20 Smart DIY hidden storage ideas
that keep clutter in check
Take a walk around your home.
What do you see?
I see potential storage spaces
that are lying dormant waiting to be tapped into.
And what better way to do it than a DIY hack.
Today, I’ve got twenty of my favorite
hidden storage ideas for you
that will keep the clutter in check
without the need for fancy, shin-bruising furniture pieces
by Simphome.com.
20.Drawers In The Steps
Got stairs at home?
Turn them into nifty storage spaces
for all the extra essentials that are struggling for room.
It’s easy as well.
Measure the dimensions,
from top to bottom of each stair tread
and between the stringers.
Grab a 5/8” MDF board.
Cut the panels and hot glue them.
Add drawer slides and you are all set.
Even better, make a false bottom in the drawer.
You can use any item that you’d normally store
in the drawer as a handle
and use it to lift the bottom up.
Great place to sneak in some cash
or your shoes.
19.Storage Chaise Lounge
A chaise lounge chair is a perfect way
to turn any unused corner of your room
into your personal kickback-and-relax space.
Even better if it can store some clutter.
All that you need is some hardwood for the frames,
a few schmancy saws and some elbow grease
on a weekend.
Net damage?
$150 at best.
Certainly beats those $1000 chaise lounge chairs
on sale in big box ticket stores.
Tip: Work on the headrest first
and go creative with the upholstery.
If nobody else does, your dog will thank you the most.
18.Piano Shelf Sculptural Wooden Wall
You have to hand it over to Sebastian Errazuriz,
the Chilean designer who came up
with this amazing multifunctional
and aesthetic furniture piece.
At first glance, it’s a row of wooden frames
attached to the wall that resemble piano keys.
But each key contains a neatly concealed screw
that when tuned (rotated)
allows it to be lowered to a preset level,
instantly converting it into a wall shelf.
It can be used to store just about anything,
from books to art pieces.
Focal point?
You’ve got it.
Storage?
It has you covered.
How about the Piano Shelf as your next weekend
DIY woodworking project?
17.Apothecary Media Console with Storage Doors
A media console can be a dumpster
for your videos, games, remotes, cables,
joysticks and whatnot.
Or else, it can be sleek, stylish and complement
the rest of the furniture pieces neatly concealing
everything inside.
Enter the Apothecary media console with storage.
The Apothecary design draws eyeballs
and ensures that there’s no dearth of drawers
for organizing your stuff.
But despite the sophisticated appearance,
this DIY design is immensely easy to make.
A few hours on a weekend
and you can completely transform your living room.
Tip: Use Annie Sloan’s chalk paint
to create a distressed, vintage looking apothecary
that would make an old world pharmacist proud.
16.Makers Light, Shelf & Power Box
Have a workbench that’s in desperate need
of a makeover?
Here’s a stylish and practical solution.
This is the ultimate Maker’s box.
It’s got an integrated power box,
an integrated LED with a glare guard
that bounces the light off the back wall
and a ledge that serves as a parking space
for your wireless speakers,
headsets or collectibles.
Despite sounding like it’d take a lot of work,
all it takes is a few hours
to get this protean furniture piece ready.
And it’s cheap.
What’s stopping you from getting one
for your workspace?
15.Floating Corner Shelf with Drawers
Corners are the most underused spaces in homes.
With some creativity,
you can add some attractive shelves
with drawers thrown in for good measure.
Here’s an idea right here.
What makes these amazing corner shelves standout
from more common designs
is that the brackets are hidden
making them appear like they are floating.
Two rails for each drawer
ups the maximum weight limit.
The shelf on top is wide enough
to store books, vases, frames.
Name it.
And it can be made in less than hundred bucks.
Looks great, works equally well.
Go and get to work folks.
14.Recycled furniture
Have an old, outdated suitcase at home?
Here’s an easy DIY hack
to convert it into a comfortable chair.
It can save you some dough
and it looks straight out of an antique store.
Save those popsicle sticks
and stack them up to create a dainty,
octagonal wall shelf.
Create four of these
and you have an easy storage solution
that looks stunning.
This DIY video gives you some great furniture ideas
that can be made at a fraction
of the cost of what it’d cost you
if you were to buy it off the shelf.
13.Flip Down Wall Shelf
This flip down wall shelf draws inspiration
from the piano key shelf that I mentioned earlier.
A very similar design,
this one features individual wooden pieces
that can be flipped downwards
and used as storage shelves.
When not in use,
fold them upwards and they are a contemporary,
aesthetic addition to your room.
The best part is that making them is as easy
as crafting a few identical pieces of wood.
And you can customize the arrangement
of the shelves every day.
12.Boxing Ring Inspired Side Board
This boxing ring inspired side board is minimalistic,
stylish, and creative.
At first glance, it’s just another side board shelf
made of plywood and turned legs.
But when the elastic cords are added,
it creates a very unique looking storage space
that’s reminiscent of the old world Murphy Radios
with the horizontal lines.
Apart from the aesthetics,
it allows you quick access to the stuff stored inside.
Just pull the cords apart and grab your books.
11.Key Storage hack
Keys, those pesky little things
that have an uncanny knack to go missing
when you most need them.
Not anymore.
This floating wall mounted key console
with a nested drawer is a great place
to store your keys and other quick-access items.
