4 Smart Storage Solutions For Cluttered Homes

If you live in a cluttered home, one of the solutions is storage. Getting this right can transform how your interiors feel and stop you from having to compromise on the number of possessions that you own. Clutter usually results from a busy family life or having multiple hobbies. If you don’t have the right facilities to store all of your equipment and the things you need, it can make it difficult to keep rooms clean and tidy.

Here, we take a look at some smart ways that you can increase storage capacity in your rooms without a full renovation. 

Look for vertical opportunities

One of the easiest ways to improve storage capacity in your home is to look for opportunities to go vertical. Wall and ceiling storage can be highly effective.

If you don’t want to do a lot of work, then you could add a pegboard or a wall-mounted rack in the kitchen for pots and pans. You could also add hooks here and there for things like coats and bags. It’s slightly more involved to install floating shelves, but not much. These can be a great way to get books out of the way and stock your coffee table from feeling cluttered with magazines. 

You could also create cupboards to run along your ceiling using MDF sheets. These add even more storage capacity and keep everything out of the way. 

Use over-the-door organisers

Another thing you might want to look into doing is using over-the-door organisers. These can be handy in closets, pantries, bathrooms, and bedrooms, especially if rooms have a lot of small items that tend to create clutter. For example, in the bathroom you might want to have an organiser for toiletries and flannels. In the bedroom, you can put shoes and socks into these organisers, keeping them off the floor. If you want, you can also get door organisers for narrow doors; these protrude less if you are limited on space. 

Use under-bed storage containers

You might also want to use under-bed storage containers for the bedroom. These prevent the space under the bed from being wasted. You can use them to store out-of-season clothes or extra linens for your mattress. You could also use them for kids’ toys and shoes, or other things that tend to take up a lot of space when stored elsewhere. Most homeowners like to opt for clear containers if the bed doesn’t have inbuilt storage. If it does have inbuilt storage, then you’re already good to go. 

Buy multi-functional furniture with hidden compartments

Finally, you might want to explore multi-functional furniture with hidden compartments. For example, you could have:

• a coffee table with drawers
• an ottoman with a storage chest inside it
• sofa beds with storage areas
• dining tables that have drawers that pull out from underneath

You’ll notice that once you add these elements to your rooms, you free up space and reduce clutter significantly. For most homeowners, it doesn’t take much. 

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