We've talked about using ceiling storage in a garage—but storage products that hang from the ceiling can also be useful in bedrooms, entryways (in both homes and offices), kitchens and other rooms.

Some of the most interesting products are designed largely for hanging clothes. They're great if closet space is lacking; they also work well in that they're easier to use than hangers. This is the Wardrope from Authentics, designed by Veronica Wildgruber and Susanne Stofer. It's a polyamide rope with four porcelain hooks; it hangs from a ceiling hook and has a metal weight at the bottom. Those four hooks can be positioned wherever the user wants them—low so that children can reach them, high so that children can't reach them, etc.

The rope is 300 cm (9.8 feet) long; it's not clear if the rope length is adjustable, allowing the Wardrope to work well in homes with 8-foot ceilings. Given the variation in ceiling heights, adjustability is a key design factor.

Roberope, designed by Justus Kränzle and Jan-Patric Metzger of Cocage Design, takes a different approach and puts the stainless steel hooks inside the rope. The hooks can still be moved up and down, though. Roberope is waterproof, and can be used outdoors where the "ceiling" might be something like a tree bough. It's about 13 feet long, but the way it gets knotted and hung would provide opportunities to shorten it for rooms with low ceilings.

For users who like the idea of the prior items, but need something that isn't going to seem quite as much like a toy to the resident cats, there's the Oka A from Inno, designed by Teppo Asikainen, which doesn't hang as far down. The wire is 200 cm (6.6 feet); there's a height adjustment mechanism that allows the end-user to place the coat rack along the length of that wire.

The Grapple Clothing Hook from Oopsmark is made from two flat hooks wrapped in leather. The hooks are substantial and are not arranged vertically, making it easy to hang a wide variety of items (including tall and somewhat bulky things), not just clothes.

While hooks are easier to use than hangers, some end-users still prefer to use hangers when possible. These users might like a hanging rail, such as the clothing rails from Analeena. These rails could also serve as towel racks.

For users who really like their clothes hangers, there's 20 Hangers from Ligne Roset, designed by Alice Rosignoli. This product has less flexibility than a clothing rail, but it also ensures the hangers will never get misplaced.

Kitchens are another place where storage suspended from the ceiling can be useful. Pot racks are a common example. What I appreciate about this particular pot rack is the height adjustability provided by the 32 hanging links.

For users who don't want to waste the space over the kitchen island, but also don't want the closed-in look of cabinets, shelving is an option. This double shelf come from Arclinea, and goes all-out with a food warmer and built-in indoor greenhouses.

Lack of counter space is a common kitchen problem; hanging fruit baskets help a bit. This is Pluk, the hanging fruit basket from FACO, with its elastic strings. There's no reason that Pluk couldn't also be used to hold other things in other rooms.

Another hang-from-the-ceiling product with multiple uses is the ever-popular FÅNGST from IKEA. While usually used in children's rooms, it can also be used for things like storing shoes in an entranceway. The drawbacks: The top compartment, especially, is too high for children to reach. And many users say the openings are too small for easy access.