled-up cloth is used to hold Shipman’s collection of cuff bracelets.
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Karin Shipman uses vintage ceramic glove forms to display her necklaces and other accessories on top of a white Formica countertop in her master bathroom. “I like that the materials in the unit are simple and easy to maintain,” Shipman says. “The white Formica countertops last forever and wipe up cleanly.” A rolled-up cloth is used to hold Shipman’s collection of cuff bracelets.
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6. Savvy Reuse of a Vintage-Type Tray
Throughout Michelle Konar’s cozy 330-square-foot studio in New York City are multipurpose storage hacks. Konar found this vintage-type tray at the Sunday flea market on 76th Street and Columbus Avenue, and gave it a new purpose as a wall-mounted holder for earrings and bracelets. Cobalt blue giraffe hooks corral and display her necklaces.
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Throughout Michelle Konar’s cozy 330-square-foot studio in New York City are multipurpose storage hacks. Konar found this vintage-type tray at the Sunday flea market on 76th Street and Columbus Avenue, and gave it a new purpose as a wall-mounted holder for earrings and bracelets. Cobalt blue giraffe hooks corral and display her necklaces.
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7. New Life for a Rusty Medicine Cabinet
Lynn McCarthy, owner of Cottonwood Catering & Events, put a lot of DIY love into updating her 1941 cottage in Santa Rosa, California. This medicine cabinet was part of the master bathroom, and instead of getting rid of it, she repurposed it as a jewelry organizer. McCathy sanded the rusty metal interior and spray-painted it a matte black. Her jewelry is hung using magnets.
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Lynn McCarthy, owner of Cottonwood Catering & Events, put a lot of DIY love into updating her 1941 cottage in Santa Rosa, California. This medicine cabinet was part of the master bathroom, and instead of getting rid of it, she repurposed it as a jewelry organizer. McCathy sanded the rusty metal interior and spray-painted it a matte black. Her jewelry is hung using magnets.
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8. A Cute Spin on Accessory Storage
Architect Mark Ash of Hovel Design Studio and artist Kelley Ash of Sweet Gravy Studio built their shotgun-style farmhouse in Horton, Alabama, and it’s full of colorful and clever DIY touches. Here in their closet, Kelley repurposed vintage wooden spools as storage hooks for her necklaces, hats and purses.
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Architect Mark Ash of Hovel Design Studio and artist Kelley Ash of Sweet Gravy Studio built their shotgun-style farmhouse in Horton, Alabama, and it’s full of colorful and clever DIY touches. Here in their closet, Kelley repurposed vintage wooden spools as storage hooks for her necklaces, hats and purses.
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9. Toolboxes Turned Jewelry Treasure Trove in Ohio
Jennifer Harrison-Ciacchi of Flea Market Fab has an eye for repurposing vintage finds. “My girlfriend had come across these old toolboxes at an estate sale,” she says. “The person that owned them painted the tools that hung on each hook, so it makes for a great story.”
Rather than being hidden away in a closet, her collection of vintage jewelry and accessories adds an elegant and charming contrast to her vanity.
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Jennifer Harrison-Ciacchi of Flea Market Fab has an eye for repurposing vintage finds. “My girlfriend had come across these old toolboxes at an estate sale,” she says. “The person that owned them painted the tools that hung on each hook, so it makes for a great story.”
Rather than being hidden away in a closet, her collection of vintage jewelry and accessories adds an elegant and charming contrast to her vanity.
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10. Stylish Antler in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
In her master bedroom, Katie Shields mounted an antler to a wall that doubles as a spot to display and store necklaces. Shields, owner of Mylkbar, decorated her bedroom in an “eco-lodge” style with distressed-wood furnishings and other natural elements.
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In her master bedroom, Katie Shields mounted an antler to a wall that doubles as a spot to display and store necklaces. Shields, owner of Mylkbar, decorated her bedroom in an “eco-lodge” style with distressed-wood furnishings and other natural elements.
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11. Multipurpose Doorknob Adds a Dab of Color
Interior designer Kerra Michele Huerta’s beaded necklaces bring a colorful touch to both sides of her rattan bed. Next to her wall sconce she installed green crystal doorknobs that double as jewelry hooks.
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Interior designer Kerra Michele Huerta’s beaded necklaces bring a colorful touch to both sides of her rattan bed. Next to her wall sconce she installed green crystal doorknobs that double as jewelry hooks.
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12. DIY Jewelry and Accessory Station
Laura Burkhart is an artist and has designed retail store displays for brands like Free People and Filson. In her Lake Forest Park, Washington, home, she created a wardrobe and jewelry area, with her necklaces artfully organized on nails and pieces of stained wood and copper pipes.
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Laura Burkhart is an artist and has designed retail store displays for brands like Free People and Filson. In her Lake Forest Park, Washington, home, she created a wardrobe and jewelry area, with her necklaces artfully organized on nails and pieces of stained wood and copper pipes.
