How to declutter your home with smart storage solutions
Aug 12, 2015
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- 1. How To Declutter Your Home With Smart Storage Solutions? Getting rid of all the clutter is a simple way to make your house feelmore spacious, as well as keeping it tidy and making it easier to clean. Wardrobes, dressers and chests of drawers are all great options but if you look closely youll see that there are plenty of other opportunities for extra storage in the home.
- 2. Think Vertically If you dont have much in the way of spare floor space then verticalstorage could be the perfect solution to declutter your home. Hanging tall, narrow shelving units on your walls will stop the room feeling overcrowded and are particularly useful for storing items such as cosmetics and spare towels in bathroom. The smallest corner of a room can accommodate a round-fronted bookcase for displaying ornaments, books or photos. You could use a pre-brought storage solution, combine several bookcases or even put up your own shelves for a real rustic touch.
- 3. Think Vertically Look along the top of your kitchen cupboards and you will probablysee a lot of empty space. This is the ideal place to store extra-large pans or those gadgets that dont get used that often. If you are fitting a new kitchen there are lots of unexpected spaces you can take advantage of. Install a carousel or rotunda under the corner of your work surfaces, suspend pans or kitchen utensils from speciallydesigned brackets or add a narrow wine-rack along one edge of your cupboards. Tall double ovens take up less floor space than side-by-side models and usually have storage space above and below for baking trays and casserole pots.
- 4. An example of a shelving unit to make the most of your space, regardless of the amount of floor space you have.The above is an example of a luxury shelving unit that could be used to declutter your home and is available here.
- 5. Secret Solutions To Declutter Your Home If you want a more minimalist look then there are some veryclever storage solutions that will declutter your home and keep all your clutter hidden from view. Furnish your bathroom with a sink fitted into a wooden vanity unit. Not only does this keep ugly pipework out of sight and prevent the gathering of dust but gives you a convenient place to store cleaning products and extra toilet rolls. If you dont have the room for fitted wardrobes in thebedroom, there are still plenty of options. Choose a bed with large drawers underneath to store spare bed linen or heavy winter clothing. A divan bed is a great option as it opens up to create a large space below the mattress, giving plenty of room to accommodate bulky additional duvets and pillows.
- 6. An example of a stylsih Divan Bed or Ottoman which has hidden storage within the divan base.
- 7. Alternately, a large ottoman chest provides both storage andseating, ideal for situating in a living room or at the foot of the bed. For something truly unusual, old-fashioned steamer trunks make a flamboyant design statement that not only looks spectacular but provides plenty of useful storage. Contemporary storage solutions are cleverly designed to provide the perfect blend of practicality and style. Thanks for reading, if you liked the above article or wanted toknow anything else, then please do not hesitate in leaving a comment below, sharing with friends or visiting our Twitter or Facebook page.
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