Be they souvenirs from travels abroad or thoughtful gifts from friends, coffee mug collections can quickly accumulate into an unruly mass of mismatched shapes and colors. But keeping your kitchen mugs organized can keep them safe from damage as well as create an inviting barista-grade coffee nook within its confines. A simple cabinet system might suffice, but there are smarter solutions available too for displaying or storing them that could elevate it further.

Professional home organizer Barbara Brock recommends regularly decluttering your mugs in order to preserve them and protect the future generations of users. Start by discarding any that are chipped or showing wear, before considering donating ones you no longer use to those in need. “Having many mugs crammed together increases their chance of becoming damaged; therefore it’s worth taking steps like editing regularly,” she states.

If your cabinets are overrun by mugs, adding shelf risers is an affordable and efficient way to gain more storage space in existing cabinetry. These risers fit between each mug to prevent them from stacking on one another and potentially falling onto each other; additionally they come in various sizes so you can customize their height according to your storage needs.

Mount floating shelves on the wall for an attractive display of your mugs and arrange them by color or size for an organized, stylish display. You may even group similar-colored or-sized cups together.

Chantelle Hartman Malarkey suggests hanging your mugs from hooks under cabinet shelving as an effective storage solution, according to professional organizer Chantelle Hartman Malarkey. This way you can access your favorites quickly while keeping others tucked away safely in drawers or cabinets. Furthermore, it frees up floor and counter space.