When we did our 2014 remodel to accommodate our overstuffed bookshelves, we had the best intentions to organize on the subject/author by alphabet method. We used the lower shelves for the more often used categories and left the nosebleed sections for the stuff we don't use as often. We had the intention of providing space for expansion. Well, not quite 2 years later, the excess capacity for the more often used sections is gone. Seems as if organizing by subject/genre with room for expansion is the mainstay, then one is almost destined for major re-organization periodically. Don't see a way around that. I thought we would be adding more shelves to the North wall in 4-5 years, but it might have to happen this summer to allow for expansion. We also have 5 satellite branches (DW's office, my office, cookbooks, oversize books, my novels/lit/philosophy section to the main branch/library-music room. I love having first world problems. When I was a kid, I dreamed of having a house full o' books.

Love the part of the breakfast station that I can see, but would prefer a little more imagination below the counter rather than standard cupboards and draws, maybe something that pulls out? And I will never understand why people have so many shallow drawers in their kitchen, much prefer to hang or deep drawer as usually find shallow drawers no use for anything but cutlery!

Hi Leah. I like the new storage. I'd keep it quite simple. A wooden shelf over the radiator with a round mirror over the top. Add a vase of eucalyptus, candles, diffuser etc on the shelf. Radiator I would just paint in the wall colour If you do paint. If you want you could add a couple of the hooks at the bottom of the stairs for hanging bags, a hat etc and then maybe a belly basket where the box is for kids gloves, scarves etc. I think it would tie in nicely to your living room.

Who’s Loving the Mrs Hinch Storage Organisation craze? I made these decals and it’s so easy to keep tidy now.