Small storage ideas throughout the home
Creating order in your home involves more than just organising the insides of cupboards; it’s important to make the most of the entire living space. Walls, corners, the spaces behind doors and the gaps under furniture can be transformed into practical storage spaces. Grouping items according to how often they’re used and keeping everyday essentials within easy reach helps the home look tidier and more spacious.
Maintain order in small spaces
Storage solutions for small homes: when creating these, you can assess the purpose of each room individually. You can keep items you use frequently during the day in easily accessible storage areas, whilst placing those you need less often on top shelves or in closed boxes.
Grouping items with the same function together makes it easier to find what you’re looking for. You can designate different storage areas for books, electronic accessories, textiles and children’s toys. This way, every item has its own place and the room stays tidy for longer.
Make space for different needs with the KALLAX Series
With its modular design, the IKEA KALLAX can be arranged to suit the room’s dimensions and how it’s used. A KALLAX shelving unit offers open storage spaces for a variety of items, from books to decorative accessories. You can position the unit along a wall or to separate living areas. A KALLAX bookcase used horizontally allows you to make use of the top surface as well as the shelves. A KALLAX open shelving unit used vertically, on the other hand, makes the most of the wall height, leaving more floor space for movement. This flexibility makes it easier to adapt the process of creating storage space at home to the home’s changing needs.
Combine open and closed organisation with DRÖNA boxes
When the open compartments of KALLAX units are complemented by DRÖNA boxes, they create closed storage spaces for items you’d rather not display. The IKEA DRÖNA box helps keep toys, hobby supplies, cables and textiles all in one place. You can dedicate each KALLAX box compartment to a different group of items. Whilst making space on the open shelves for items you wish to display, you can store smaller items in the boxes. Using the KALLAX and DRÖNA ranges together creates home storage solutions that maintain the room’s appearance and support your daily routine.
What are the storage solutions offered by open shelving systems?
Open storage systems help keep everyday items visible and within easy reach. Books, plants, picture frames and decorative accessories can be displayed on open shelves to create a tidy look. Open storage areas ensure that items needed in rooms with multiple functions are easily accessible.
Adapt KALLAX units to different rooms
KALLAX storage options can be used in the living room, home office, bedroom or children’s room. A KALLAX TV unit can create organised storage spaces for media devices and living room accessories. Whilst housing electronic devices in open compartments, you can store smaller items inside DRÖNA boxes. In a home office corner, you can create a KALLAX desk setup to combine a work surface with storage sections. Storage areas designated for files, notebooks and stationery help keep the desk surface tidier. Considering the colours and shapes of items to be displayed in open systems can help create a balanced look in the room. In areas where you want a simpler look, you can use boxes to combine open and closed storage options.
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What are the storage solutions for small spaces using boxes?
In small spaces, small items can be grouped using boxes of different sizes. You can choose from lidded, handled or open boxes to suit the type of item you wish to store. Adding labels to the boxes helps you find what you’re looking for more quickly within storage areas that look similar.
Complete the organisation with KALLAX and DRÖNA
Combining KALLAX shelving units with DRÖNA boxes makes it easy to utilise a single unit in various ways within compact rooms. DRÖNA storage options fit seamlessly into KALLAX units, providing closed storage spaces for small items.
Separate boxes can be used for toys and art supplies in the children’s room, remote controls and charging cables in the living room, and files and stationery in the home office. This arrangement helps to organise items according to their purpose whilst creating small home storage spaces.
baskets can also be used to achieve a textured look. Baskets used for blankets, magazines or everyday accessories help create harmony between the storage areas and the room’s overall appearance.
Home storage ideas can be developed by assigning a specific group of items to each box or basket. As it becomes easier to put items back in the same place after use, everyone in the home can contribute to maintaining order.
See the KALLAX SeriesWays to make use of unused spaces for storage
The spaces behind doors, under beds, on top of cupboards and under staircases can be utilised to create new storage spaces. You can store seasonal textiles under the bed and use hooks behind doors for everyday accessories. Lidded boxes placed on top of cupboards, meanwhile, help protect items you use less frequently from dust.
Make use of the space around your furniture
When choosing furniture, consider not only its external dimensions but also the storage space it offers inside. Beds with drawers, seating solutions with built-in storage compartments and tables fitted with shelves allow you to make the most of the same surface area for multiple purposes. Units on wheels make it easier to move items between different areas as needed. They can be used for serving utensils in the kitchen, toiletries in the bathroom or stationery in the workspace. After use, you can move the unit to an empty corner to keep passageways clear. These kinds of storage solutions for small homes transform unused spaces into an integral part of daily life. Keeping items close to where they’ll be used also helps maintain order within existing storage spaces.
See the DRÖNA SeriesWays to make the most of walls for home storage
When floor space is limited, utilising walls allows you to create more storage space. Shelves running along the wall bring together books, decorative objects and everyday items whilst leaving room to move around on the floor.
Gain floor space with vertical storage
You can allocate the top shelves for rarely used items and the eye-level sections for daily essentials. Placing heavier items on the lower shelves and lighter ones on the top shelves ensures a balanced use of space. For furniture that needs to be secured to the wall, the assembly and safety instructions provided with the product must be followed.
Corner shelving can create new storage spaces by utilising both surfaces of a wall. You can make use of wall organisers for bags and outerwear in the hall, everyday kitchen utensils in the kitchen, and notes and small accessories in your workspace.
Home storage ideas not only help to store belongings but also help to preserve the space for movement within a room. Making vertical use of walls ensures a balanced layout between storage areas and living space, particularly in narrow rooms.
Create space for your hobbies at home
When hobby materials are sorted by type, it becomes easier to prepare for creative projects. You can create separate storage areas for paints, threads, paper, game pieces or hand tools. Keep frequently used items on open shelves, whilst storing small or easily scattered items in DRÖNA boxes.
Organise your hobby supplies with KALLAX and DRÖNA
You can dedicate each compartment of the KALLAX unit to a different hobby, and place materials belonging to the same group inside DRÖNA boxes. The boxes’ handles make it easy to take the materials you need from the shelf and carry them to your workspace. Once your work is complete, you can put all the items back into the same storage areas.
You can display your finished projects in the open compartments, whilst storing the tools you’ll use for new projects in the boxes. Using the KALLAX and DRÖNA ranges together creates a balanced organisation between open and closed storage areas. This allows you to reshape the corner you’ve set aside for your hobbies as your needs change.
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