How Can I Organize My Room if I'm 13?

Create your own unique and cheap storage containers by painting and decorating shoe boxes. Paint them in colors and patterns that match your room's decor, and glue rhinestones, sequins, patches and ribbons on them. Stack multiple boxes on top of one another and glue them together to create a storage unit.

Buy stackable storage units with sliding drawers and set them up on top of your dressers and desk for a more durable storage option. These units usually cost about $20, so you may need to save up your money, ask your parents for help or offer to do some household work to earn the money. These units take up a little space, but can hold many items. Fill the units on top of your dresser or vanity with personal grooming and hair supplies. Fill the units on your desk with pens, pencils, markers, staplers, hole punches and paper.

Ask your parents to help you buy and set up an easy-to-assemble bookcase. Fill its shelves with books, magazines and binders. You can use the top of the bookcase to display figurines, stuffed animals and other small, lightweight items. These bookshelves usually cost around $20, but can cost more depending on how large they are and what they're made of. If you can't afford to buy one, or you aren't allowed, you can make room for books on the furniture you already have. Clear off the top of your desk or dresser and make sure the piece of furniture's back is against a wall. Line up your books, magazines and DVDs across the back of your desk or dresser. Make sure the books or movies are pressed up against the wall and are close together. Place heavy items on each side of the line of books and movies to keep them upright.

Hang an over-door shoe rack on your closet or bedroom door to help reduce floor and closet clutter. These racks hold several pairs of shoes and make your shoes easy to find in the morning. They also come in a variety of colors and patterns to match your room's decor.

Hang over-door coat hangers on your closet or bedroom door so you can get to them easily. They're a great way to hang your robes, towels, scarves and jackets so you won't be tempted to throw them onto the floor.

Clean up messy floors by stowing rarely used items in flat storage bins that you can slide or roll under the bed and out of sight. Put out-of-season clothes, toys and arts and crafts supplies in these bins so you can access them when you need to. If your bed is too low to the floor to fit anything underneath, you can find bed raisers at furniture/home stores. Have an adult help you lift your bed and place the bed frame's legs on top of the raisers. These will give you plenty of under-bed storage space, and they can often be purchased for under $20. If you'd rather not buy them, ask your parents if they have any large, flat boxes you can use.