6 Clever Ways to Make Some Space in Your Home

We’ve all been saving up for that dream home – the one with a big yard and picket fences. A massive entertainment space and a charmingly lit study. A beautiful large bedroom with bay windows and a walk in closet – SNAP! Back to reality and that tiny flat in a multi storey building where your books, clothes, photographs and electronic gadgets are always jostling for space! Sigh..that dream home may still be a long while away but until then why not make the most of the little bit of space you do have and find a way to optimise it for your lifestyle.

1.Find furniture that doubles up for usage

For example; you can switch out regular coffee tables and use a metal or wooden trunk instead. Or buy a bed with drawers or a pull up under storage unit. This way you have plenty of storage both inside and outside!

2.Hang your laundry hamper behind the door

There’s absolutely no reason why a big, clunky basket or bin of dirty clothes should take up floor space in your bedroom and be an eyesore! Use foldable mesh laundry hampers and hang them on a peg behind your door.

3.Install fold down furniture

Whether its your study or your kitchen – you can install a folddown table top that is a perfect nestling spot for your laptop and books or extra space for chopping or sorting veggies. It saves the hassle of putting in another big bulky table which only makes the room seem smaller.

4.Use a cork board for jewellery or hair accessories

Instead of stowing all these items in a drawer and using up valuable storage space, simply fix a flat cork board to the inner door or back frame of your cupboard. You can use tiny plastic push pins to hang your necklaces, hair ties or hair bands and simply insert earrings directly into the cork surface. Neat, easy and super quick to access all those tiny bits, isn’t it?

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5.Think vertical

You’re probably worried you’ve used up most of the floor space – but just look up! Instead of storing horizontally, think vertical and use hanging basket for storing onions and potatoes in the kitchen or socks and underwear in your bedroom. For your books too, you can opt for a bookshelf built under  the staircase to free up space across the house.

6.Furniture that converts

Save space by opting for a bed that can also fold up into a sofa. It’ll ensure you have more room to move around when not sleeping and you can always put it out, to have a full fledged bed to rest your tired self. Your tiny flat will thank you!

If you’d like more ideas on how to save space and declutter your home, get in touch with Urbanclap’s panel of interior designers who can help find design solutions for every kind of need.