If you live in a small house or apartment, the chances are you are a bit short of storage space. In fact, even larger homes can suffer from clutter because of lack of sufficient space to store accumulated possessions. It stands to reason, though, that the smaller a place is, in terms of square feet per person, the greater the space pressure is likely to be.
To make the most of storage space in a small home, you really do need to plan carefully. That applies to every room in the house or apartment, as well as the wood shed in the yard and the overflowing garage, if you are lucky enough to have one. The use of corner shelves in the home can help out in many instances, making use of space that would otherwise not be utilized. Those shelves can be open shelves, or within cabinets. It all depends on the room, and what you want to store there.
http://www.schoolrack.com/nancyrack/decorating-a-bar-area/
A quick examination of each room will tell you whether you have corners that have enough space to put up a shelving unit of some sort. That is, if you have a storage problem in that room, however small. If you decide corner shelves will help, then it is a matter of choosing the appropriate cabinet or open shelf set that is most appropriate.
Corner shelving tends to be used for smaller items, but if you plan for something heavier to be stored or displayed on them, ensure your shelving brackets are strong and firmly fixed. Apart from that, the main practical issue is finding a corner cabinet, or set of open shelves, that blends with existing décor, and is big enough to accommodate what you need it to.
Where in the home might corner shelves be most appropriate? The bathroom, kitchen and living area spring to mind, but every home is different. Perhaps the kitchen is the most likely to benefit. You will find that the best planned modern kitchens make use of the corners for storage of dried foods, spices, or some other things the household cook needs handy.
If you find your bathroom a bit littered with shampoos, soaps, hair conditioners etc, a corner of the shower area could be made home to a free standing shelving rack, or wall mounted equivalent. That would be handily placed for those things you might need while having a shower.
In the living room, there has been an increase in storage pressures over recent years, due mostly to modern technology. While CD and DVD storage racks may not be best suited to corners of the room, they could absorb some of the storage problems, while corner shelves could be used to house other items that might have been displaced by your multimedia collection. Also, speaker shelves may fit into corners, if that is where you think you will get the best sound effects from.
No comments:
Post a Comment