The $25 Aldi Organizer That’ll Store All Your Cozy Blankets When You’re Short on Space

I’ve been in my NYC apartment for over five years, and despite getting rid of things periodically, I’m still figuring out where to put all the stuff I have. If your shelves and surfaces already look full (like mine), you may want to take a cue from big-city skyscrapers and start to think creatively about storing things vertically. This affordable blanket ladder from Aldi provides a unique, adaptable form of storage for any room of your house — all you need is a wall.

Hold up — a ladder just for blankets? You might be wondering why you’d need such a thing, especially if you don’t have a lot of room in your house already. But despite the name, this Aldi blanket ladder unlocks a world of storage possibilities for blankets, yes, but also towels or any other linen you might grab repeatedly. You get five rungs of vertical storage to use however you please. 

In addition to blankets, once you’ve taken this ladder home and leaned it against the wall of your choice, you can use it to store towels in your bathroom or coats and jackets on hangers in your entryway. Use it as a makeshift drying rack in your laundry room or bring it into your bedroom and adorn it with your necklaces and scarves.

This style of storage is great if you’re the type of person who needs to see an item to remember that it exists. Drawers and boxes are a great solution for some, but this ladder (and everything hung on it) is meant to be visible. If you’re one of the lucky few who doesn’t need more storage solutions — can’t relate — you could also use this ladder to showcase decor, like a patterned tapestry, small hanging plants, or holiday trinkets.

There are over 2,000 Aldi locations nationwide, but that still means there are plenty of people out there who don’t live near one. If you’re one of those people (or if you just prefer ordering online), you can find a similar storage ladder on Amazon for $28.49, a comparable price point. It’s made from a comparable brown wood and also has five rungs. It even has a bonus feature: four removable hooks on the top rung, which would be great for hanging keys, jackets, bags, umbrellas, hand towels, or even kitchenware.