If the house is small, if it will not be stored again, after a long time, there may not even be a place to stay at home. In this article, we will teach you 10 storage skills for small houses, so that small homes can live bigger and bigger.
1. Hanging storage
Hanging is the most convenient way to take and store.
At the same time, the use of the wall for hanging storage can also maximize the release of countertop space, making the countertop more tidy and refreshing.
The core point of hanging storage is to meet the use scenario, the following 3 examples are illustrated, I believe you will understand how to hang and store yourself.
(1) Hang a shopping bag on the wall on the left side of the kitchen
The small kitchen, on the wall on the left side of the door, nails the hook to store the shopping bags, usually after buying vegetables home can also be hung directly here, the used shopping bags can also be stored here, the food is easy to take, and does not occupy the rest of the kitchen.
In this kitchen, the same is true for other hangings, for example: the knife holder is hung on the back of the preparation area, which is easy to take when cutting vegetables, and can be turned around and put back when used. The plastic wrap storage rack is hung on the side of the refrigerator, so that the food can be accessed just before it is placed in the refrigerator, and it is also convenient to use while hanging.
(2) Wall-mounted shelves for handwashing stations
If you want to keep the countertop free of things in the bathroom, you need to wall hang the commonly used skin care products and toiletries, which can be done through the wall-mounted shelves.
However, sometimes you will find that it does not look neat enough after wall hanging, and we will solve this problem when we talk about container storage later.
(3) Put a shovel spoon and condiments next to the stove
Next to the stove, according to the cooking habits, condiments and shovels, spoons and other tools will be placed next to it, and it is also recommended to hang all the things that can be wall-hung as much as possible.
Reason 1: That is, as we mentioned earlier, to make room for the countertop, there are fewer items on the countertop, and visually it looks like the home is naturally larger;
Reason 2: When cooking, it is generally in a relatively fast and anxious state, and too many items are placed on one side of the stove, which is always easy to knock over, which will also affect the mood and efficiency of cooking, and increase the amount of housework in the later stage.
2. Drawer storage
Compared with cabinets, drawers are the most convenient for hidden storage.
Moreover, the drawer-type storage can also classify and separate items, which is visually clear at a glance and quick and easy to take.
(1) Cabinet drawers
Kitchen cabinets can be used as drawers, do not make cabinets, although the cost is higher than cabinets, but the use experience is better.
Cabinet pick-up generally requires us to squat down first and then rummage, while the drawer can be reached by opening to avoid squatting to pick up things. The drawer can also be divided and stored, and the storage tableware is neat and clear.
There are many drawers at home, and you can also classify and store dishes and plates, which are more convenient than ordinary cabinets, and you don't have to worry about the danger of accidentally falling and falling over.
The same is true for bathroom cabinets, drawer bathroom cabinets must be more practical and convenient than swing doors, and the storage capacity is also larger.
Xinjun wants to say that a small house should spend money on the blade, and make the place where it can be stored practical, rather than chicken ribs, in order to make the home more tidy.
(2) Wardrobe drawer storage box
However, for wardrobe storage, it is just the opposite of the above example, regardless of the size of the house, the most practical wardrobe interior must be less partitions + fewer fixed drawers.
Leave plenty of space for the clothes hanging area to save time in daily wardrobe organization, and the remaining space can be stored through drawer storage boxes.
Compared with the partition to stack clothes, the drawer-type storage box is more flexible and convenient to take, so that the cabinet will not always be messy; Compared with wooden drawers, the position can be adjusted at will, and the storage volume is much larger than that of wooden drawers, from the perspective of health, the drawer-type storage box is made of PP, zero formaldehyde emissions, and there is no harm to the human body.
When using a drawer-type storage box, the same way of sorting and storing clothes and labeling them can reduce a lot of time when looking for clothes.
At the same time, for the space that is not fully utilized in the hanging area, you can also use the drawer storage box to make full use of it, and flexibly adjust the layout, so that the space in the wardrobe is not left or wasted, so that the wardrobe of the small house also has a large capacity.
3. Container storage
Container storage in Japanese storage, is also the most widely used point, in the storage of small apartments, we also recommend this, so that colorful bottles, items into a unified container, orderly classification, at a glance, not only a sense of neatness, but even expansion.
Let's illustrate it with four scenarios.
(1) Storage basket
Sink cabinets are generally a relatively chicken space, which is difficult to use for storage, and direct storage items will look very messy.
Using a wheeled storage basket can store all kinds of miscellaneous items in the kitchen, which looks more neat and organized.
The pulley storage basket can also be used in normal cabinets to store pots, cutting boards and other items, for many irregular items, use it to store them uniformly, which has a very neat visual effect. There are double pulleys at the bottom of the storage basket, which makes it easy to pull and take.
(2) Separate storage
We also mentioned the partition storage method in the drawer, which can actually be operated together with unified container storage, such as storing fruits and vegetables in the refrigerator cold area, and the storage box folded by unified kraft paper, although the size is not exactly the same, but the material and color are unified, which can also make different fruits and vegetables more orderly and clear at a glance.
