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Smooth clutter-free rooms are the dream of many home owners. Part of the magic of a clutter free home is having smart storage areas built into your home so that you have somewhere to store rarely used items and don't need to be constantly tripping on spare items. Here are some tips on building a home that has storage for everything you might need to store.
Off-season items
If live in an area that has large fluctuations in temperature, such as a hills area that has high temperatures in summer and freezing temperatures in winter, you might need to have a storage area to keep off-season items. This can include space heaters for cold nooks of the house, heavy bedding for winter (and light bedding for summer), heavy coats and specialist sporting equipment including surfboards or ski equipment. Options for storing these items can include making use of the roof space for extra storage or incorporating storage chests in less used rooms such as laundries.
Clothing
Many of us have clothing that we don't use regularly, such as formal wear, that we still want to hang on to. Having a smart walking wardrobe that includes hanging area for the less used items, as well as drawers and hanging area closer to the front for the more used items can make it easier to have a large wardrobe but still find your favourite item. Modern walk-in wardrobes can make much better use of space by combined shoe racks, drawers and hanging areas in a way that suits the specific mix of clothes in your wardrobe (depending, for example, if you use more drawer space or hanging space).
Extra kitchen appliances
Eager cooks often have specialist dishes for food from different cuisines, such as Moroccan tagines for the perfect couscous. These might not be used regularly, so can easily get pushed to the back of a kitchen cupboard, particularly if you don't have well designed storage areas. It can help to have a large 'lazy susan' style base integrated into your kitchen cupboards to help you rotate the heavy cooking items so that you can easily find less-used kitchen appliance and pots.
If you are looking to build a house with storage for all of your less-used items it can be a great idea to meet with a home builder to review your options. By integrating this storage directly into the home, design you can have a home that is perfectly matched to your lifestyle.
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