Are your kids' bedrooms lacking the fun factor? Many of us feel like it's impossible to design interesting, unique bedrooms for our kids without spending a fortune, but that's not true. By getting crafty to re-purpose old pieces of furniture, using inexpensive toys as novel decorations, and keeping a lookout for bargains, you can create a room your child will treasure for years to come. I hope this site gives you loads of great ideas for your next bedroom project — whether it's for a bouncing new baby, a boisterous toddler or a teen that's grown out of their current décor.
If you live in a small apartment, you may find yourself pushed for space to store all your stuff. Here are a few creative ideas that you might find helpful in maximising the room you have available.
Shower curtain hooks
If you have bags and belts cluttering the floor of your bedroom wardrobe space, there's an easy solution. Simply invest in a bag of cheap shower curtain hooks from your local DIY store and hang them onto the rail inside your wardrobe or cupboard. Now you can hang your bags and belts on the hooks, freeing space on the floor and making the whole area much tidier too.
Curtain hooks are also useful in your bathroom. Hook a few over your towel rail and use them for hanging towels. This strategy saves space and considerably reduces drying time.
Additional shelves
There's often plenty of unused space in rooms such as kitchens. Just take a look underneath the existing shelves in kitchen cupboards; there's bound to be room for an extra mini-rack. You can buy a cheap wire rack from your local DIY store and fix it to the bottom of the shelf to make a handy mug container. Now you can remove the mug tree that's been cluttering your work surface, instantly giving you more space.
Kids' book store
If you have kids, you're probably fed up with trying to find space for their books. Try buying a cheap plate rack in a colour to match your child's bedroom and use it to stack the books. The cutlery caddy can be used to keep pens and crayons.
Plastic carrier bags
It's good for the environment to recycle all those plastic grocery bags you tend to accumulate. However, stuffing them into a drawer just takes up valuable space. Instead, recycle an empty tissue box and use it to keep the plastic bags in. Put the box under your kitchen sink and grab a bag when you need one. It's also a good idea to keep a box of bags in the boot of your car so that you're never short of a shopping bag.
Self-storage units
If you've temporarily downsized to a smaller place and you find that you can't fit all your stuff into the space available, it could be a cost-effective strategy to hire a self-storage unit nearby. Put everything that you are unlikely to use in the unit ready for when you move on to a place large enough to accommodate all your possessions.
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