Most families, these days, are short of storage space. And where does the family spend most of its time when it’s together? In the living room of course. And it’s very often in the living room that we really need some additional storage – but we have the least availability of places to put anything.
But fear not; help is at hand.
There are lots of off-beat ways you can create a little more storage space where it really counts.
For example, why not get down to the furniture store and check out ways of filling up that useful space with something you can actually put things in?
Alternatively – get it built in if you’re not confident enough to do it yourself. Let’s say, for example, you have an empty bay window that isn’t quite big enough for a sofa. You could build in a window seat with storage underneath, whilst putting a few drawers in it as opposed to a lift-up lid would add more useful storage still.
You can also buy special sofas and chairs which have built-in storage space underneath, or maybe invest in a range of storage that will look streamlined in a light colour with room for your TV, books, DVDs, CDs and lots of other stuff all across one side of the room. This doesn’t look obtrusive but can be a Godsend for families in fairly small homes.
You can also make use of less “traditional” space. Have a look at a living room in a home where the owner/s purport to have no space and what do you see? Why, loads of space of course! So build shelves up walls or over doorways or buy furniture for the middle of the room with storage sections in it – attractive wooden boxes instead of coffee tables for example.
Generally – just consider all the available space without cluttering essential walkways and you’ll usually see just how much more is truly available.