Step 6:
Hang belts and bags on hooks on the back of a door, making them easier to find, and saving space.
Step 7:
You don't need to horde all your magazines, so be ruthless. If there really is an article you want to keep, just cut it out and put them all in one folder.
Step 8:
Make cases for blankets and duvets and use them as extra pillows or cushions in the summer months.
Step 9:
In the kitchen, store all bulky equipment in the space above the cabinets, especially if rarely used.
Step 10:
Make sure mops or brushes have a loop on the handle so it can be hung up, rather than cluttering up floor space.
Step 11:
Tights and socks can be stored in a string shopping bag hung on the inside of a wardrobe door, freeing up a whole draw.
Step 12:
Be imaginative, free up cupboards or draws by keeping towels in a wine rack!
Step 13:
Make a cheap toiletry holder with some simple mesh from a DIY store.
Step 14:
Use all wasted areas in your house, for example store wine under the stairs, not on the kitchen work surface.
Step 15:
Live by lots of close friends? Don't stock up on things you use once a year, just agree with your neighbours to share these things with each other, a great one for students!
Step 16:
Go through the wardrobe and ditch anything you haven't warn in a year unless it is really special. Don't be sentimental, be ruthless.
Step 17:
Store blankets and out of season clothes in vacuum storage bags. Can't afford them? Just use a hoover, thick bin liners, and lots of gaffer tape.
Step 18:
Store loads under the bed. Measure the space before you buy containers, label them, and try not to use more than 3 so it doesn't become a bottomless pit.
Step 19:
Need more bed space? Buy cheap bed lifts, or just use anything from bits of wood to books.
Step 20:
Find in a shared house people use something then do not put it away? Put anything left lying around in a lost property box. If it isn't claimed for sometime, ask if it can be thrown out. |