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13. Tricked Out With Teacup Hooks
Ariel Enoch is an avid thrifter and has collected many jewelry pieces and accessories over the years. She updated her home, in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C., with black-and-white removable wallpaper and added DIY art, a spray-painted shelf and tiny teacup hooks to the walls to hold her colorful necklaces and hats.
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Ariel Enoch is an avid thrifter and has collected many jewelry pieces and accessories over the years. She updated her home, in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C., with black-and-white removable wallpaper and added DIY art, a spray-painted shelf and tiny teacup hooks to the walls to hold her colorful necklaces and hats.
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14. Amped-Up Accessory Style With a Black Corkboard
A small framed corkboard keeps graphic designer Marina Kozak’s accessories within close reach in the bedroom of her Chicago condo. The frame is painted black to match the walls painted in Lincoln Cottage Black by Valspar, making her gold necklaces pop. “It’s easy for me to play around with my look,” she says. Also hanging on the wall is a kimono bought at a vintage shop in Kyoto, Japan. “I think hanging it alongside all my other accessories really amps up the boutique vibe,” she says.
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A small framed corkboard keeps graphic designer Marina Kozak’s accessories within close reach in the bedroom of her Chicago condo. The frame is painted black to match the walls painted in Lincoln Cottage Black by Valspar, making her gold necklaces pop. “It’s easy for me to play around with my look,” she says. Also hanging on the wall is a kimono bought at a vintage shop in Kyoto, Japan. “I think hanging it alongside all my other accessories really amps up the boutique vibe,” she says.
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15. Pane-Free Accessory Storage in Washington
Homeowner Kim Smith of Ellensburg, Washington, took a reclaimed window frame, added some chicken wire and mounted it inside her master bedroom. It now serves as both an art piece and an easy-to-access jewelry and sunglasses holder.
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Homeowner Kim Smith of Ellensburg, Washington, took a reclaimed window frame, added some chicken wire and mounted it inside her master bedroom. It now serves as both an art piece and an easy-to-access jewelry and sunglasses holder.
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16. DIY Driftwood Necklace Holder in New England
Lara Van Lannen of Winthrop, Massachusetts, made a necklace holder for her master bedroom using a piece of driftwood found at a local beach. She added five pretty knobs from Anthropologie to serve as hooks for her necklaces.
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Lara Van Lannen of Winthrop, Massachusetts, made a necklace holder for her master bedroom using a piece of driftwood found at a local beach. She added five pretty knobs from Anthropologie to serve as hooks for her necklaces.
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17. Pretty Storage Options in an East Coast Bathroom
Courtney Webster often chooses items that function as both decor and storage for her apartment in a converted textile factory in Providence, Rhode Island. In her bathroom, a wall shelf holds a beautiful beveled glass jewelry box for rings, while an acrylic T-shaped holder displays delicate necklaces.
Ekby Östen/Ekby Valter shelf and brackets: Ikea; Bianca jewelry tree: West Elm; Conservatory envelope holder and ring display box: BHLDN
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Courtney Webster often chooses items that function as both decor and storage for her apartment in a converted textile factory in Providence, Rhode Island. In her bathroom, a wall shelf holds a beautiful beveled glass jewelry box for rings, while an acrylic T-shaped holder displays delicate necklaces.
Ekby Östen/Ekby Valter shelf and brackets: Ikea; Bianca jewelry tree: West Elm; Conservatory envelope holder and ring display box: BHLDN
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18. Curated Charm in a 1924 Colonial Master Bedroom
Michelle Gage of Havertown, Pennsylvania, keeps her special jewelry and accessories organized on top of a campaign-style dresser in her bedroom using vintage glassware. The empty frame on the wall was used at her outdoor wedding reception. “We hung it on a tree with a fishing wire, and we had props like a top hat … so it has special meaning,” she says.
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Michelle Gage of Havertown, Pennsylvania, keeps her special jewelry and accessories organized on top of a campaign-style dresser in her bedroom using vintage glassware. The empty frame on the wall was used at her outdoor wedding reception. “We hung it on a tree with a fishing wire, and we had props like a top hat … so it has special meaning,” she says.
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19. A Crate Organizing Idea in Ohio
Chelsea Mohrman uses a simple ceramic egg crate from Cost Plus World Market to organize her earrings. A nearby vintage can serves as a pen holder.
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Chelsea Mohrman uses a simple ceramic egg crate from Cost Plus World Market to organize her earrings. A nearby vintage can serves as a pen holder.
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20. See-Through Storage in a Northern California Bathroom
Izzy Faulkner uses a piece of wire mesh in her Mill Valley, California, bathroom to hang her earrings. Nails are used to organize her collection of rings. The walls are covered with pages from a German tourist guide and a Russian psychology book.
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Izzy Faulkner uses a piece of wire mesh in her Mill Valley, California, bathroom to hang her earrings. Nails are used to organize her collection of rings. The walls are covered with pages from a German tourist guide and a Russian psychology book.
