I don't use hangers; I don't have the space to hang anything. I used to use the sweater storage shelves that hang in the closet and that worked very well. I just laid garments flat and each doll had two shelves. After moving recently to a 650 square foot house with NO extra closet space, I changed my system.

KMart has these Martha Stewart cardboard storage boxes. They are decorative and not too bad looking. Each doll has a large box for accessories (which I store in their original boxes). Other stuff I like to group by historical doll and brand, as well as clothing articles so I can pack as much stuff in one space as possible. Dresses go in large plastic under-bed bedding bags. They are clear plastic with areas that breathe and are about 1 1/2' x 4'. I stack the dresses but do not cram too many in a pile so I avoid wrinkles. Addy and Kirsten have one, Samantha and Felicity have one, Josefina's clothes fit in her accessory box, and my elven and faery doll clothes fit in another accessory box. I keep LOF and AG clothes together by historical time period.

Shoes and socks all go in Martha Stewart four-drawer cardboard organizers from KMart. I think they're prettier than clear plastic and they were LOTS cheaper- about $7 each. They are the perfect size- each drawer holds about 9-15 pairs of shoes plus socks and tights. AG shoes and LOF shoes are stored separately and by time period so I can easily match shoes to outfits.

My husband built an absolutely gorgeous cabinet for the living room to store all the small things like aprons, umbrellas, hair ribbons (stored in plastic baggies by doll), etc. It is 2' wide and 4' tall and has four shelves. Each shelf has two canvas 12x12" boxes that I bought at Lowe's. It's a really lovely piece of furniture and at some point when we have more room I think I want more storage pieces like it. I use the top for display. He built it from poplar and the canvas boxes are natural colored.

I can't imagine hanging the dresses- the dolls would need their own closet! [img]redface.gif[/img]