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Here, 13 ways to get your house in order—with help from some great Ikea small storage solutions, all priced under $20. 1. Give the shelves in your closet some structure. Above: The Stuk Box with Compartments can help your stacks of sweaters stay put; $6.99.2. Make your hangers uniform. Above: Get rid of all those flimsy wire hangers and upgrade to a uniform wooden set. An 8-pack of Bumerang Hangers is just $4.49.3. Stow away rarely used items. Above: Tuck your yearbooks, old diaries, kids’ art, and other nostalgia in a Tjena Storage Box with Lid ($9.99) and stow it...

It’s been a heady few years for architect couple Hélène Pinaud and Julien Schwartzmann. The two, both 27, met as students at the Strasbourg National School of Architecture. After graduation in 2014, they moved to Paris and launched their firm, Heju, an abbreviation of their first names. They hit the ground running, designing apartments, boutiques, events, and a slew of clever DIYs: see, for instance, their Homemade Terrazzo Table, Metal Wall Organizer, and Tiled Plywood Side Table-Plant Stand with colored grout. All the while, they’ve been living and working out of their own small apartment, a 538-square-foot garret near Place...