Home space is often at a premium, especially when you've accumulated enough junk to fill an airplane hangar. So, how can you keep your precious possessions without the need for additional accident or fire insurance?

• Store things on the wall. Hang a storage cabinet, a curio cabinet for your knickknacks, or even a lattice pegboard for coats and hats. Store individual items on the wall to add personality: pots and pans, a handheld fan, kitchen spices, that favorite pair of jockey shorts — okay, maybe not the shorts, but you get the picture.
• Use the backs of doors. Not only are the backs of doors great places to hang your dart board — just make sure nobody opens the door and loses an eye — they're ideal for mirrors, tie racks, shoe bags, and laundry bags too.
• Revamp your closet. Of course, the closet's an obvious spot for storage, but don't just hang onto that old closet rod. Add some shelves. Create a cheap second tier using a long chain and a piece of PVC pipe. Use shoe organizers for pantyhose, silk scarves, or even stuffed animals. Don't forget those clothes hangers with rods and clips for multiple pieces.
• Buy furniture with built-in storage. Cedar chests can double as window seats, and newer sofas now sometimes double as trunks. Coffee tables, end tables, and beds also come with built-in storage.
• Look high and low. Add a shelf above a door or window. Store items in the space over your kitchen cabinets or under your bed.
• Find hidden spaces. Store extra blankets between your bed's mattress and box spring or stuff them into decorative pillow cases for display in your living room. Use the space behind your basement steps to install extra shelves. Hang things inside your cabinet doors. Use that little gap between your refrigerator and the wall to store your mop and broom or narrow items such as party platters or a table leaf. If you have any hollow space between your walls, install a cubby door and make an extra closet.