In small homes, there isn't room for large (affiliate) storage furniture (affiliate) or much stuff. No matter how you try, placing many items in small spaces becomes futile. To make small spaces functional for people, you need to be creative about where to store and display items. Today, we will share various posts on small-space storage ideas. Hopefully, we will help you store the items to maximize the storage and reduce immediate clutter in the small room. From finding wasted small spaces for storage to specific items that can easily get out of hand, all these items are manageable and can be stored in a small space at home.
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- Key Takeaways
- First, let's start with finding the hidden places in your home that you never thought of before.
- How to Find Wasted Storage Spaces in Your Home
- Now, let's focus on the living spaces of your home.
- 11 Ways to Maximize Space in a Tiny Living Room
- Now it's time to visit the main heart of the home -- your kitchen.
- DIY Ways to Add Extra Storage to a Small Kitchen with Little Money
- Readers rejoice! There are spaces to store your books!
- 7 Book Storage Solutions For Small Spaces
- Clothing lovers, you can rest easy! We have you covered.
- How To Store Clothing In Really Small Spaces
Key Takeaways
- Small homes require creative storage solutions due to limited space.
- Identify hidden storage spots, such as under stairs or in bump-out walls, to maximize space.
- Use adjustable bins and cubbies in the kitchen to keep things organized.
- Find ways to store books and clothing in small spaces to make seasonal items more accessible.
- Explore additional small spaces storage ideas from various resources for further inspiration.
First, let's start with finding the hidden places in your home that you never thought of before.
This could be under your steps, in a bump-out wall, or a small attic over your garage (affiliate). This post explains where to look to find these places.
How to Find Wasted Storage Spaces in Your Home
Are you looking for hidden storage spaces in your home? With a small house, I have to be creative in every room. As the kids get bigger and my house seems to get smaller, it is even more crucial that I make my storage space count. This post shares the ways I found storage spaces in my home. I designed and developed these areas in my house for more storage space. Also, I added quick wins for storage space solutions, along with additional findings on wasted space that may help you.
Now, let's focus on the living spaces of your home.
The living space is the most difficult to organize in a small home. In our post, 11 Ways to Maximize Space in a Tiny Living Room, we talk about different furniture (affiliate) pieces to help you organize this room and make it look trendy and attractive.
11 Ways to Maximize Space in a Tiny Living Room
If you have only one living room in your home, maximizing it is essential. A small sofa, a TV, and a table are usually all that can fit in this tiny living room. But if you maximize this small living room, you can fit so much more.
Now it's time to visit the main heart of the home -- your kitchen.
Using adjustable bins and cubbies will give you more storage at an affordable price, making it easy to add usable storage to your small kitchen. Below, we discuss how to maximize storage in a small kitchen.
DIY Ways to Add Extra Storage to a Small Kitchen with Little Money
We moved our daughter into her first college apartment. The move-in was very smooth, but then we had to deal with a small apartment - the kitchen was extremely tiny. While the cabinets were plentiful, they were not well organized at all.
Readers rejoice! There are spaces to store your books!
If you are a reader who loves their books, you may have issues storing them in your small spaces. This post offers solutions for organizing books in a small space.
7 Book Storage Solutions For Small Spaces
Small spaces can be subjective to each person. My goal in this series is to inspire my visitors and help them look at their homes differently, so they can see creative solutions to make their houses a home, regardless of their size. The first one in the series is book storage solutions for small spaces.
Clothing lovers, you can rest easy! We have you covered.
We always talk about reducing those piles, but let's be realistic. Not everyone will do that and may prefer to have more clothing in their home. But in a small closet, it may be more difficult to organize without some help. This post discusses areas in your home where you can store clothing, such as out-of-season items, to make your current-season clothing more accessible.
How To Store Clothing In Really Small Spaces
Not everyone has large, beautiful, organized closets that can hold all their lovely clothes. And if they have the right size closet, they may not have enough room for all their sweaters, shirts, shoes, dresses, and accessories.
Well, there you have it! While it may be frustrating to live in a smaller home, some benefits may outweigh the lack of extra space. One of the best reasons for living in a smaller house is that you can be more creative in designing your spaces. I have to measure and figure out how much space I have, though, which may be a downside for some people. It helps me use my imagination and keeps me from buying anything too large (affiliate) for the room. Sure, I would love to have all the space in the world, but I am sacrificing my time and energy to maintain the bigger home with all that excess space. I would rather be helping others organize or cook meals for friends and family.
I hope this post helps you organize your small spaces storage areas without trading in your comfort.
Now it is your turn! Do you have a small home? What is your favorite way to save space in your small home? Please leave a message below.
Feel free to visit our other small home organizing tips below for even more inspiration!
