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20 DIY Storage Ideas to Organize a Small Space for Less

Jul 03

If you live in cramped quarters but don’t have the budget to renovate, there are plenty of DIY storage ideas for small spaces that can help you to organize your life. Whether it’s repurposing a tiny closet as a work-from-home cloffice, or adding a curtain under the sink to hide your beauty supplies, there are plenty of simple, affordable ways to create storage where there once was none to help you maintain a tidy, uncluttered home.

Whether you’re a renter in a studio apartment or a homeowner on a budget, here are some ideas for DIY storage that will help you live your tidiest life in a smaller space.

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    Assemble Shoe Storage

    diy shoe organizer
    The Merrythought

    The Merrythought created an open shoe storage closet where there once was none by using affordable wood crates. Painting some white and leaving others natural, stacking them both horizontally and vertically to stagger the height, and hanging large round coat and bag hooks on the wall above turns this into a simple landing pad for an entryway or mud room that comes together in a flash.

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    Create a Home Cloffice

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    Home Made By Carmona

    Ursula Carmona of Home Made By Carmona turned a living room office into a home cloffice with this DIY project. The back wall and desk are painted in the same shade of dark blue to add depth to the small space, and the shelves are styled with books and objects so that it’s attractive to look at when the double doors are left open.

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    Build an Open Closet

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    Emily Henderson Design / Photo by Sage E Imagery

    If you live in an older home, you may find yourself without a closet, even in a large bedroom. In this closet-free bedroom designed by Lea Johnson for Emily Henderson Design, the corner was turned into an open closet thanks to the addition of a bracketed shelf that includes a shoe storage shelf on top and a clothes rod on the bottom. A nearby dresser and a small table for personal items turn this space into a mini dressing room.

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    Build a Flexible Shelf

    diy pegboard plant shelf
    Most Lovely Things

    Most Lovely Things turned a blank bathroom wall into a flexible storage space for bath products and plants with a DIY plywood pegboard shelf. The same idea could be used to store everything from towels to toilet paper.

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    Hide Toy Clutter

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    A Beautiful Mess

    A Beautiful Mess hacked IKEA cabinetry to create a DIY Hollywood Regency-inspired hidden toy storage unit, adding baskets and pull-out bins to keep the contents organized.

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    Hang an Under-Sink Curtain

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    Lobster and Swan

    To create more storage beneath a freestanding sink or a vanity without built-in cabinetry, add a simple curtain to hide clutter, like this small bathroom from Lobster and Swan. A linen curtain in a light neutral shade hung beneath a reclaimed wood countertop topped with a modern square sink makes this classic move feel timeless rather than old-fashioned.

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    Make Reclaimed Shelving

    diy reclaimed wood kitchen shelves
    Lobster and Swan

    Lobster and Swan used reclaimed wood to create rustic open storage in this English country house kitchen, staining everything in the same dark tone for a sense of cohesion. Open shelves are styled with everyday items and pantry goods in simple Mason jars to create a homey, down-to-earth look.

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    Add Window Shelving

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    Emily Henderson Design / Photo by Sara Ligorria-Tramp

    Many people use a bathroom window ledge to store things that won’t fit in the cabinets. This bathroom designed by Emily Bowser for Emily Henderson Design takes things a step further, turning the window into an open cabinet with the addition of shelves for products and supplies that still allows natural light to flow through.

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    Get Your Books on the Wall

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    A Beautiful Mess

    A Beautiful Mess built DIY wall-mounted bookshelves in a diamond pattern that keeps the floor space below clear and doubles as a living room display while keeping books visible and accessible.

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    Carve Out a Pantry

    diy pantry shelves
    Most Lovely Things

    One of the joys of living in an older home is exploring and exploiting all the hidden nooks and crannies to create extra storage for modern living. Most Lovely Things
    created a DIY pantry in an older home by installing a mix of storage, from free-standing Ikea shelves to house large glass storage jars to shallow custom-built
    shelving for pantry goods that makes it easy to see and grab items.

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    DIY an Accessories Ladder

    diy accessories ladder
    Your DIY Family

    Your DIY Family created a chic and minimalist display ladder to keep accessories visible and accessible. This DIY storage option is a great solution for those without adequate storage or who want to keep items out in the open so they don’t get forgotten about behind closed doors.

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    Create a Kitchen Pegboard

    diy kitchen pegboard storage
    A Beautiful Mess

    A Beautiful Mess channeled Julia Child with this DIY kitchen pegboard, painting it dark to modernize the look. Roughly tracing the shape of each item with a paint pen makes it easy to replace items once they’ve been used and washed, and creates an illustrated cartoon effect when one is missing.

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    Make an Entry

    diy coat rack
    Liz Marie Blog

    Blogger Liz Marie solved the problem of not having an entryway or landing pad in her farmhouse living room by installing a rustic DIY entryway coat rack that houses jackets, scarves, bags, and shoes.

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    Work the Angles

    diy open closet
    Neva Interior Design / Photo by Agathe Tissier

    Neva Interior Design created clothes storage in a closetless, tiny apartment that works around the angles of the old Parisian building using a mix of a slim dresser, shelving for accessories, and a rod to hang clothes.

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    Repurpose a Vintage Piece

    diy coffee station storage
    Most Lovely Things

    Most Lovely Things repurposed a vintage piece of furniture into a standalone coffee station that maximizes space. In addition to built-in drawers, a DIY striped curtain hides clutter below, and open shelving on the wall above adds storage for mugs and supplies.

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    Build It Out

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    Neva Interior Design / Photo by Picthouse – Patrick Mancliere

    Neva Interior Design added DIY storage to this bedroom office by hanging plant shelves in the corner that maximize the empty space between the armoire and the wall, and adding a thin plank of wood to create a slim storage shelf above the closets that are equipped with baskets for tidy open storage.

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    Build a Bar Cabinet

    diy bar cabinet
    A Beautiful Mess

    A Beautiful Mess created hidden storage for a mini home bar with this affordable DIY liquor cabinet hung high on the wall of the dining room to keep it out of reach of the young children in the house.

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    Utilize Under-Bed Space

    diy under-bed storage
    Liz Marie Blog

    Liz Marie upcycled some spare dresser drawers to create affordable under-bed storage that looks purposeful and fits in with the farmhouse decor of the bedroom. She painted the drawers, distressed them for a vintage look, attached metal address numbers to the front, and then added wheels to the bottoms to make sliding them in and out a breeze.

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    Outfit a Craft Closet

    diy craft storage
    Cake and Confetti

    If you’re big into crafts but don’t have space for a dedicated craft room, turn a small closet into a craft closet instead. This craft closet from Cake and Confetti maximizes space with removable hooks on the back of the door to store craft supplies and a roll-out cart that can be wheeled in and out as needed to complete projects.

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      Accessorize the Closet

      diy jewelry storage
      Most Lovely Things

      Most Lovely Things made space in the closet for an accessories storage shelf to store jewelry. A small lamp adds warm ambient light (a portable LED-powered lamp would work well here), and the storage shelf is decorated with removable wallpaper, a small mirror, and tiny framed art.

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      Article Link: https://www.thespruce.com/diy-storage-ideas-to-organize-a-small-space-7546238

     

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