Four Simple Ways to Create Space in Your Home

Newshound
Authored by Newshound
Posted Thursday, July 27, 2017 - 2:27pm

Are you looking to find ways to upgrade your storage and get the most out of the house you have? Over time our homes get so filled up, and it can feel like we’re battling to find places to put our prized possessions. Maybe your family is expanding, or maybe you are enjoy collecting objects and hoard possessions of emotional value. Before you start over stuffing the attic, looking in to upsizing your house or tearing large clumps of your hair out, consider these ways to utilise the space in your home more effectively.

1. Organise Your Belongings

It might seem obvious, but one way to save space is to go through everything you do have and reorder it into better, more obvious places. If you are a bit of a hoarder, entertain the idea of getting rid of things that aren’t essential or sentimental. Consider everything on an item by item basis, if you haven’t used it in five years it probably won’t come in handy one day. To make the task more rewarding, think about whether you have items you could sell on eBay or Gumtree. List things in the right way, and you might end up with some spare cash to spend.

2. Reorder your furniture

When we see our houses every day, we get used to them being a certain way. It is easy to assume that the furniture you have best fits the place it is in, but this might not be the case. Imagine how it would look if you swapped your sitting room and dining room, for example, or whether or not you are best utilising the space in the rooms. Large items like sofas and tables could be reordered to make more room, and swapping to a more minimalistic lifestyle will not only declutter your house, but help de-stress you, too.

3. Invest in More Storage

If you have tried reorganising your things and reordering your furniture, but you still don’t have any space, it might be time to think about investing in some new storage solutions. Look at the cupboards and wardrobes you already have, do they provide you with enough storage for how much space they take up? Freestanding furniture items can take up much more room than you would imagine. Look into storage solutions from highlux.co.uk. Buying bespoke items means you are investing in furniture that completely fits your home, thus you aren’t wasting any space.

4. Look into a garage conversion or extension

Before you do anything rash like put your house on the market, think about whether or not you might benefit from an extension. So often we have garage spaces that we do not use, or basements that are not fit to be lived in. However, conservatories are a good way to add space to your home and also to bring in more light. Remember, although building work might mean an initial outlay, you may be adding serious value to your home. If you do not want to do any structural work, think about rebuilding the old shed into a summerhouse. If you are handy, you may even be able to do some of the work yourself.

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