Right now, many of us are taking a good look at our homes and considering what changes we need to make in order to help them tick all of our boxes, like creating storage space in your home. The coronavirus and Covid-19 pandemic has seen many of us confined to these spaces for a long time, meaning we’ve had time to pick them apart and determine what changes need to be made to ensure that they’re comfortable, great looking spaces that we enjoy spending time with and are proud to entertain others in. One problem area many of us have noticed is clutter.
If your home is cluttered, you’re not alone. Many of us are guilty of slowly bringing back items we don’t want or need over time. A good declutter can resolve this – sifting through belongings, determining what we do and don’t need and selling, donating or recycling that which we don’t want to keep. But what about if your home is feeling cluttered when you have completed this? If you experience this, you’re going to have to take a serious look at some clever storage solutions to ensure you can keep your belongings without living in a mess. So here are some suggestions for creating storage space in your home.
FURNITURE
Having good storage furniture can help to solve a lot of problems. Find that you always have piles of clothes on your floor, chairs, hung over bannisters or elsewhere? Large wardrobes or chests of drawers will provide you with enough space to store them neatly and in a more organised manner. Find that you always have notebooks, papers and other documents lying around? A filing cabinet can provide a space where they can be filed in a way you can find what you’re looking for. Kids toys constantly scattered across the ground? Never stand on another lego brick again by investing in a toy chest and kids storage boxes.
RENOVATIONS
If you have a lot of items to store and the space to accommodate them, but this space is being used in another way, you may want to consider renovations to put the space to good use. For example, if you have a spare room that nobody ever stays in, you could renovate it into a walk-in wardrobe or other storage room that will get much more use out of it. Got a small room next to your kitchen? This could be renovated and transformed into a pantry where you can store all of your dry goods. Sure, renovation work may be a little pricey. But if you get food use out of the results, it’s more than worth the investment. Just make sure to use reliable contractors with plenty of good reviews and an impressive portfolio. This will help to ensure that you get a good quality finish.
DONATE TO CHARITY
Sometimes, the compulsion to keep old belongings is largely due to your emotional attachment to the item. However, it would be helpful to put those items to better use by finding them a new home. When you decide to donate to charity, you benefit a lot more on an emotional level. Indeed, apart from letting go of these items to create space in your home, you help restore hope for another person. Even better, you would have killed the proverbial two birds with a stone.
These are just a couple of suggestions, but they can work wonders when it comes to organising your home and providing top quality storage solutions when you’re looking for ways for creating storage space in your home.
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