Infallible tricks to get more storage space

Think out loud …

And stores vertically. The point is to take advantage of all the surface that you have up to the ceiling. On a dead wall, for example, you can put a narrow shelf with your favorite books. With about 20 cm deep you have enough.

Custom shelving

The ideal are custom shelves and cabinets, but you can also opt for modular structures and add as many as the height of your room allows you.

Bridge-type structures

On the door frame you can place shelves or a bridge-type structure to store books, clothes, accessories … Similarly, you can surround the bed with shelves or cabinets that occupy the sides and the upper part of the headboard.

Use all the walls

With shelves on the office table, as in this kitchen. So you can have some of the things you need on hand without cluttering the space.

Utensil rails

You can also put rails and hang baskets for utensils, spices … Or in the case of the study area, you can put some small shelves in front of the desk, or an organizer for pens, stapler, clips …

Wardrobes with a plus of storage

If you extend the cabinets to the ceiling, you can store suitcases and clothes from another season or little use on top. An alternative is to place baskets or boxes on the wardrobe.

Mezzanines

If you have high ceilings, you can take the opportunity to make a loft in the hallway or a passage area. Depending on the material you make it with (plasterboard, brick …) it can hold more or less weight.

Accessories under control

Put some hooks on the outer side of the closet or on the inside of the door and you can hang necklaces, scarves … Another option is to use pocket organizers; They are useful for shoes, scarves, hair accessories …

On the wall…

You only need a few hangers to order the hats or bags. For the shoes, put some rails and hang them on them by the heel.

In the hall …

Or in a hallway, for example, you can put a long shelf where you can leave magazines, keys and correspondence, shoes … If you put it low, as in this case, it will be visually lighter.

Next to the ladder

You can put a bookcase, for example, and thus gain storage space without cluttering other rooms.

Under the steps

You can place cabinets, shelves, a study area … or even transform the steps into removable drawers.

In the recesses

Place shelving in recesses in the wall, between two pillars, or under the window opening. Here, for example, a pantry has been improvised taking advantage of a nook.

Dead spaces

Both the upper part and the baseboards of kitchen furniture are usually wasted spaces. You can take advantage of these tight spaces to build a wine rack, store trays and appliances, or place a pull-out drawer or box on wheels.

Revolving shelves

In order not to lose a millimeter of the corner cabinets, add revolving shelves. So you will not have to give up that dead space and you will have everything at hand.

Inside the doors

You can place spice rails, rails for kitchen utensils, hooks for pans and rags …

Furniture with an extra

In the living room, you can opt for sofas and poufs with storage space under the seat, like this sofa mounted on drawers. Another option is to use old trunks and suitcases as coffee or side tables.

In the bedroom

You can also opt for folding beds with storage space under the mattress, or put drawers or boxes underneath that allow you to store duvets and sheets, seasonal clothing or shoes.

In the bathroom

You can opt for a closet with mirrored doors. So you can store boats and small objects in it without cluttering the space.

In the hallway

If it is wide enough, you can put a closet to store coats, house clothes or other season clothes. If it is narrow, you can place a bookcase or shoe racks fixed to the wall, which are only about 15 cm wide.

Before you start throwing things away, discover all the storage space you have. There is much more than you think. You just have to take advantage of it and thus get more space to store.

How to take advantage of heights

Cabinets and shelving up to the ceiling. That will allow you some mezzanines for clothes from another season or little use, or bookstores where you can keep your favorite books. An alternative is to place baskets or boxes on the wardrobe.
On the door frame. You can place some shelves. Similarly, you can surround the bed with shelves or cabinets in the shape of a bridge.
Make use of the walls. In the kitchen put rails and hang baskets for utensils, spices … In front of the desk, you can put some small shelves.

How to take advantage of every corner

Shelves Place them between two pillars, in wall recesses, or under window openings.
Kitchen. The narrow spaces between furniture can be used to store trays or build a wine rack. Furniture baseboards are often wasted spaces. Add a pull-out drawer or box on wheels.
Stairs. They give a lot of themselves. In the gap under them you can place cabinets, shelves … On the other hand, you can transform the steps into drawers.

How to make the most of the hallway

According to the width. If the corridor is wide enough you can put a closet to store coats, house clothes or other season clothes. If it is narrow, you can place a bookcase or shoe racks fixed to the wall, which are only about 15 cm wide.
According to the height. Take advantage of the height and build a loft to store items that you hardly use. Depending on the material with which you make it (plasterboard, brick …), it can hold more or less weight.

Clara trick

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Attach a couple of hooks to the wall and hang it up like a decorative object.

Furniture with a plus of storage

In the classroom. There are sofas and poufs that have a storage space under the seat and coffee tables that allow the envelope to be opened to store things inside.
In the bedroom. Choose a folding sofa as a bed and at the foot you can place a trunk to put on your shoes and store things. Instead of bedside tables, put commodes, which offer you more space to store.
In the bathroom. Opt for a mirror that is a closet. You can keep boats and small objects in it.

Take advantage of empty suitcases to store clothes from other seasons

Where to store clothing accessories

In the closet. Put some hooks on the outer side of the closet or on the inside of the door and you can hang necklaces, scarves … Another option is to hang a pocket organizer behind the bedroom door; It is useful for scarves, shoes, hair accessories …
On the wall. Use it to tidy up hats or bags; you only need some hangers. For the shoes, put some rails and hang them on them by the heel.

Clara trick

Double the closet space

If you have a lot of sweaters or T-shirts, hang some cloth shelves from the bar and they will fit more. And use multiple hangers or hang one hanger on another by hooking them with a ring on a can.

And if you have more questions about how to organize the house and keep it clean, you can consult the rest of our cleaning and order articles.