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Genius Storage for a Clutter-free Entrance
Shoes, coats, bikes, more shoes… If this sounds like your hallway, read on immediately for brilliant ways to keep the tide in check
We Brits build the smallest properties in Europe, with the average new home coming in at a teeny 76 sq m. That means every inch needs to be put to good use, and the hallway is one area where it’s easy to pack in extra storage. Try these ideas for organising everything from bikes to coats and bags.
Exploit the under stairs triangle
Don’t let the area under the stairs go to waste. These built-in cupboards provide masses of storage, and, with their flush, handleless doors in beautifully stained wood, they’re a feature in themselves.
Don’t let the area under the stairs go to waste. These built-in cupboards provide masses of storage, and, with their flush, handleless doors in beautifully stained wood, they’re a feature in themselves.
Choose multifunctional furniture
A bench with a lift-up lid and wall-mounted hooks above gives little ones their own space to get ready (and somewhere to stash their outdoor paraphernalia). Mount the hooks lower and make them responsible for hanging up their own belongings if you don’t want to have to pick up after them.
A bench with a lift-up lid and wall-mounted hooks above gives little ones their own space to get ready (and somewhere to stash their outdoor paraphernalia). Mount the hooks lower and make them responsible for hanging up their own belongings if you don’t want to have to pick up after them.
Cover all bases
This hall has it all – hooks for jackets and bags, a shelf above with baskets for scarves and gloves, a bench where you can sit and put on your shoes and cubbyholes for footwear. If you can fit it in, a cupboard for sports gear and less-than-lovely items you don’t want on display is a useful addition.
Explore 10 ways to organise your hallway
This hall has it all – hooks for jackets and bags, a shelf above with baskets for scarves and gloves, a bench where you can sit and put on your shoes and cubbyholes for footwear. If you can fit it in, a cupboard for sports gear and less-than-lovely items you don’t want on display is a useful addition.
Explore 10 ways to organise your hallway
Line the wall
Free up living room shelf space by moving your DVDs and CDs to a shallow shelving unit in the hall. Just be aware that visitors will start judging your cultural tastes the moment they arrive (better put that Ace of Base album near the bottom, then…).
Free up living room shelf space by moving your DVDs and CDs to a shallow shelving unit in the hall. Just be aware that visitors will start judging your cultural tastes the moment they arrive (better put that Ace of Base album near the bottom, then…).
Give shoes their own home
Some shoes (Manolos, Jimmy Choos, Louboutins) deserve to be shown off; others (tired trainers, mud-caked hiking boots) are best tucked out of sight. If your footwear collection is closer to the latter, a shoe cupboard with racks is a worthwhile investment.
Some shoes (Manolos, Jimmy Choos, Louboutins) deserve to be shown off; others (tired trainers, mud-caked hiking boots) are best tucked out of sight. If your footwear collection is closer to the latter, a shoe cupboard with racks is a worthwhile investment.
Store in drawers
Built-in drawers under the stairs can be used for everything from outdoor clothing and sports kit to spare kitchen rolls and cleaning products. Give each member of the family their own drawer and they have no excuse not to put their belongings away as soon as they get home.
Built-in drawers under the stairs can be used for everything from outdoor clothing and sports kit to spare kitchen rolls and cleaning products. Give each member of the family their own drawer and they have no excuse not to put their belongings away as soon as they get home.
Streamline for serenity
In this home, an old coat cupboard was removed to create a little nook that’s the perfect spot for keys and post. Painting the alcove and adding an artwork turns it into a cute feature in its own right, and any clutter that builds up on the surface of the chest can be quickly and easily sorted into the drawers below.
In this home, an old coat cupboard was removed to create a little nook that’s the perfect spot for keys and post. Painting the alcove and adding an artwork turns it into a cute feature in its own right, and any clutter that builds up on the surface of the chest can be quickly and easily sorted into the drawers below.
Slot in a slim cupboard
This run of shallow cupboards proves it is possible to squeeze storage into even the narrowest hallway. A ledge above can be used as a display area, while painting the whole thing white means you barely know it’s there.
This run of shallow cupboards proves it is possible to squeeze storage into even the narrowest hallway. A ledge above can be used as a display area, while painting the whole thing white means you barely know it’s there.
Pop up a floating console
If all you need is somewhere to keep your keys and sort the post, a wall-mounted unit is a space-efficient solution. There’s room underneath for storage boxes or baskets if you need them, or you can leave it ‘floating’ for a more streamlined look.
TELL US…
How do you keep your hallway clutter-free? Share your tips in the Comments.
If all you need is somewhere to keep your keys and sort the post, a wall-mounted unit is a space-efficient solution. There’s room underneath for storage boxes or baskets if you need them, or you can leave it ‘floating’ for a more streamlined look.
TELL US…
How do you keep your hallway clutter-free? Share your tips in the Comments.
It’s not just shoes and coats you need to find room for in a hall. Hang bikes on dedicated wall mounts to keep them dry and secure while preventing them from cluttering up the corridor, student-house style. Try high up or under the stairs, like these.
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