Just how many frozen food packages fall on you when you open your freezer door? Our guess – too many. We know you better than you know yourself. We also know that the next package you put back in there is just going to get stuffed in with you quickly closing the door.
But this freezer doesn’t have to be a mirror image of your poor life choices. Mount a small tension rod and some hooks/clips in the upper part of your freezer and start hanging things! Now you can finally see that bag of expired baby carrots you need to get rid of. You’re welcome.
Herb Organizer
As your dreams about a nice back yard keep drifting away, you realize it's time to face the reality of your teeny tiny apartment and audibly sigh. But having no yard is no excuse to not growing your own basil. Get yourself some herbs to grow in lightweight pots and start eating your greens just like your grandma told you.
So, how do you set up those pots in the kitchen, and what does a shower curtain rod has to do with any of it? First, you set up the rod in the window frame. After that, attach clips or hooks to the pots and hang them on the rod. Now stop with the takeout and go make yourself some salad.
Jewelry Organizer
You know how you have all of your necklaces laid out nicely, and then you turn around and they magically turn into a useless lump of tangled mess? One that requires the help of every single god in every single faith to set straight again? A shower curtain rod could save you from that.
A small tension rod (or several if you happen to own all of Mr. T's jewelry collection) in a little closet space will help you keep your chains in check.
Baby/Pet Fence
Babies — as well as furbabies — take up way more space than you thought a tiny human should. They need boundaries, and not those pretend boundaries you lie about having when they are teenagers. So yeah, baby/pet-proofing your house is a real thing, but you don't have to look for a handyman to take care of it.
You will need a few heavy-duty tension rods (1″ or larger) and your own ten fingers. Sure, all they have been doing in the past few years is typing and making coffee, but they can handle that too. Mount three or four rods in the doorway or desired hall and you're good to go.
Paper Towel Rack
Spills aren't only limited to the kitchen, and your house floor has the stains to prove it. So why not keep a crisp roll of paper towels in every room? That way you can at least pretend to have the habits of a clean person.
The way to do it would be to mount a short tension rod in the closet/cupboard of the desired room and string the roll on it. Can you hear that? It's the sound of you becoming a responsible adult.