How To Store Stuff In A Small Apartment

Adding wall-mounted shelving is an easy storage hack for small apartments.

How to store stuff in a small apartment. In a small apartment all your storage must be done vertically. DIY Shelves My closet came with one shelf and several feet of open space. These bins and basket can be found just about anywhere including Target Amazon and The Container Store.

Choose a headboard like the BRIMNES headboard from IKEA or the South Shore Vito Bookcase Headboard that gives you storage space for books magazines mementos and spare light bulbs for your space-saving BULBING Lamp or LiliLite. Most tiny houses are less than 400 square feet so owners have to get creative about storage space. Amanda Burger uses the staircase in her home to store her clothes and food items.

To save valuable drawer and shelf space look to walls for extra storage areas. They are also helpful for storing inside pantries refrigerators and cabinets. If your workspace only consists of a laptop just use a bookshelf instead of taking up space with a desk.

Small holes along each baskets exterior make it easy to see whats inside and the boxes are made with polypropylene plastic so you can label them with a dry-erase marker and wipe them. Using an open shelf divider like this. Utilize an island as a kitchen prep area and as a work desk.

Hang your laundry hamper on the back of your bedroom door. For makeup attach magnets to the back of each product and store them vertically on a framed magnetic board. The open shelving displays favorite books for these avid readers.

The footstool also has an open base so you could even tuck a small basket under it. This bedside table has a footstool tucked under it doubling the surface area for your tablet a glass of water and your phone. Tall bookcases are a great investment because they take advantage of this and let you store items from your floor all the way up.