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11 Storage Solutions for Lofts You’ll Love
Kit out your loft with these savvy storage solutions and find a home for all your stuff
Most of us would like to carve out more space in our homes, and converting the loft is one way of boosting square footage. Whether you’re transforming yours into an extra bedroom, a home office or a living space, you might well need to overcome sloping walls and tricky angles, which can be a challenge when it comes to storage. But that just means you have to get clever with it… Be inspired by these ideas and get the most out of your room in the roof.
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Line walls with low-level units
With loft conversions, getting in enough light is crucial. In many cases, that means skylights galore, but this can reduce your storage options.
All is not lost, however. Make full use of the bottom section of the wall with long, lean, low-slung units, like these, that stretch the length of the room. This can be a fairly cost-effective solution, too, as you can join up lots of compact, off-the-peg units rather than having to go bespoke.
With loft conversions, getting in enough light is crucial. In many cases, that means skylights galore, but this can reduce your storage options.
All is not lost, however. Make full use of the bottom section of the wall with long, lean, low-slung units, like these, that stretch the length of the room. This can be a fairly cost-effective solution, too, as you can join up lots of compact, off-the-peg units rather than having to go bespoke.
Max out on mirrors
If you want to create a bit of a walk-in wardrobe feel, try cladding drawer fronts and cupboard doors in mirrored glass to magically open up a space and allow natural daylight to bounce around.
The drawers and cupboards in this space offer tons of storage without crowding the room.
If you want to create a bit of a walk-in wardrobe feel, try cladding drawer fronts and cupboard doors in mirrored glass to magically open up a space and allow natural daylight to bounce around.
The drawers and cupboards in this space offer tons of storage without crowding the room.
Consider customised storage
Bespoke, tailor-made storage may be more expensive than off-the-shelf solutions, but it’s a godsend for tricky-shaped rooms and awkward angles.
If your loft conversion is going to serve as your master bedroom, it might be worth splashing out on a wall of customised wardrobes, drawers and nooks, with a dedicated place for all the things you need to store.
The bespoke storage in this loft space blends seamlessly with the architecture and makes the most of all the odd nooks and crannies.
Bespoke, tailor-made storage may be more expensive than off-the-shelf solutions, but it’s a godsend for tricky-shaped rooms and awkward angles.
If your loft conversion is going to serve as your master bedroom, it might be worth splashing out on a wall of customised wardrobes, drawers and nooks, with a dedicated place for all the things you need to store.
The bespoke storage in this loft space blends seamlessly with the architecture and makes the most of all the odd nooks and crannies.
Mix your levels
Don’t be afraid to play with all of your available space and mix and match different levels of storage. What you can do with one wall might be totally different to what you can do with another, due to eaves, windows or other factors.
Here, a bank of relatively deep, tall cupboards is balanced by a floating drawer unit that offers storage space while maximising the light.
Don’t be afraid to play with all of your available space and mix and match different levels of storage. What you can do with one wall might be totally different to what you can do with another, due to eaves, windows or other factors.
Here, a bank of relatively deep, tall cupboards is balanced by a floating drawer unit that offers storage space while maximising the light.
Tuck it under
Adding a mezzanine level with storage drawers underneath is a genius design trick for loft conversions with a little more head height.
This way you can fit out the area underneath the raised platform (used here for the bed) with a variety of drawers and pull-outs to hide away clothes and shoes.
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Adding a mezzanine level with storage drawers underneath is a genius design trick for loft conversions with a little more head height.
This way you can fit out the area underneath the raised platform (used here for the bed) with a variety of drawers and pull-outs to hide away clothes and shoes.
Check out no-fuss DIY tricks to transform a bedroom
Go big on underbed storage
If you have the height, try raising your bed to capitalise on the space beneath. You could fit in book shelves, a desk or even a clothes rail. You might decide to go for a built-in option, or there are plenty of stylish off-the-peg cabin beds available nowadays – perfect for teens.
If you have the height, try raising your bed to capitalise on the space beneath. You could fit in book shelves, a desk or even a clothes rail. You might decide to go for a built-in option, or there are plenty of stylish off-the-peg cabin beds available nowadays – perfect for teens.
Incorporate a work station
Loft conversions are a great spot for home offices: they’re quiet, tucked out of sight of passing traffic, and far enough from downstairs distractions, such as the TV or housework.
Whether for one or a pair of workers, a busy home office will need good, organised storage, so invest in simple, streamlined desks and cabinets (handle-free if possible) that can be tucked along opposite walls to keep your paperwork and paraphernalia under control.
Stick to white for your furniture and walls, so your storage doesn’t intrude visually into the room, and your home-office hub will now be a cool, calm and collected work centre for optimum productivity.
Loft conversions are a great spot for home offices: they’re quiet, tucked out of sight of passing traffic, and far enough from downstairs distractions, such as the TV or housework.
Whether for one or a pair of workers, a busy home office will need good, organised storage, so invest in simple, streamlined desks and cabinets (handle-free if possible) that can be tucked along opposite walls to keep your paperwork and paraphernalia under control.
Stick to white for your furniture and walls, so your storage doesn’t intrude visually into the room, and your home-office hub will now be a cool, calm and collected work centre for optimum productivity.
Design a pull-out bed
This wall of quirky storage even includes a bed. Statement handles and different-sized cabinets and drawers make a feature of the unit, but without it taking up too much room.
Freestanding cubes offer flexibility – they can be used as bedside or occasional tables, or be removed altogether to free up the room.
See 10 ways to boost bedroom storage
This wall of quirky storage even includes a bed. Statement handles and different-sized cabinets and drawers make a feature of the unit, but without it taking up too much room.
Freestanding cubes offer flexibility – they can be used as bedside or occasional tables, or be removed altogether to free up the room.
See 10 ways to boost bedroom storage
Make baskets work hard
If you don’t have the budget to invest in built-in furniture, but want to make the most of every last inch, try using baskets or wooden boxes for those awkward spaces that won’t accommodate any other type of furniture. It’s a cost-effective way to make the most of your space, and it looks cute, too.
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Do you have any smart storage solutions in your loft? Share your tips and photos in the Comments below.
If you don’t have the budget to invest in built-in furniture, but want to make the most of every last inch, try using baskets or wooden boxes for those awkward spaces that won’t accommodate any other type of furniture. It’s a cost-effective way to make the most of your space, and it looks cute, too.
TELL US…
Do you have any smart storage solutions in your loft? Share your tips and photos in the Comments below.
This bank of built-in units makes the most of every inch while barely encroaching on the room, offering masses of storage, including one big closet in the tallest section.
The use of colour is genius, with white doors blending into the rest of the room, keeping the storage discreet, and rich purple interiors offering a little surprise and shot of personality when the doors are opened.