5 Tips to Maximize Your Home's Space

A home is a like a puzzle where we have to squeeze all the pieces together to make everything fit. Sometimes there just seems to be not enough space for all the stuff we have, and some people even consider self storage units as an option. Getting rid of stuff by putting it in self-storage, selling it, giving it away, etc., are all great ways to help us better manage the items we need, because we all tend to hold onto a lot of extra items. Before you consider the following tips, clearing out some of the junk may be an option to consider. 

Getting Organized Can Be a Creative Process

For the stuff you do have, creating minimal organization systems will help prevent piles, clutter and disorganization that can make home life feel a bit disorienting all of the time. Consider the following tips to help better use the space you have.  

1. Make Sure Every Item has a Place it Belongs: 

When we have floating items in our homes, they tend to create piles that are scattered all over our home. Make sure you can go around and put everything back where it belongs. 

2. Wall Storage: 

Wall shelves, hooks and racks give you extra space to store items in your home. Make sure that when you put items on wall storage they are organized, because it adds visual clutter when a mess is hanging up on wall.  

3. Go to Ikea for Ideas and Organization Furniture: 

Ikea is a store dedicated almost entirely to affordable items to organize tiny spaces in a way that is livable and even attractive. They offer many items that can help you organize items, minimize your amount of furniture and maximize your space.      

4. Create Multi-Purpose Rooms: 

If you do not have the right amount of rooms that you want for living space, make rooms have multiple purposes. Dining room/living room, family room/rec-room, kitchen/dining room, rec-room/library, bedroom/library, closet/reading nook or any combination seemingly adds space to your limited space. Get creative! 

5. Leave No Corner of Your Home Unused: 

If you have any space in your home you feel is not being used, considering giving it a makeover. You know that closet that nobody uses? It can turn into a reading nook for a child or an adult. That empty wall in the bedroom? Add shelves to store clothes, books or towels.