January 2019 - Roll 'em Out Shelves

Places You Never Thought to Put Shelves

Storage is an endless struggle in many households – there never seems to be enough space to accommodate everything that needs storage and finding items is also a nightmare, even in the case of items that have their own place. Fortunately, there are lots of clever design ideas that you can use for increasing storage space in your home without mounting shelves on walls the conventional way – here are some unusual, but very handy places where you can add helves:

Underneath the stairs – the space under the stairs is usually a dead space, but you can easily transform it into attractive and comfortable storage space by grabbing a few thick boards or planks, cutting them to size and mounting them to serve as shelves, you may even be able to install slide out shelves Denver retailers sell;
Shelves on doors – closet doors and room doors can all be fitted with shelves and racks for storing small items that are frequently used;
Shelves above the doors – if you have a door in a corner, you can easily create a triangle-shaped shelf that rests on the door frame and is attached to the walls that form the corner. The shelf can be used for décor components as well as for items that you need in the room, but are not used day by day.

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Tips for Keeping Your Kitchen Organized

Kitchens have a way of getting messy like no other room in the house, but with these tips, you will be able to organize yours ad to keep it organized as well:

Sort through your items and get rid of whatever you don’t need – you might have too many vegetable peelers or spatulas, too many cups and glasses, too many kitchen towels. Check multiple items and get rid of anything that is not perfectly functional, then make sure you keep only the items that you need and use in the kitchen;
Create zones – choose the area where plates can be most comfortably kept, then do the same for cups, pots, pans, irregularly shaped utensils, serving items, and so on;
Use storage boxes and space dividers – boxes and baskets are great for storing small items that otherwise would tend to disappear and space dividers are also essential for a well-organized kitchen.
Hang things on the wall – magnetic knife holders, hooks on the walls for kitchen towels and oven mitts are all great for relieving the burden on your cabinets, to enhance your kitchen’s functionality and to make the kitchen look cozier and to be the space that you really love.

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Resolve to Organize Your Cabinets This New Year

Closing cabinet doors is a great method to conceal mess, but it works only as long as you don’t want to find something in the messy closet. As we are approaching the end of the year, many of us are already thinking about the New Year resolutions we are going to make about maintaining our home neat and orderly – if organizing your cabinets is among your resolutions, here are a few tips how to do it:

Remove the contents of your cabinet, have a look at each item and decide whether you need it or not – we tend to cram unused, unnecessary, broken items into our cabinets, that’s why you need to be very hard on yourself and get rid of any item that is not perfectly functional;
Clean the cabinet – use a soft cloth and some suitable detergent to remove every spot of dirt and grime from inside the cabinet and sliding drawers and from the exterior surface of the cabinet door;
Use organizers – boxes, space dividers and other organizers are great for maintaining your cabinets organized and they also make cleaning much easier next time. If the cabinet is large enough, you can also figure out how to add more storage with racks mounted on the doors.

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Cabinet Trends for 2019

Your cabinets, whether in the kitchen or in the bathroom, are furnishing items that play not only the functional role of providing storage space, but also an important aesthetic role. If you want to make sure your home is stylish, here are some cabinet design trends expected for 2019:

Traditional designs are making a comeback – natural wood textures, stone-like textures and the associated toned-down colors, such as beiges, browns and greys will all be very trendy;
Cabinets that cover entire walls – small cabinets mounted underneath and above countertops and above or under sinks are replaced by much taller cabinets that cover entire walls to use every inch of wall for storing kitchen gear out of sight, installing shelves that slide Denver businesses sell;
Beadboard cabinets – beadboard is an affordable, durable and versatile material that comes in many different varieties and is becoming a common material for cabinet doors;
Smart cabinets – the trend to live in smaller homes has created the demand for smart storage solutions that do not take up precious space in the home. Smart hardware is very trendy for cabinets as well and is used to transform tight places into storage space as well as to diversify the storage opportunities available in already existing storage spaces.

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