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I’m also sharing simple ideas for decorating with yard sale finds. This past week I found something that I didn’t even know I was looking for. Isn’t that the best thing about yard saling? You leave the house with your dreams and hopes and expectations and a $10 bill. And truth? Sometimes it’s lame. Sometimes all those hand-lettered poster board signs lead to nowhere. But sometimes on a Saturday when the sun is shining and you discover a treasure trove of giant $1 baskets and stacks of vintage books and the cutest herb planters and something so amazing and incredible that it makes you want to pull out dance moves from a Go-go’s song. Something like this. Can you guess...

You may even be considering getting a second closet to hold all your clothes. Before you spend money and floor space on an extra closet you should take a look at your existing closet storage and see if you can stretch it a bit further. Here are ten tips that will help you maximize your closet’s storage capacity.   Use double hangers. Most of your hanger space is probably empty air. You can double the value of this space by buying double hangers that let you hang two items in place of one. If you don’t want to spend money and have plenty of hangers to spare then you can place a soda can tab or similar item around the...