My Favorite Family Room Organizing Tools

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Whether your family room is country chic or ultra-modern, keeping the family room clutter-free can be a challenge. Why? Because most family rooms serve more than one function. From game room to reading nook, from home office to home gym, the family room is one of the most used spaces in our homes.

Following is a list of useful items to help you keep your family room organized. Whatever your décor, you can always find something to coordinate with what you already have. Use these products as the starting point to get your family room organized and looking the way you want it to look.


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A simple and inexpensive cord keeper can help to tame the tangle of cords.

The Container Store Cable Zipper


Use a magazine rack to corral your magazines (and books and catalogs).

Target Faux Leather Magazine Organizer


A bookcase can hold decorative items and baskets (to hide your small items).

West Elm Mid-Century Bookcase


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Using pieces of furniture with built in storage is a great way to maximize space.

Wayfair Ernestine Storage Ottoman


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Baskets can hold your throw blankets or your kids toys.

Wayfair Rattan Basket


There are so many great storage pieces to add to your family room to help you stay organized. It’s a great idea to use baskets, shelving and furniture with built in storage to keep everything in place. Don’t forget to edit what you have, return items to their rightful place at the end of each day, and enjoy your family room.

More Organizing Ideas

Need even more ideas on how to organize your home? Living. Simplified. is ready to help. Take a look at these blog posts or send us an email at lauren@livingsimplified.net and we can work together to reach your organizing and decluttering goals:

Kitchen Organization Product Guide

5 Steps to Organizing Your Family Room

8 Steps for Quick and Easy Menu Planning