I had all my fabric in plastic bins on metal shelving in my 10x10 BR. My problem was finding the fabric I wanted for my project. Then I saw the ruler fold method by someone on the board. I tried it and wow! I was able to fold all my fabric and put solids on one shelf, prints on another and novelty and fat quarters on the third shelf. I took 9 shelves w/bins and only use 3 shelves now. But the best part is that I can see ALL my fabric at a glance. Recently, my apt was inspected and the folks went WOW when they saw my fabric. It looks like art. Only downside is that I need to keep the window covered so the light won't damage the fabric. I prefer looking at my fabric to looking out the window. I highly recommend using the fold method to store your fabric.