Making The Best Use Of The Available Space In Your Home

When you look around your home, especially if it is an older home, you will find that there is a considerable amount of wasted space that can be utilised as a space for storage. For example the airing cupboard. There is every likelihood that it will have a big hot water tank in there taking up space. You could convert to a combi-boiler and get rid of that water tank creating a very useable space for towels or the kids toys.

Many older homes will usually have large attics. You may not be in a financial position to convert the roof space, but that doesn’t mean you can’t use it for storage. Laying a floor would result in the perfect place to store all those items that are used very often and can be accessed easily if you require them.

One of the most difficult areas to decide what you can use it for is under the stairs. The area under the stairs can often be use as a dumping ground for shoes, coats and school bags. In fact, just about anything and when you go to look for something there is every likelihood that it will take you ages to find it and the chances are you won’t find it. Very frustrating!

The area under your staircase is of course traditionally in the hallway and is the first area that visitors see when they come to your home. So from an aesthetic point of view it doesn’t look very inviting for visitors entering your home.

As I have already mentioned it’s a difficult area to utilise. A fantastic solution to this area is to convert it into a bespoke under stairs wardrobe. Bespoke under stairs wardrobes are particularly useful for families that lead busy lifestyles. It would certainly get rid of the mad rush in the morning when people are going to work or kids are getting ready for school and everybody is looking for shoes, coats or school bags.

One such company is Urban Wardrobes. They can design and install a bespoke under stairs wardrobe so that everything is sorted and tidy so when everybody is looking for their stuff and rushing to get out of the house first thing in the morning it will be easily found. Of course it will give a very good look to your hallway and all that clutter and untidiness will be gone forever. It’s t he perfect storage solution and because it’s a bespoke under stairs wardrobe you can have it in a style that suits your decor which could be wood that matches your staircase or if you have a modern looking hallway you could go for white laminate with a chrome bannister rail and glass panels. There really are no limits to what you can have when choosing a bespoke under stairs wardrobe. If you want to learn more check out Urban Wardrobes.

What have you done with the space under your stairs? Have you had a bespoke under stairs wardrobe? I would love to hear on the comments below.