Sometimes it seems that creating a real cosiness and eliminating “clothing mess” in a small apartment is impossible. Indeed, it is problematic to install a dimensional storage system with a shortage of free space. But there are interesting solutions that will allow to put all things in their places even in small housing.
- Drawers at the head of the bed
- Back side of the door
- Stand for sweets
- Pantry in the kitchen
- The area around the window
- Locker doors
- Space over the toilet
- Shelves at the base of the bed
- Window openings
- New shelves for kitchen units
- Niches in the apartment
- The space around the door
- Built-in Ironing Board
- Rack for canned food
- Place under the bed
- Narrow dresser for a bathroom
Drawers at the head of the bed
A functional headboard with retractable drawers can be a place to store magazines, newspapers, books, various trifles. They also place medicines, glasses, bedding and towels, as well as those things that should always be at hand. Drawers are a great alternative to ordinary bedside tables, the main thing is to successfully combine them with the shade and style of the bed itself.
Back side of the door
To add another storage space to the apartment, just screw a couple of hinged shelves to the interior door. Railings, organizers for trifles, hooks for hangers are perfectly placed here. With the door closed, they are almost not noticeable, but when you open it, you can easily take a handbag, umbrella, glasses, shawl or other things. This idea is ideal for organizing storage in the nursery: on the door you can place a lot of various toys.
Stand for sweets
If you decide to purchase a stand for sweets in the kitchen, it is better that it be voluminous, multi-tiered. On a festive day, the product will serve as a tray for cakes, sweets, and in normal times will help organize storage. Tea, cups, spices and any other kitchen utensils are placed on its “shelves”.
Pantry in the kitchen
Typically, storage rooms are provided in large apartments or in old-style housing. In fact, a fenced mini-space in a small kitchen will help to hide supplies, dishes, appliances, freeing the room from unnecessary piles of things. If you put light furniture in the kitchen, an elegant set, the room will look more spacious.
The area around the window
As a rule, the walls around the windows remain empty, although they can also be used to good use. For example, in the nursery they make open or closed cabinets around the window, and hidden storage systems are mounted under the windowsill.
Paper books take up a lot of space. To conveniently store them, under the windowsill you can build a real bookcase. Open window shelves for dishes, cereals, spices are installed in the kitchen by the window. If the window is in the bathroom, light shelves next to it are suitable for storing textiles and hygiene products.
Locker doors
The inside of the cabinets is a wonderful place to store small things. In the kitchen, it is not necessary to allocate a separate space for spices - you can fix the jars in roof rails on the doors. In the hallway, hooks glued to the cabinet from the inside will become the location of dog leashes, shoe spoons.
If it is decided to fix inexpensive plastic holders on the doors, do not overload them, otherwise they will quickly break. It is also necessary to check in advance that the doors are well closed, and the hooks do not rest against the shelves.
Space over the toilet
The wall above the toilet most often remains empty. A mirror, a closet, shelves for toilet paper, detergents, and hygiene products will fit well here. If desired, this space can accommodate even a large water heater.
Shelves at the base of the bed
Most modern beds are already equipped with storage boxes, and sometimes even a lifting mechanism. But open or closed shelves on the bottom of the bed opposite the head of the bed is an interesting and not so common idea. It will be convenient to store toys, things, photo albums, books and various little things here.
Window openings
How to use the window space has already been decided. But you can use the window sill itself, as well as the window, to benefit residents. An unusual option is to mount a design of shelves or sliding doors for storing boxes, books. The important thing is not to block the window too much so that daylight can easily enter the house.
On the window you can arrange a cozy reading corner. If the windowsill is large, soft pillows are placed on it, and decorative pillows are placed under the back. From here you can observe nature, drink tea, hiding in a blanket.
to contents ↑A good solution is the organization of the working area on the window. The window sill will become a countertop, next to there will be paper and stationery stands and a chair of a comfortable height.
New shelves for kitchen units
To "expand" the kitchen, it can be supplemented with small shelves above the wall cabinets. Here you can store things that are not very popular, for example, spare pots.
Niches in the apartment
If there are openings in the walls, do not leave them unclaimed. Having organized shelves here, you can find a couple of square meters for additional storage, even in a tiny apartment.
The space around the door
With the area around the interior doors it is recommended to do the same as with the area near the windows - arrange small shelves, hang roof rails. In the door space you can successfully arrange books, CDs, and in the kitchen - dishes, containers with cereals.
Built-in Ironing Board
Typical apartments have little space, and storing an ironing board is very inconvenient. It is worth buying an embedded product that will be located directly in the closet. There are different types of built-in ironing boards:
- folding - lean back forward from the cabinet;
- retractable - extendable from a drawer, chest of drawers.
The most convenient boards are folding. They are convenient in operation, look harmonious in the design of the room. The size of the board is limited by the dimensions of the place in which it is supposed to be stored. The support of the product is fixed on the rear wall of the cabinet. If there are no such boards in stores, they can be ordered at furniture companies.
Rack for canned food
An interesting life hack for a small kitchen, where there is a gap between the wall and the refrigerator - the arrangement of a flat rack for cereals, spices, utensils. This technique will allow you to find free space and use it to the full. It is worth storing dry products in flat or square jars - so they will take up less space, stand more compactly.
Place under the bed
In the drawers or in the open space under the bed you can store many things:
- blankets, blankets, pillows in sealed covers;
- shoes in special cases with compartments;
- any things in vacuum bags;
- wallpapers, magazines, books in special rolls of thin plywood;
- linen in plastic containers - ordinary or on wheels;
- clothes in wicker baskets with a lid, in cardboard boxes or even in suitcases.
Also, things can be placed under the bed in drawers on wheels, which are selected in accordance with the dimensions of free space. It is recommended to order them in a furniture workshop.
Narrow dresser for a bathroom
Narrow cabinets, racks, chests of drawers occupy a minimum of space. They were created just for small rooms, where it is unrealistic to arrange large furniture. The design of the products is the same as that of ordinary dressers, the difference is only in size. Usually hygiene items, towels, linen, washcloths, bathrobes are put in narrow chests of drawers. You can store things in the clear or in beautiful plastic containers.
Designers create many practical and stylish solutions for small apartments. If desired, you can store things and household items with comfort and convenience, having received an additional area for rest and relaxation!
