If you’re an urbanite, especially in a city with notoriously small apartments, chances are you have a big wardrobe and a *very* small closet. The struggle is real. Well, we small-space-dwellers have to stick together, which is why we’re bringing you this genius chain hack to maximize that precious real estate. Thanks to this hanger hack, a too-small closet doesn’t have to mean downsizing your killer wardrobe. Read on and thank us later :)

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Materials + Tools:

— chain (about 1 foot)

— S-hook

— spray paint

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Instructions:

1. Spray paint your chain and S-hook, then let dry.

2. Hang the chain on the small end of the S-hook, then hook the large end of the S-hook onto your closet rod.

3. Place hangers into every other chain link. That’s it!

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Obviously, the spray paint is optional. But why not glam it up a bit? Spray paint your chain and S-hook, then let dry. We recommend you do this step outside, unless you have indoor-friendly spray paint.

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Hang the chain on the small end of the S-hook, then hook the large end of the S-hook onto your closet rod.

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Place hangers into every other chain link. Ta-da!

DIY Production and Styling: Madeline Bachelder
 Photography: Kurt Andre

Will you be trying this DIY? If so, we want to see the results! Share photos with the hashtags #britstagram and #iamcreative so we can take a look.

Maddie Bachelder
Maddie is a Creative Strategist at Brit + Co. She fills her free time memorizing bad dad jokes, embroidering, listening to This American Life and posting a few too many Instagrams of San Francisco.