Creative Storage Solutions for Your Home

A disorganized house can be chaotic and stressful. Reduce clutter and organize your belongings by using these storage solutions for different areas of your home.

Drawer Organizers

Drawer organizers come in handy nearly everywhere in the house. Use them to separate jewelry in your dresser drawer and cosmetics in your bathroom. In the kitchen, organizers will help keep utensils in their proper places.

If you’re organizing the garage, use divided trays to store different screws, nuts, and bolts so they’ll be easier to find. Organizers are also useful for junk drawers. Each compartment can hold specific items like batteries, rubber bands, pencils and pens, and extra house keys.

Storage Solutions for Your Entryway

When you arrive home, it’s easy to set the mail down and toss your jacket or umbrella just inside the door. Create an organized area with shelving or baskets to store your belongings at the door. Add an entryway bench, hooks for coats, and cubbies for shoes. Another option is to re-purpose a bookcase by adding dividers to help sort your items at the door.

Add a Kitchen Island

A kitchen island provides extra storage and a useful workspace in your kitchen. The kitchen island is a multipurpose feature that can be used for food preparation, to house the microwave or toaster oven, and as storage for pots and pans, cookbooks, or baking supplies. Buy or build a custom island to increase the storage space in your kitchen.

Quick Tips for Storage Solutions

If you’re like many homeowners, you may feel like you never have enough storage space. Here are some quick and easy ways to make use of spaces around the house.

• Use a storage ottoman. When shopping for furniture, choose pieces that are useful and functional. An ottoman that opens to reveal an empty storage space can hold blankets, board games, or a stash of books.
• Don’t overlook overhead storage. In the garage, store out-of-season items in bins on high shelves or build storage platforms into the rafters. Hang pots and pans on a rack above your kitchen island. They’ll be easy to reach and out of the way. If you have space on top of the kitchen cabinets, use baskets to organize items you rarely use.
• Baskets are easy storage solutions in many areas of your home. Baskets can be used under the bed to hold hats, socks, or shoes. Add baskets to the shelves in your laundry area to catch lone socks, store dryer sheets, or to hold clothespins. Baskets in a crafting area can be used to organize supplies. Keep a basket beside the couch to hold the magazines you’re currently reading nearby.

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