Storage solutions
With an element of creativity, even the smallest home can accommodate sufficient storage solutions to ensure a calm, ordered and tidy space. Utilising the areas underneath bedsteads and empty alcoves, as seen in these stylish ideas here, cleverly makes use of every spare inch.
With an element of creativity, even the smallest home can accommodate sufficient storage solutions to ensure a calm, ordered and tidy space. Utilising the areas underneath bedsteads and empty alcoves, as seen in these stylish ideas here, cleverly makes use of every spare inch.
Dual-purpose design
With an element of creativity, even the smallest home can accommodate sufficient storage solutions to ensure a calm, ordered and tidy space. Utilising the areas underneath bedsteads and empty alcoves, as seen in these stylish ideas here, cleverly makes use of every spare inch.
Simple shelving
Floating shelves or custom-cut pieces of wood, painted in the same tone as the wall and secured into an alcove makes a simple shelving unit. Before fitting the shelves, choose a height to suit the items you wish to display, making sure there is enough space in-between.
Under-bed hideaway
A built-in child's bed, raised off the floor creates room for smart drawers underneath to keep toys and clothes out of sight.
Decorative idea
Wall-mounted units backed with wallpaper and hung in an eye-catching arrangement adds interest in a hallway or bedroom. Small-scale wallpaper patterns coordinated by colour work best.
For more ingenious storage solutions and products, see our Stylish Storage feature in the September 2014 Country Living magazine, on sale 6 August and visit our General Store.
Alaina is the Style & Interiors Editor at Country Living (previously Home & Crafts Editor). Her creative eye stretches over decorating, style shoots, seasonal inspiration and craft, as well as event styling and licensing creatives. She has a BA (Hons) degree in Graphic Design and started her 17 year career at Hearst on House Beautiful  before discovering a love for nature, the country home and bird watching. Alaina also works on Modern Rustic where she champions talented makers, and Vintage Home. Alaina has held several craft workshops and talks and styled a Country Living with Raymond Blanc's at Le Manoir.
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