When starting a family, it’s easy for the organisation of our homes to take a backseat to more important things. But once you’re settled in with a routine and everything’s calmed down, you may look around at the disorganised, cluttered mess that was once your home and ask yourself, what on earth happened?
It happens to the best of us. Keeping our homes free of clutter can be difficult and seem near impossible if you’re short on space. However, clever storage ideas can help you make the most of the space you do have.
So, with this in mind, we’re providing you with our best tips, tricks, and advice as storage experts ourselves. We’ll also be looking at how self-storage can assist you in organising your home; get ready for a storage transformation!
Let’s start in the kitchen, where safety is a key factor in keeping the space organised and clutter-free. If there are papers piling up on the worktop, kids’ toys on the floor, and cupboards overflowing with seasonings that have questionable expiry dates, it’s time to make a change. One slip on a remote-controlled car or paperwork too close to the hob could cause a disaster, so it’s best to start with this room. Thankfully, we have some great tips to help you keep your kitchen safe and organised:
Pegboards aren’t just great for garages and tool sheds; they can also be great space savers in the kitchen. Give it a coat of paint to match the interior design of your home, and you can use them to hang just about anything. Not only will they save on space, but you’ll also have better access to the things you need, such as ladles, tongs, and other kitchen utensils, which will save them from cluttering up a cupboard or drawer.
Make use of every last bit of space with some narrow, slide-out shelves. These make an ideal storage solution for the likes of spices and canned goods that can just slot away into a tiny space until they’re needed.
Ingredients such as rice and pasta always come in big, bulky boxes that take up far too much room on a shelf. Instead, strip back your bulky boxes by transferring your ingredients into glass containers. They look far more attractive than the original packaging and will be much more convenient to use. Just make sure you put them up high, out of the way of tiny hands! We also recommend adding labels that you can write on so you know what’s in there and when it expires.
The bedroom is your sanctuary at both the start and end of the day, and we all know that a tidy room equals a tidy mind, meaning it’s essential to keep your bedroom clean and organised if you want a peaceful, undistracted night’s sleep. Here are our top bedroom storage tips:
There’s nothing more frustrating than trying to find something you need amongst a pile of stuff that’s just been thrown into a drawer. With drawer organisers, you can separate your drawers into categories that not only make finding specific things easier but give everything in your bedroom a home of its own. A slot for hairbrushes? Check. A compartment for underwear? Yep. A space to keep miscellaneous items that don’t have anywhere else to go? Drawer organisers have you covered!
Even the most organised shoe rack takes up an awful lot of space. So, consider utilising all that empty space on the back of your wardrobe door with an over-the-door shoe rack. You’ll free up all the floor space, and you’ll have easy access to all your different pairs of shoes – it’s simple!
If you spend half of your spare time browsing the latest deals on clothing websites and the delivery driver knows your name, there’s a good chance that your wardrobe is overflowing! In this case, it could be a good idea to separate your clothes into seasons so that your bulky winter jumpers don’t get in the way and make it impossible to get to your t-shirts during summer. Here, we recommend utilising our household self-storage, allowing us to keep hold of your out-of-season items so you can make space at home for the things you’ll actually wear. Then, when you need to swap your coats with your bikinis, you can do so easily!
When it comes to maximising space in your home, your bathroom is an area that you may overlook. Typically, these are the most modest rooms of the home, which means space is limited. However, they are also spaces that require a lot of clever storage solutions for toiletries, towels, and cleaning supplies, amongst other things. There are a few tips to keep in mind when organising your bathroom; here’s what we recommend:
Nobody wants a laundry basket lying around; they’re one of those things that are entirely necessary but also a complete nuisance. They certainly take up valuable space. Try a laundry bag instead and hang it up on the back of your bathroom door. This will instantly give you some extra space that you didn’t even know you had!
Bathrooms can become very cluttered very quickly with the sheer number of toiletries, cosmetics, and bath toys scattered across every available surface. Rather than sacrifice your banana-scented hair mask in an effort to clear some space, utilise a mesh shoe organiser. With lots of pockets to hold everything from shampoo bottles to rubber ducks, your bathroom accessories will be easily accessible during shower time, and they will help free up all the space on the surfaces.
Whether you’re expecting a new baby or the school holidays have made you realise your children’s belongings have found themselves in every corner of your home, keeping kids’ items organised is essential. It helps you stay on top of the chaos of a busy household and also teaches your children to stay tidy (well, at least one of those is true!). Here are some top tips for organising kids’ items:
Your child’s bedroom is probably one of the trickiest places in the home to keep free of clutter. What is it with kids and wanting their carpet to be teeming with things that don’t belong there? A simple solution is to install some crates on their wall that they can use to store all their books. Crates are easier for children to put things in than bookshelves, and they’ll easily be able to see all the books they have so they can pick one out for bedtime reading.
Once you’ve placed the books in crates and you’ve realised how much easier that’s made everything, why not do the same for other toys that are piling up on the floor? It might seem like a huge task, but you could try to make it a fun sorting activity with your little one to keep them busy and involved in the tidying. From here, put labels on all of the crates. As you can see in the picture above, you could use a label maker, but you could also use this as a great arts and crafts opportunity! Get creative with paper, pens, paints, and glitter and get crafty with your kids to design labels they can stick on their crates. This way, they learn where each of their toys goes, and hopefully, they remember to place things in their correct crate when they’re finished playing.
We hope you find these tips and tricks for storage at home useful, but if you just don’t have space for everything, you should consider putting your belongings into self-storage.
At Kangaroo Self Storage, we offer a range of unit sizes from just a locker to a 500 sq ft unit, so if you’re looking to create some extra space in your home, store with us! Find your nearest Kangaroo Self Storage below and get in touch for a quote to discover how we can transform your home’s organisation:
