We Looked Away for a Moment, and IKEA Created the Perfect Organizer

In terms of aspirational decor, nothing provides the vessel for unrealized potential like the pegboard. All those tiny holes just waiting to be arranged into the perfect home for kitchen implements, tools, art supplies… the list goes on.

With a full lineup of hooks, baskets, trays, and even elastic cords, IKEA’s SKÅDIS system can be utilized for all that and more. And you don’t have to limit yourself to the many in-store options: Thingiverse has entire sets of 3-D printing plans to customize the granular organization system of your dreams.

Attach the pegboard to the side of a METOD cupboard to maximize your space and make new homes for your work supplies or decorative accents. Add easy greenery with plastic container plants (or real ones!).

Rather than taking up valuable dresser real estate with a jewelry organizer, why not just mount a pegboard on the wall? Instant decor and organization—simultaneously.

This strategy not only creates extra office storage space, but also lets you tuck your cords behind the SKÅDIS for instant organization.

A craft room is the pegboard’s natural habitat. Hang marker buckets, paint trays, paper holders, and more to spur your creativity.

Abby at Just a Girl and Her Blog used the SKÅDIS in two separate places in her garage organization project, creating both a workspace and storage for mops and brooms.

Never step on a LEGO again. Use bins for separate pieces and add shelves to show off your favorite creations.

We already think the RÅSKOG utility cart is one of IKEA’s greatest creations, and now you can make it even better by attaching sheets of SKÅDIS pegboard to each side.

Carry over the colors from the rest of your room or even your favorite blanket to your worktable, as Birdz of a Feather did, with a new paint job.

Set up both your succulents and their accessories by attaching small pots and test tubes, like this Instagrammer.

Looking for something to assist in the creation of larger-scale projects? You can still join the pegboard madness. Use hooks to hang tools and elastic bands to hold up project plans or inspiration.