10 CLEVER SMALL KITCHEN ORGANIZING TIPS
6 CREATIVE PLACES TO HIDE CLUTTER IN YOUR SMALL HOME
STUDIO APARTMENT ORGANIZATION TIPS TO MAXIMIZE SPACE
6 CRAFTY OVER THE DOOR HANGING ORGANIZERS TO MAXIMIZE YOUR KITCHEN SPACE
Below are a few I found online.
18 Creative Storage Ideas to Solve Your Small-Space Problems
11 Genius Storage Ideas and Design Tips for Small-Space Living
Please note that these are affiliate links through Amazon (affiliate), and at no additional cost to you, I will earn an affiliate fee if you decide to make a purchase.
Liana George says
So many ways to find storage in small spaces! Who knew?? Thanks for all the ideas and I can't wait to delve into each of these posts in more detail!
Melanie says
So many great suggestions! I went ahead and read your post on book storage as well. So many clever ideas I wouldn't have ever thought of!
Lucy Kelly says
Loved these ideas, Sabrina - Book storage!!
Janet Schiesl says
I love the challenge of fitting everything into small spaces. It can be done and be beautiful. I really liked many of the photos in your book storage post. I love having books around and you showed many non-traditional ideas. thanks.
Julie Bestry says
I love how you pulled all of these posts into a repository for help on the small-space storage topic!
Sabrina Quairoli says
Thanks! It has been 10 years this year blogging, so I had a lot of posts on the topic. =)
Ronni Eisenberg says
I love all of these solutions for small space storage. I have ottomans for storage. They do double duty, a place to sit and a place to store. I really like when furniture has multi uses.
Amazing how you were able to cull information from many of your former posts. Great work, Sabrina!
Linda Samuels says
Perhaps the biggest aspect of having a smaller living space is reducing the number of things we're keeping. I guess that's a given. Because the reality is that we only use 20% of the things we own and store in most categories. But once you've done the edit, you've offered so many excellent suggestions to maximize the space you have left. Often it is finding storage space in places you might typically overlook. Recently, we added some additional storage in our kitchen by stacking these lovely 7" wide gray modular stacking drawers from The Container Store. Before that, the space was open and unused. But now I have a vitamin and baking center that I didn't have before.
Sabrina Quairoli says
That's wonderful that you were able to create a new area just by adding storage. Have fun with it.
Diane N Quintana says
Lots of terrific and creative ideas here, Sabrina. Thank you for compiling them!
Sabrina Quairoli says
It was fun to revisit these posts! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Janet Barclay says
So many great ideas! As an avid reader, I especially like the ones for finding places to store books.
Sabrina Quairoli says
Thank you so much for visiting often, Janet! Books can be a project to organize in small spaces.
Seana Turner says
I love being creative with storage. Bigger isn't always better, right?
Sabrina says
I totally agree.
pamela Chollet says
I love the sponges, idea! I can't tell you how many sponges I purchase and never can locate one when I need it. The shelving is great too. Are they difficult to mount on the walls?
Sabrina says
Not really, there have little hooks on the shelves in the back. We used drywall screws with anchors. The mason jars project was a little more difficult, we had to get the right hooks to attach to the back.
Becoming SuperMommy says
I love that mason jar project!!!!!
William Rusho says
Great ideas. I like any ideas for limited space. I recently have begun getting rid of useless stuff I have not used in a while. As a result, I was able to consolidate many of my other items. I will use some of your ideas to store them
Donna Janke says
I've just moved into a smaller house. It still has lots of room for what we need, but there were areas where I needed to get better organized to use the space. It feels to good to get organized and get by with less space. I like the shelves you've used in your daughter's bedroom.
Lenie says
I have more house than I'll ever use but my son has a 450 sq.foot condo so we're always looking for storage ideas. I like the idea of using the shelf for a night table - will check that one out.
Sabrina says
I know so many people that move just because they can't manage the stuff in their space. It's sad. My goal is to help people manage the smaller spaces so they don't have to move. Thanks for stopping by.
Meredith @ The Palette Muse says
I always love organizing tips! It seems I'm always fighting a losing battle with all the "stuff". And IKEA is a great place to get supplies without spending a ton of money.
Sabrina says
Very true. Love that place.
Ken Dowell says
I recently watched a documentary movie called Tiny about people who build and live in houses that are only a few hundred square feet. If you haven't seen it you might enjoy watching the creative ways they use the space in these small homes.
Sabrina says
I haven't had a chance to see that one yet. I do love the show on FYI called Tiny House Nation. It's very inspiring. Thanks for stopping by.
Jacqueline Gum says
Clever! Especially that Mason Jar!!!
Patricia Weber says
Some great ideas here. My husband and I are in the house buying phase to downsize so I'm all into reading about smaller spaces! In particular I like the reminder of corner shelving. Thanks.