Ever since hipsters revived colourful, jaunty scarves, these scraps of fabric have become a sartorial favourite. I have fallen victim to scarf overload and often find that I forget about that cute blue and white striped number or the fun leopard print silk from Italy. Determined to give all my scarves equal time in the spotlight, I was on a mission: find a scarf organizing contraption that was modern, cheap, and useful.

Like a good librarian, I did some research. I Googled around to see if such a thing already existed. Apparently many people share my scarf-mania, since I found lots of DIY scarf organizing projects. None of these projects appealed to me; I didn’t want to spend a lot of time or money creating the perfect system. I don’t love my scarves that much.

One day, I had a flash of genius while chopping vegetables. Curtain wire! I purchased inexpensive and easy to install curtain wire with wall mounts, and two packages of moveable clips at IKEA. Armed with a drill and level, I* set to work on my DIY scarf organizer.

Easy, cheap, and practical. Plus, the variety of prints, textures, and colours of the scarves add some much needed personality to the room. If I get sick of the scarves, I can take them down and attach photos or other interesting objects.

*Actually my husband helped, but I like to think I know my way around power tools.