Look! Dorm Room Purse Storage

Nothing says small living quarters quite like a dorm room. And when it comes to storing your belongings, you have to get pretty creative. We spotted this photo on the Container's Store Web site and thought it was both pretty and creative.

Even fashionistas have to go to college, so rather than giving up their lovely accessories why not make them part of the room's decor? Using the Command Adhesive Brushed Nickel Hooks, $12.99, there's a place for every purse and a fun conversation piece, too.

Clever and perfect for adding more storage space in a place where it is not so readily available.

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If only all my purses were coloured co-ordinated and had the same handle length...

It is pretty though.

posted by hjalbers on April 15th 2009 at 1:36pm
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It is pretty, but I've never owned nearly that many purses. Or shoes. I'm half-jealous. Mine are colour-coordinated, though! (Easy when you have, uh, three?)

hjalbers, doesn't look like they need the same handle length, if you're going for that non-linear arrangement.

posted by JosieDaisy on April 15th 2009 at 3:56pm
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Pretty but it will stretch out the handles or give them weird bumps...tried this once.

posted by totheworld on April 15th 2009 at 4:17pm
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This is a cute idea for a photoshoot but it wouldn't look nearly as nice in real life where purses are not color coordinated to match the room and are not all roughly the same size and shape.

posted by alisonGSF on April 15th 2009 at 4:45pm
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Clever idea, but as a former dormitory manager I don't recommend it for an actual dorm room. Many dorms don't allow strong adhesives to be used on the walls because they can damage the paint...kiss your damage deposit goodbye if that happens.

I was a fashion major, so I hung my handbags from a ledge above the closet on pattern hooks :)

posted by Stiletto on April 15th 2009 at 7:06pm
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i did this in a few apartments in college. the adhesives did pull off paint and a nice amount of spackle, i ended up converting to nails. now im in my mid20s and just pared down my purse collection, though me and my boyfriend have a wall for hats, mostly due to lack of space

posted by notlaura on April 15th 2009 at 9:12pm
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Ha. Dorm rooms must be getting a lot nicer in the three or four years that I've been out of college.

posted by dyskrasia on April 17th 2009 at 7:07pm
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