5 Interior Design Tips to Create Storage

One feature common to most design briefs given to interior designers in India is for the design to incorporate plenty of storage. Storage becomes even more important when it comes to bedroom designs and kitchen designs. Take a look at our top five ways of creating storage in your home.

Lofty Ideas

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When talking to storage almost all interior designers will introduce lofts to the conversation. Lofts can be added to any room and are ideal for storing things that aren’t needed regularly like suitcases and Christmas decorations.

Smart Furniture

Storage need not always be built into the structure of the apartment. For additional storage in the bedroom, consider beds with built in storage under the mattress or even in the headboard. Ottomans with concealed storage are excellent ways to quickly clear up a space and can be moved from room to room. If this isn’t enough take a look at trunk styled coffee tables and benches for the living room.

Float Around

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Think storage of curios and knick-knacks and one automatically imagines cabinets and sideboards. The only drawback to these pieces of furniture is that they eat into your floor space. Instead install floating shelves that allow you to display all your travel souvenirs without taking up any floor space. Additionally these look lighter and don’t make the space look any smaller than it is.

Hang it

Storage often forms the focal point of kitchen design. Peg boards are efficient ways of utilizing wall space in kitchens to create storage. The bathroom is another space where many things can be hung from the walls. With the emergence of green lifestyles, cycles are making a comeback as preferred modes of transport. If you don’t have a garage and you don’t want to leave it unguarded, you could even look at mounting the cycle on the wall.

Think Vertical

The two most important architectural drawings in any interior design project are the floor plans and the elevations. While the floor plans indicate the layout of furniture on the floor, the elevations are what you need to look at while creating extra storage. Go tall with cabinets and built in units and let them touch the ceilings. This is an easy way of creating storage without making a space look cluttered.