When you have a small living room, it can easily become cluttered and feel like the walls are closing in on you. There are toys on the floor, paper working piling up, and items that float around moving from one place to another, with no real home. Thankfully, there are some very clever small living room storage ideas that’ll help you to make the most of your space, without sacrificing style.
It’s important to know that everyone has clutter, and de-cluttering doesn’t mean you need to get rid of things that are important to you. Instead, to combat the clutter in your home, you simply need to reorganise and rearrange things so that you’re getting the most storage available from your space.
This blog post aims to provide you with some very clever tips on how to keep the clutter at bay, even when you have a small living room.
Maximise your storage space by using built in units
Built-in storage units are one of the most effective ways to maximise the storage space available to you in your living room. Built-in cupboards are particularly useful if you have high ceilings, as you are able to access additional room that otherwise would have gone to waste. For high ceilings, consider installing floor-to-ceiling cupboards. Visually, it’s more appealing to have floor-to-ceiling storage or wall-to-wall storage. This is especially true in small living rooms as storage arranged in this manner is less disruptive than the odd stand-alone furniture piece.
Alcoves are your friends.
Don’t ignore your alcoves, instead, make the most of the extra space and install bespoke storage in your recesses. Alcoves and awkward corners are often looked at by homeowners with trepidation – they’re often considered tricky and impractical to make ‘work’ for the room. However, this is far from the truth. Utalise your alcoves by creating bespoke storage areas that work for you and your family. Again, create a floor-to-ceiling unit to truly maximise the room’s potential.
Use storage baskets and Ottoman’s.
Clutter will build-up – it is inevitable – especially in a family home. Living rooms are often the place where families come together to share in their activities and pleasures, so it’s not always practical to keep things out of the room that doesn’t necessarily belong there – such as toys. Don’t be disheartened, however, as toys, blankets and devices can be tidied away stylishly with a little help from storage baskets and Ottoman’s.
Use furniture that works hard.
Having a small living room means that storage space can sometimes be tight, even if you have plenty of shelving at your disposal. This is when you need to start thinking about other ways to maximise your storage space within your home. Look out for ‘secret storage’ – they type that no one else knows exists, except for you. Upholstered storage pieces that double as sofas with room underneath, tables with concealed storage, or even footstools that are cleverly designed to hold all sorts of items are brilliant storage units that can tie a room together, as well as providing a practical storage solution for small living areas.
Do you have any small living room storage ideas that we haven’t thought of?