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21. Delicate DIY Earring Holder in Dallas
Martha Harms, an actor, lives in an eclectic rental apartment in Dallas and uses a previously empty frame on a wall in her bathroom as a a vertical jewelry display. She made this project with a thrifted frame, a white tulle remnant and some packing tape.
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Martha Harms, an actor, lives in an eclectic rental apartment in Dallas and uses a previously empty frame on a wall in her bathroom as a a vertical jewelry display. She made this project with a thrifted frame, a white tulle remnant and some packing tape.
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22. Tidy With a Tray in a Tiny Studio Apartment
Jacqueline Clair, a nurse and blogger, is a fan of patterns, prints and artwork. In her 350-square-foot NYC studio apartment, she uses a vintage vanity painted black to store and display her jewelry and accessories. Clair lined the vanity’s single drawer with floral wallpaper and keeps her jewelry organized with an acrylic divider. “I love how it came out and how unique it is, and I’m proud that I was able to transform an old piece,” she says about the vanity project. On top of the vanity are a tray and a hand-shaped ceramic bowl that display earrings, necklaces and cuff bracelets.
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Jacqueline Clair, a nurse and blogger, is a fan of patterns, prints and artwork. In her 350-square-foot NYC studio apartment, she uses a vintage vanity painted black to store and display her jewelry and accessories. Clair lined the vanity’s single drawer with floral wallpaper and keeps her jewelry organized with an acrylic divider. “I love how it came out and how unique it is, and I’m proud that I was able to transform an old piece,” she says about the vanity project. On top of the vanity are a tray and a hand-shaped ceramic bowl that display earrings, necklaces and cuff bracelets.
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23. Serving Up Style on Top of a Bedroom Dresser
Libby Rasmussen uses the top of a white dresser in the bedroom of her Washington, D.C., apartment to display her accessories and meaningful photographs of her grandparents as teenagers. A white glass serving dish stores fringe earrings and necklaces, and is corralled with perfume and other accessories on an acrylic tray.
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Libby Rasmussen uses the top of a white dresser in the bedroom of her Washington, D.C., apartment to display her accessories and meaningful photographs of her grandparents as teenagers. A white glass serving dish stores fringe earrings and necklaces, and is corralled with perfume and other accessories on an acrylic tray.
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24. Minimalist With Marble in a Master Bedroom
Ninelle Mikula Schorsch’s 1935 brick Tudor bungalow in Chicago is decorated in a minimalist and mostly neutral palette of grays and whites. On top of her master bedroom nightstand, she uses a simple rectangular carved stone tray to store her rings and earrings.
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DIY: Jewelry Tray Takes the Form of a Leaf
Ninelle Mikula Schorsch’s 1935 brick Tudor bungalow in Chicago is decorated in a minimalist and mostly neutral palette of grays and whites. On top of her master bedroom nightstand, she uses a simple rectangular carved stone tray to store her rings and earrings.
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DIY: Jewelry Tray Takes the Form of a Leaf
25. Organization With Charm and Character in Northern California
Artist Susan Taylor’s renovated 1950s ranch in Clayton, California, is full of found items repurposed in clever ways. In her master bedroom, she uses a coat rack to display necklaces and her childhood ballet slippers.
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Artist Susan Taylor’s renovated 1950s ranch in Clayton, California, is full of found items repurposed in clever ways. In her master bedroom, she uses a coat rack to display necklaces and her childhood ballet slippers.
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26. Eclectic, Tidy Style in a DIY Fixer-Upper
Leslie Kane of Evergreen, Colorado, uses a wall-mounted jewelry holder with hooks for necklaces and a little mesh area for keeping her earrings organized in her master bedroom.
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Leslie Kane of Evergreen, Colorado, uses a wall-mounted jewelry holder with hooks for necklaces and a little mesh area for keeping her earrings organized in her master bedroom.
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27. Neutral and Neat With Brass in Charleston, South Carolina
Makeup artist and fashion blogger Dannon Collard keeps her watches organized neatly in a glass shadow box, and other accessories on a metal jewelry tree holder.
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Makeup artist and fashion blogger Dannon Collard keeps her watches organized neatly in a glass shadow box, and other accessories on a metal jewelry tree holder.
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28. Dressed to Impress in a Northern California Bedroom
Jennifer Margolin’s work as a personal stylist inspired some clever storage solutions in her rental home in Tiburon, California, such as using a dress form as a jewelry and accessory holder in her bedroom. The form also allows her to test and prepare different looks and outfits.
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Jennifer Margolin’s work as a personal stylist inspired some clever storage solutions in her rental home in Tiburon, California, such as using a dress form as a jewelry and accessory holder in her bedroom. The form also allows her to test and prepare different looks and outfits.
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Show us: How do you store or display your accessories? Do you have a creative way of organizing your jewelry? Share a photo in the Comments.
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Alaina Kaczmarski uses beautiful vintage teacups and bowls to display and organize jewelry on top of her dresser. A mirrored box kept open is used for storing her statement chunky necklaces. A leaning vintage brass mirror helps her complete her outfits as she gets ready for the day.
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