Make the most of your wall space:
- Floating shelves and bedside tables create an airy feeling. Keeping things off the floor visually lightens your spac
- Tall, narrow shelves pack a lot of storage into a small footprint.
- Layer hooks, pegs and shelves to max out vertical storage.
This will help your space function better now, and in the future-you can count on these versatile all-stars to work in a multitude of places.
Bookshelves are not only great for a living room, office or bedroom-they can also store dinnerware, pots and pans, and cookbooks in the kitchen.
A bar cart can also work as a side table, plant stand or a portable office stocked with a printer, files and supplies.
A well-organized armoire can serve as a clothes closet, pantry, home office, linen closet or china cabinet.
Consider:
- Storage beds with roomy drawers in the base for bedding and clothes.
- Storage coffee tables that can hide toys, magazines and more.
- Sectionals with storage consoles-this one's a sleeper sofa, so it's the perfect place to store guest bedding.
- An entry console with cabinets or drawers.
Ideally, aim for a mix of open and closed storage. Open shelves are airy and light, but items are always on display and need to be neatly styled, while cabinets and drawers conceal clutter and less-attractive items.
Small tables can be combined to serve as a coffee table, or easily moved to use as side tables.
Create a bar or coffee station on a bookshelf with a spacious tray (see above), then use it for serving.
A reversible sectional lets you move the chaise to either side for flexible arrangements; the Andes Ottoman can serve as a chaise, ottoman or coffee table.
Our new petite-depth sofas help scale down seating for a smaller room.
A slender desk lets you add a compact workspace anywhere.
A small living room doesn't mean you can't have a sectional: A chaise sectional can tuck lots of seating into a corner.
Clever kitchen space-savers: An over-the-sink dish drainer won’t take up counter space and can be rolled up when not in use; under-shelf wine glass racks double storage in the same footprint.
Even your lighting choices can save space: Think wall sconces or pendants as bedside lighting; a swing-arm wall-mounted lamp instead of a floor or table lamp.
Use mirrors to amplify light. They can reflect natural light into dark corners and expand a small room.
Use baskets, bins and trays to organize odds and ends and keep them out of sight. Eliminating or concealing clutter creates space and calm, and draws attention to prettier focal points, like artwork or plants.
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