It is ridiculously easy to make
and can blend in with most décor themes.
There’s a hundred different ways to customize it as well.
Swap those frumpy key holders
for this swanky storage hack.
10.Wooden Crate Headboard
With Extra Hidden Space
If you live in a micro apartment,
then finding room for add-on furniture pieces
like side tables is a challenge.
And where on earth will you park your stuff
if not on the side table?
This storage hack allows you to tuck all those things
behind the headboard of the bed.
And there’s enough room for your cell phone,
books, water bottles, iPad and more.
It’s extremely easy to make as well.
Grab a wooden table top
(if the bed doesn’t have a head board),
some plywood pieces that can be used as shelves,
some screws and you are all set.
You can add as many shelves as you want to.
They are easily accessible
and stay hidden from public view.
With some basic prep work,
you can complete this DIY hack in few hours.
9.The Wooden Cloth Table
Designers like Nathalie Dackelid are stretching
the boundaries of conventional woodworking
by applying some smart thinking
and making the most of technology.
One of her most popular creations
is this folding table called ‘The Wooden Cloth’.
Strange name?
Blame it on the incredibly creative design
that literally rolls to expand and fold.
It’s not a conventional drop-leaf design
mind you.
There are a series of prism-shaped wooden pieces
that are connected together with rubber cords.
When you need some extra space for storage,
just grab the handle and pull it to expand the table.
The prism-shaped wooden pieces roll out neatly
and seamlessly integrate to create a stable,
wobble free surface.
8.Fold Up Wall Desk
This Fold up wall Desk is an amplified version
of the Drop front desk shared earlier in this list.
It is spacious and can easily accommodate
a full-sized desktop computer
with ample room left for extras.
You can throw in your wireless speakers,
add some extra shelves for books, DVDs,
gaming consoles and the likes.
Everything stays concealed eliminating clutter.
And it can be built on a shoe string budget
with some plywood.
7.Contemporary Mid-Century Book Case
Architect Olivier Chabaud takes an old
midcentury bookcase and does away with the panels
on all four sides.
The result is this contemporary
take on the classic design.
A series of interconnected MDF boxes
and beech shelves
make for an eye-pleasing storage space
that will fit right into your living room or bedroom.
There’s ample room for books and décor pieces
and you are free to experiment
with colors and finishes.
The simplistic design means that it’s a DIYers dream.
6.The Ultimate Craftsmen’s Working Space
This workbench created by Laura Mrkša’s
is perfect for most weekend warriors dabbling
in arts and crafts, jewelry making, or other hobbies.
Made of hardwood,
it features a fixed center as the work space
with modular drawers for storage
inserted into rasters on either side of it.
Allows the hobbyist to get quick access
to their tools and materials.
And the modularity due to the rasters
allow the storage boxes to be custom arranged
in just about any way.
Translucent covers complete with is a functional,
durable and space-saving design.
5.Floating Storage Shelf
That Transforms Into A Work Desk
We can’t have enough of work desks.
Can we?
Especially when they are multifunctional pieces,
like this floating storage shelf from Michael Hilgers.
Made from solid oak
(you can use MDF or plywood too),
this serves as a compact floating bookshelf
until the hinged top section
drops down to create a work desk surface.
I haven’t seen a more practical design
that looks neat and serves the purpose.
Height can be adjusted according to your preferences.
4.Drop-Front Desk
I love this modernist take on the old secretary’s desk.
This is a wall hanging drop-front desk
that saves space that would otherwise be gobbled up
by a conventional desk with a hutch.
This smart, functional desk has a hinged
drop front surface that can be used for writing
or as a desktop.
When not in use, it folds up and conceals the shelves
and cubbies inside which can be used for storage.
The top surface of the shelf
can be used to store your décor accessories.
It’s easy to adjust the height of the surface
depending on whether you work sitting or standing.
3.DIY Cloud Bookshelf Ledges
These Cloud Bookshelf ledges look so beautiful
that most people would mistake to it be
an expensive IKEA furniture piece.
In reality though,
this is something that most people can rig
in less than “estimated” an hour and in less than $40.
A wooden board, some pieces of MDF,
some screws, and some milk paint.
You are all set to float your favorite books
in the clouds.
2.DIY Pop up pen Organizer
This pop up pen organizer is perfect
for arts and crafts students who have to deal
with a hundred different pencils and crayons.
It is roomy and features a bunch of compartments
that allow you to organize your stuff.
Need those charcoal pencils the most?
Store them in a compartment that’s closest to you.
Segregate and store those graphite pencils
according to their grade.
This pop up organizer ensures
that you don’t misplace your pens and pencils
and you can also add a small box lock
to safely tuck away your stuff after use.
It can be built in a couple of hours on a weekend.
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1.Easy False-Bottom drawer
Fancy a false bottom drawer that can safeguard
your personal effects from prying eyes?
Here’s one that doesn’t require you
to grease your elbows too much.
A wood sheet that matches the exact dimension
of your drawer’s bottom panel,
some wine corks, a tube of industrial glue
and some creativity will transform into your personal
hidden storage space.
You can swap the wine corks for something else
if you want the hidden compartment
to have more depth.
Either ways, it’s the easiest hack
to a false-bottom drawer that I’ve ever come across.
Tip: Be really creative with the handle.
That’s it fellow DIYers.
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