Fast, Convenient Storage for Your Chicagoland Apartment

Storage space is at a premium in many apartment homes, but this doesn’t always mean you have to cut back on your belongings. A smart approach to your storage solutions will ensure you have a convenient place for everything you own. Try these creative approaches to organization to make sure you have a place for everything:

1. Extend Your Reach in Cabinets

Cabinets often have lost space in the back, where forgotten items linger. If you’re simply stacking belongings inside cabinets, it’s nearly impossible to reach the ones in back without removing everything in front.

Instead, maximize your cabinet space by installing pull-out drawers, which give you instant access to items in the back. You can also stack your drawers to make the most of the vertical space in your cabinets, as well. With slim stackable drawers in your bathroom cabinets, you can easily keep makeup, toiletries, curling irons, and more in an easily accessible place.

2. Work with Your Wall Space

Wall space is invaluable in an apartment home, and wall-mounted shelves can offer a space for books, movies, board games, and craft supplies without sacrificing floor space. Place wall-mounted shelving over a desk for your printer, or add shelving to the walls in your kitchen for decorative storage of glasses and bowls.

If mounting shelving seems too daunting, don’t forget about the magic of command hooks. It takes just seconds to stick them up, and they are perfect for hats, hoodies, dog leashes, and lanyards.

3. Raise Your Furniture

Furniture risers are available in a wide range of finishes and styles, so you can prop your furniture up on blocks that look like part of the original design. Raise your couch and you can stash baskets of blankets and pillows for guests underneath, or put them beneath your bed and use the expanded storage space for out-of-season clothing. Moving furniture up just a few inches can provide a world of new storage options.

4. Peek Behind and Beside

Examine your furniture layout and see if you have unused space around the edges. Does your shelving unit sit an inch or two away from the wall? Is there room beside the refrigerator? You can tuck slim picture ledges from IKEA into these spaces to create a storage space for long items like wrapping paper rolls.

What are your favorite creative storage solutions for an apartment home? Share your tips and tricks with us in the comments section below!