6 tips storage for your small space

As millennials in grabs the smaller houses that need to be creative with modest living quarters has brought to the fore. Even with the limited area there are many hacks designed to maximize the space you have, movable walls and sliding plug for hidden beds . Smart, ready furniture parts for work are worth the investment because they pack in as many features as possible.

But as design experts will tell you that one of your biggest concerns storage has its equip a small house. Curbed spoke with the designers to Ollie , micro-enterprise co-living apartment and barrier-free design of the interior , a new society York, which is on the way no stranger to the small apartment to struggle storage, if you have not much room to spare. Take inventory of your property to deceive wardrobe, here are six ways to store your belongings.

Take inventory of your possessions and your space

In times of cuts to take stock of what you have. This step essentially is a memory map for their new digs in the creation, Jacqueline Schmidt Ollie Chefdesigner said, "It is not in the process storage solutions to create, all the things may not need, you need to save. "

Before investing in furniture or design against a project to evaluate how to keep your belongings. Put the rest aside, or consolidate. Then determine how much space you need. As Schmidt says, "There is a psychology ... What is saved? If you need a cleaning supply cabinet, you must use the size and quantity of deliveries to know so everything fits. "

Once you have inventoried your belongings, take a look at your space. "Decide what features you really need to do in each room," said Betsy Helmuth, owner of Affordable Interior Design.

It is recommended to make a list of how you want to run any room, whether it is dedicated to a show to four people, or a room in accordance with a comfortable bed and queen. "Then you have to do a reality check on the number of functions that make call any room."

In a small room, it is difficult to make your living room to serve as a space-time to spend home office and craft business. Before be realistic for storage planning and limits.

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Different elements have different memory

The next step is the best way to determine to store everything. "Choose the items you treat every day, compared to the things that do not touch it for six months," says Helmuth. to store reserve rooms for easy access and comfort in your home everyday items. Clothing and decoration holiday season are relegated to the other side, to less visible from home.

Schmidt also recommends hard objects to separate flexible components when storage solutions under consideration. soft canvas totes is ideal for storing flexible, such as towels and socks materials, while more robust elements, not surprisingly, stronger solutions require. Consumables and cleaning tools can be packed for example in a cabinet in a plastic container and hidden.

Maximize existing storage

If your house comes with built-in, be prepared to use them to the fullest. Schmidt recommends that you install in the closet items like pants or shorts sweater a hanger "second level". (As a bonus, it is a faster and cheaper DIY, you can install it to learn how to do online .)

If your cabinet has high ceilings, remove the existing shaft and maximize bottom move up the room "25 $, which is very easy to do," says Schmidt.

By cross-guard - dress, Helmuth recommends an expandable Schuster : "You can grow in length to fill. Entire bottom of your wardrobe - dress, no matter the size of "

Use the bed

You should not hide your bed from the ceiling , but it must be intelligent to maximize his memory where you sleep. If you buy a bed with a built -in storage features, such as the flatbed - is Urban Outfitters.

Helmuth also recommends hydraulic lift height can be adjusted to accommodate larger items below. And do not underestimate the storage space under the bed, which can accommodate both hard and soft storage container.

Be realistic about the needs of furniture

There is no shortage of stylish furniture to save space to maximize the market to your room. But before splurging, "think of your lifestyle," says Schmidt. Be realistic about how space is used and what furniture will adapt these applications. "If you are a person who does not see, you need a table that opens with extra chairs?"

And just because a piece of furniture can be manipulated in many different applications, does not mean that you should invest. Helmuth believes that furniture should not serve more than two functions. Otherwise, it is not good to do one of these functions. Stick with tried-and-true combinations, such as a kitchen table that doubles as a desk or an ottoman with storage space inside.

Invest in shelves and a part of your organization

Regal is your best friend in a small home, and something that can be installed on the cheap or investment. In both cases, "Your platform high as possible," says Helmuth. It is observed that options shelves as library director CB2 can to grow up to eight meters.

And while open shelves is a nice juxtaposition of closed outdoor storage should be reserved for their most valuable resources. "If you have beautiful objects, you need to emphasize," says Schmidt.

elegant plates keep open shelves from Ikea , for example, while cereal - boxes can be screwed in cabinets. This philosophy also works in other areas to solve: rolled towels and worth considering SWOON in a wicker tray allows you to use the extra space in the closet for other needs. can hang unique hook around the apartment and open storage space. "This is to think about the beauty of the things you have," Schmidt said.

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