Finally proper storage room(s)

When life is full and busy, storage space is eventually full and even fuller. Often it is not only due to busy life style but that the storing needs have changed over time but no action has been taken. The result is over flowing shelves and cabinets (and floors).

I got an assignment to think over two storage rooms. One is for all the general storing plus it should hold washing and drying machines etc, recycling and also work as entrance to yard. The other space is for parents' clothes etc and should be equally distributed.

The first space needed to be decluttered. The couple went through a considerable amount of files and boxes and recycled and binned a lot. According to their needs I planned a new order in the storage space which held enough space for everything they needed and even left space for walking through the space.

The second space had an additional challenge with steeply lowering ceiling. It was a dark space which also needed more light to be useful. The family also wanted to retain an existing cabinet in the space. Once again the first step was to look through all the boxes in the space and decide if their content was still needed. Then it was decided whether they should be stored here or in the other space. Once this process was ready I designed a shelving system on both sides for her and him which held enough and right type of storage space for both.

In the end the two storage spaces look much much better and more importantly are easy and efficient to use!

Upstairs:

         

              
Downstairs:

 Second Space