Are you stuck in the endless pursuit of a clean and pristine home but can’t quite achieve it? What if you don’t have space for everything? Without adequate storage clutter is inevitable. It’s easy to blame a lack of closet space, small bathroom drawers, or too few kitchen cabinets for your lack of storage and organization. Instead of playing the blame game, if you don’t have storage space, create storage space! We are here to help you get organized once and for all with unique storage options to fit homes of every shape, size, and style. With these unique storage options everything will have a place and it will look beautiful and intentional.
The Wardrobe: A Bonus Closet
Too many clothes, not enough closet space? We feel your pain and offer a simple solution, a wardrobe! A dresser is the obvious choice for adding clothing storage to your bedroom or closet, but if extra hanging space is what you’re after, a wardrobe will do the trick. It’s like a bonus closet you can move with you from house to house. Plus, they just look cool. A built-in mirror on the door, jewelry storage, shoe shelves and other unique features can be added if you design a custom wardrobe.
Entryway Organization: Tackling the “Drop Off Zone”
You walk in the door after a long day and toss your coat and purse down somewhere random and kick off your shoes. The kids hop off the school bus and dump their backpacks, sports equipment, gloves, hats, and all sorts of other random items by the door. Welcome to the drop off zone, the entryway where everyone’s stuff piles up…unless you have an organized system for where everything goes.
Keep the drop off zone clear with entryway furniture. These unique storage options include hall seats, coat racks, shoe racks, storage benches, and cubbies with baskets. If there is a shelf, hook, or basket right there when you walk in the door, it’s just as easy to stay organized as it is to toss things to the side. Plus, it makes everything easy to find and grab as you walk out the door.
The Convenient Coffee Table
If you’re looking for unique storage options, consider the potential of furniture items that aren’t typically used for storage. A coffee table can be more than a place to prop up your feet and put your drink, there are coffee tables out there that provide great storage!
Ottoman style coffee tables with a removable top and hollow inside are great for storing blankets and pillows. A lot of coffee tables have drawers. Does yours? Are you using them? There are also beautiful coffee tables with cabinets to store bigger items. One of our favorite coffee table designs with storage is the lift top coffee table. The top lifts up to desk height (which is great for eating or working) to reveal a spacious hidden storage compartment.
A storage coffee table can keep unsightly items like remotes and chargers in reach, conveniently store items for activities you like to enjoy on the couch such as board games, books, puzzles, knitting and cross stitch tools.
Floating Shelves: A Storage Hack for Small Spaces
If you have limited square footage, you might catch yourself weighing the pros and cons of adding storage and taking up precious floor space. If this is the case, we have the unique storage option for you—floating shelves! Attached directly to the wall, floating shelves add convenient storage and character to your space. Floating shelves can be used in any room of the house to store everything from books, plants, and framed photos to skincare products and spices. There are even floating wine shelves to organize your bottles and glasses.
Kitchen Islands: Extra Counterspace, Cabinets, Drawers, Seating
Lacking counterspace and storage in your kitchen? If you’re lucky enough to have the space for it, a kitchen island could be the answer to your problems—instantly adding both storage and counterspace. Plus, if you’d like some extra seating or a more casual dining option than your dining table, you can opt for an island with seating. If you’re thinking that kitchen islands are only for huge kitchens, think again. You can create a petite custom kitchen island that fits perfectly while leaving plenty of room around the perimeter.
Custom Vanity: Create a Bathroom that Works for You
Bathrooms get messy quick if you don’t have enough storage for your makeup, skincare products, cleaning products, hair tools, etc. Whether you have a vanity without enough storage space or a stand-alone sink (zero storage? Oh, the horror), the frustration of a cluttered countertop and trying to keep items from falling in the sink can really get under your skin.
A custom vanity is a personalized solution that you won’t regret. Style, size, functional features, it’s all up to you! A special drawer for your hair tools, a secret drawer for your valuable jewelry, drawers with dividers to organize your makeup, cabinets with built-in shelves—these are just a few of the possibilities. Sure, a custom vanity is an investment, but it’s well worth it because it will instantly make your life easier and more organized.
Hutches: Display & Store
Just because you want to store something doesn’t mean you want to hide it. Hutches are the perfect unique storage option for items you don’t use on a regular basis, but don’t want to hide away. China, glassware, trinkets, and books can be put on stored behind the glass doors of a hutch in an organized display. Plus, most hutches have solid cabinets or drawers at the bottom for enclosed storage.
Kids Storage Solutions
If you have kids, their bedrooms and/or the playroom are probably the messiest rooms in the house. That’s a good thing! Kids’ rooms are meant for fun, play, and shenanigans. However, when playtime is over or you’re having company, it’s nice for these spaces to look clean and organized. Here are some unique storage options for kids.
- Toy boxes are a simple solution for cluttered floors. Even a toddler can figure out how to toss all their toys in a toy box! They don’t take up much space and fit nicely at the foot of a bed.
- Changing Table/Dresser: If you’re looking for an item that will be useful throughout their entire life, a dresser with a removable changing tabletop is a great investment to keep their clothes organized from infancy to the teen years.
- Storage Beds: Bunk beds, elevated beds, and traditional beds with drawers, shelves, and cabinets built in add storage without taking up additional space. A storage bunk bed can be especially helpful for kids that share a room and need more storage.
Use ALL Your Storage Space
Thanks for the advice, Captain obvious. Using all your storage space might seem like a no-brainer, but the reality is most people have drawers, cabinets, and space in their homes that aren’t being utilized.
- Forgotten Furniture: Furniture pieces such as end tables, buffets, and nightstands (especially guest room nightstands) are often seen as decorative instead of functional. Don’t forget to use those drawers and cabinets!
- Under the bed is a great place for hidden storage. There are even special storage containers for under the bed to keep things organized.
- Empty Luggage: Suitcases take up just as much space empty as they do full. If your closet space is limited, use your empty suitcases to store off-season clothing.
Create Personalized Storage Solutions at Amish Elegance
When it comes to unique storage options, custom furniture should be at the top of your list! At Amish Elegance we create custom furniture pieces that combine your ideals for functionality and beauty. If storage is your goal, we are here to listen, ask the right questions, and build furniture that meets your exact needs. From storage cabinets and kitchen islands to custom wardrobes and jewelry storage, our thoughtfully designed storage furniture has the power to make your home more organized and life easier.
Amish Elegance is a small, family-owned custom furniture business based in Knoxville, TN. Our American-made furniture is handcrafted using real wood, performance fabric, and premium leather to offer durability that lasts a lifetime. Discover unique storage options and bring your vision to life at Amish Elegance. Contact us today or stop by our showroom to get started!