Wall shelves add storage without taking up floor space.
Small apartments and homes pose specific challenges to storing and organizing items. Limited floor and closet spaces makes it harder to find a proper place for every object in your home. Luckily, there are several things you can do to maximize the storage space you do have. After looking at the problem areas of your home, you can employ basic methods of optimizing those spaces. These are often inexpensive and easy to implement, making them a pain-free way to make the most of your home's space. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Install wall shelves on open walls in your living room, bedroom, and kitchen. Wall shelves don't take up floor space, yet they give plenty of room for storing everyday items in an easy-to-access area. Most hardware stores carry inexpensive shelves and the appropriate mounting hardware.
2. Buy seating and coffee tables that double as storage containers to hide items from plain sight. For example, instead of extra chairs, buy a bench that opens up for extra storage. Multifunctional furniture saves space while giving attractive storage options for living room essentials. It also saves money, because you are getting multiple uses out of a single item instead of having to buy different items for each task.
3. Install vertical shelving, shoe racks, and hooks inside your closets to keep things organized instead of letting clothes and shoes go loose. Cluttered closets can waste space, so installing basic organizational items will help maximize the out-of-sight storage in your closets. Hardware stores will carry cheap versions of most of the organizational items.
4. Add storage containers over cabinets and under beds to create hidden storage options. These are spaces that often get ignored yet can be used to maximize your storage options. Most home goods stores will sell inexpensive under-the-bed storage bins; you can be creative with decorative boxes and tins to place over cabinets for extra storage.
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