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3. There isn’t enough clothes storage When you’re planning your bedroom storage, you will probably have two conflicting requirements to reconcile. One is for a specific and attractive item of furniture to use as a wardrobe, and the other is creating enough storage space for all your clothes, shoes, bags or even hats. An elegant armoire might match the bed style perfectly, but it could lack capacity for all the items you’d realistically like it to house. How can you solve it? Before you make an impulsive purchase, take the time to check the physical space of the clothing you need to store. Use a tape measure and note down the hanging space you need, and don’t forget to think through how you will store shoes as well. Fitted wardrobes can solve a lot of storage problems, with hanging space, shelving and potentially even drawers. You can either get them made bespoke to the room, in which case you’d have the option to take them right up to the ceiling, or otherwise seek out some modular furniture that you can design and assemble yourself.
6. Some areas haven’t been usedMany bedrooms have lots of seemingly useless nooks and crannies, especially if they’re located in the loft. The challenge for this type of bedroom is to recognise the opportunities for storage in awkward spaces below a sloping ceiling or beside a structural post. How can you solve it? Take a closer look at an area of the room that at first glance seems unusable. Chances are you can fit some neat storage in. You could build in low-eaves storage, or have a fitted wardrobe slotted in with the doors cut on the diagonal to maximise space. Make the most of a stud wall by creating some recessed shelving, as they’ve done here in this clever design where the cubbyhole shelf is fulfilling the function of a bedside table.
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