(3) Sealed cans
The most obvious effect is grain storage, which is stored in a highly transparent sealed tank, and the different grains are sorted and stored in the storage tank and labeled, which is not only clear at a glance, but also super healing and beautiful.
The sealed jars are square in design, and when placed together, there will be no gaps between the jars, and there is no waste of space at all. The lid of the sealed jar is a thickened silicone strip, which has a good sealing effect, and the grain will not be damp and mildew, killing two birds with one stone.
(4) Change the lotion bottle
As we mentioned earlier, it is convenient to store on the wall, but it doesn't look neat and tidy. Change the lotion bottle!
Replace the emulsion in different colors into the dispensing bottles, put labels on the bottles, and hang them on the wall as much as possible, and it is also very neat.
Especially for small bathrooms, too many colors also make people feel anxious, by unifying the container, reducing the way of color, the sense of cleanliness and order is stronger, and life will be more happy.
5. Supplementary storage
Supplementary storage is a combination of use scenarios, supplemented under existing conditions, so that the small house can be expanded and the storage capacity can be increased.
(1) Gap storage basket
There is a gap between the refrigerator and the stove, and several fruit and vegetable storage baskets are stacked to store fruits and vegetables that do not need to be placed in the refrigerator.
It complements the fridge storage and does not need to be stacked on the floor, making the kitchen tidier and tidy.
(2) Refrigerator storage
On the refrigerator cabinet door, some spices, sauce packets, medicines that need to be refrigerated are generally stored, and through the small storage box, the wall is hung on the cabinet door, which can play a good role in supplementing the storage, and it will not look messy.
(3) Shelf above the washing machine
Whether the washing machine at home is placed in the bathroom or the balcony, the upper space is generally idle, through the customized double-layer partition + storage basket, you can store some laundry supplies and the like, which is also a good way to expand the capacity of a small apartment.
6. Vertical storage
The so-called vertical storage is the three dimensions in the ultimate application space, which will grow upwards and reduce the occupation of flat space.
(1) Kitchen countertops
Kitchen countertops, some commonly used small household appliances, all placed on the countertop is very space-consuming, the use of microwave shelves, the use of vertical storage, the realization of items upward, the use of items is not affected at all, but also reduce the space occupied on the countertop.
Because the microwave oven shelf is made of wrought iron material, the load-bearing effect is good, and it is also the main tool used for vertical storage in the small kitchen.
7. Centralized storage
Centralized storage is a combination of use scenarios, fixed positions, and the same items are stored together.
(1) Storage of cleaning tools
For example, the storage of cleaning tools at home is hung on the wall behind the bathroom door to facilitate draining and drying, and it is also very neat to avoid placing it everywhere and making the home look messy.
The cleaning tools are hung on the wall here, so you can use the water source of the bathroom when cleaning, and the circulation line is shorter. After the location is fixed, the family will also form a habit, and all kinds of cleaning tools will not run to the living room or other places.
(2) Jewelry storage
It is also recommended to place the jewelry storage of girls in a centralized manner, especially if there are a lot of jewelry, and it can also be classified and stored in a centralized manner like the figure below.
It is divided into special earring storage boxes, necklace storage boxes, etc., which are convenient and quick to use, and reduce delay.
8. Space customization
For different types of houses and spaces, storage can also be customized in space, using special layouts to cleverly increase the storage capacity of small houses.
(1) Columns
Like the situation in the picture below where there are columns in the dining room, the owner of the house also made the other side into a wall, so as to form a space customization of the niche on the lower cabinet.
Originally, the chicken ribs became fragrant, and the storage volume easily increased a lot, and it did not affect the indoor appearance at all.
(2) Hanging cabinets
There is a gap between the wall cabinet above the stove and the wall, and you can also customize the space to make a small narrow cabinet to store the condiments in the kitchen, so that the space is not wasted, and the items occupy the countertop space.
9. Discard consciousness
How important it is to develop a sense of discarding!
The new resident, who has recently moved, is once again convinced of this matter.
I, my wife, and my children live with my parents, and the usable area of the home is 116 square meters, which is considered abundant, and the only thing that bothers people is the cardboard boxes and bottles collected by the parents on the balcony.
But when I moved, I realized that there were so many things that I didn't need at home, and most of the things on the ground above were unwanted.
In addition to what you can see, my wife and I lost no less than 100 pieces of clothes that I couldn't wear anymore.
But what makes people headache is that parents are still reluctant to throw away their things, and at the last moment, they still pick back 50+ pieces of clothing out of the 100 pieces of clothes we picked out
The general reason is that "your dad will be old and can wear your short sleeves" and "whose children can wear this dress......
Eventually we pulled three wagons of stuff
There is no doubt that in the matter of discarding, the new monarch has lost......
Defeated by his parents, and also defeated by his usual failure to discard in time.
I hope that my lesson will be learned sooner rather than later.
10. Put it back with your hand
In addition to learning the above storage methods, it is also important to remember that it is easy to put it back, otherwise no amount of methods will be useless.
If you and your family get into the habit of putting it back at will, you can greatly reduce the mess in your home and reduce the time you spend doing housework.