Bags or baskets, vintage magazine racks and beautiful ceramic dishes — even vegetable crates. With a little imagination, ordinary objects can look fabulous when creatively used as home storage solutions in the bathroom, kitchen and living room.
Neat Bathroom Storage Solutions
Pretty vinyl bags are perfect for bathroom storage; tissues, flannels, soaps and bathroom products can all be hidden away. The bags are washable and light, so if you haven’t got enough shelving or cupboards, they can just be hung on wall hooks.
Baskets are really versatile. They’re lightweight, attractive and roomy. Store toilet paper rolls or towels, or whatever you fancy — these ethnic-inspired baskets will add interest and storage solutions to any bathroom.
Cool Kitchen Storage and Display
Attractive ceramic dishes display and store fruit and vegetables, and they also pack a “wow” factor — the food becomes part of the look. This artist plan chest is a wonderful way to create a working surface and “island” unit in a kitchen, and it also divides the cooking from the dining areas. Any large, low chest could be employed in the same way.
“Floating” kitchen shelves (with no visible means of support) are ideal for displaying baskets and boxes filled with stuff. The small “bulb” box and the Spanish vegetable crates are too pretty to put in the bin, so fill them with fruit or a selection of teas or pasta — whatever you like. These translucent glass vases are also perfect for displaying fruit and spaghetti.
Cute Living Room Storage
These vintage (circa 1950s) magazine racks look fabulous filled with books, pens and notepads — and they act as a great telephone station. Take notes or have a cup of tea; magazine racks are not just for magazines. In fact, anything can be utilized to store your stuff as long as it’s pleasing to the eye and fits in with your décor and your taste.
Storage is all about putting things in order; be creative in your storage choices. A vase need not be just for flowers, and when a crate is emptied of its vegetables, if it’s pretty, then use it — don’t throw it away!