Cooling racks are one of those simple items that everyone has around the home.

They’re cheap, simple, and only seem to have one main purpose, right? Well, it turns out that cooling racks can be used for way more than simply letting your cakes cool off after coming out of the oven.

From providing additional storage to helping you organize your herbs and spices, these little plastic racks offer a surprising array of unusual uses. Here are some simple ‘home hacks’ you can try out using nothing but cooling racks.

1) Hanging Art

Who would have thought that you could make art from a cooling rack? Well, by tying pieces of fabric around the rack, you can make this beautiful oversized garland chandelier. Check out the tutorial to learn more.

2) Memo Board

If you’re someone who wants to add a little more organization to their life, how about turning a cooling rack into a memo board? It’s as simple as hanging the rack up on the wall and then using little clips or pegs to keep your notes in place.

3) Sunglasses Stand

You can also hang a cooling rack up on the wall and use it to store all your sunglasses or other accessories.

4) Craft Display Stand

If you’re a crafty person, always using little bits of material to make items like broaches and jewelry, why not set up a craft stand like this to show off your creations to friends and family? It’s great for markets too, if you want to sell your crafts from a stand.

5) Earring Organizer

Got so many earrings you don’t know what to do with them? Well, instead of tossing them all into a jewelry box or putting them in a drawer where they can easily get mixed up and lost, consider setting up a cooling rack and then hanging them from the side.

6) Greeting Card Display Stand

Around the holidays, many of us receive countless greeting cards from friends and family, but we don’t always have enough shelf space to stand them all up. If you find yourself lacking space for all those cards, set up a cooling rack and peg them to the side.

7) Organize Your Fabrics

By attaching a cooling rack to a simple hanger, you can extend the storage potential of one hanger and allow it to hold so much more! Here, for example, one hanger is being used to hold reams of fabrics.

8) Stack Your Scarves

In the same way that a cooling rack can be used to store lots of fabrics on a single hanger, you can use the same basic method to make a scarf stand.

9) Tupperware Organizer

Keep your tupperware lids all lined up without the risk of any of them getting lost with this innovative use of a cooling rack.

10) Help Shoes Dry Faster

Want a clever way to help wet shoes dry more quickly without having to leave them outdoors? Place them on a cooling rack! It allows air to pass underneath, drying off the wet and muddy soles faster than ever.

11) Organize Herbs and Spices

Last but not least, with a little bit of tweaking, you can convert a simple set of cooling racks into your very own herb and spice organizers. Check out the tutorial to learn more.

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Source: HomeHacks