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Living room storage

Clive Anderson / Living room storage

Living room storage

Published in November 4th, 2021
bespoke cabinetry

Conjure up your perfect lounge vibe with an entirely new look or make a few simple tweaks to reinvent your space. Clever storage – bespoke cabinetry is anywhere that provides a ready/made recess, alcoves on either side of a chimney breast. Can be transformed into a cupboard just as per our example. Every building is different. It’s shape, size, age and architecture give it a distinctive character that needs to be taken into account when you are planning how to use it.

Smart storage – the bespoke fit on this cabinet help further the feeling of grandeur. Use the shelves to display keepsakes and stash away unsightly clutter in the cupboard.

An ultimate finishing touch to your bespoke cabinetry, artwork dresses our cabinetry and provides an interesting focal point. The picking and positioning of pieces is crucial to the success of a scheme’s overall look.

Mixing artwork with carefully curated accessories creates an engaging display. And can be effortlessly transformed on a whim. If your living space is destined to be a multipurpose room. It needs careful planning to get the best out of it. Flexibility is everything. There are two ways to approach this. Firstly, to allocate different parts of the room for different activities. Secondly to keep the whole area as unified space but furnish with dual-purpose furniture that can adapt to different uses at short notice.

Make the most of the alcoves on either side of the chimney. Invest in bespoke cabinetry that can incorporate your TV and keepsake. Always looks smart, and creates a feeling of space.

Colour Basics

But aside from practicalities, the single most important relationship that you need to nurture is that of colour. Picking a colour scheme can be daunting; how will you know if it will look good in your room? To create a calm look just pick colours that are closer together on the wheel. Or if you are looking for a big impact. Choose complementary colours – two colours that are on opposite sides of the wheel, such as blue and orange.

One of the trickiest places in the home – Hallway

Published in May 2nd, 2019
Hallway coats and shoe fitted cupboard

Hallways need to include fitted cupboard, custom-built storage, for coats and shoes as well as all those small items essential to everyday living, such as keys, cash and outgoing mail. The entrance hall can be one of the trickiest places in the house when it comes to planning storage. Since space is often very limited we advise investing in fitted cupboard.
The key is to keep in the hall only items in regular use -so weed out any seasonally used belongings, such as rain wear or sports equipment. And find another spot for any shoes, coats and accessories that are kept for special occasions.
By investing in fitted cupboard it can be custom-made to your requirements such as pull down hanging rails, adjustable shelving. Doors can be customized as well for example having mirrors, or they can be paneled such as Shaker style. Make sure that you express your wishes to your designer.

Fitted cupboard

Sufficient footwear storage is a must. If your hallway is narrow, a slimline custom-made shoe cabinet is an ideal solution. Or if the space isn’t so compact a chest or a fitted wardrobe will keep the look streamlined. For muddy boots, consider a storage box with plastic tray inside or invest in a boot rack.

Under stairs cupboard

The under-stairs area in a house has a great potential, especially if you commission custom-built storage to maximize the use of space. The most useful kind involves a series of pull-out drawers that run the whole width of the staircase. And avoid the need for you to crawl through a waist height cupboard door to find something at the back.
Don’t forget to dedicate a spot to all those little things without which life can come to a grinding halt – car keys, money and important mail. While you wouldn’t want to keep cash and keys within reach of the front door. You need them to be easy to grab as you leave. A small wall cabinet or perhaps a bowl or pot of some kind on a shelf or console table will conceal valuables while keeping them accessible.

Modern Utility Style

Published in March 18th, 2019
White utility room decor

This is a practical, organised look, with ‘thrift’as its watchword, resulting in space-saving furniture, clever storage ideas. Where possible items recycled to squeeze that last ounce of use out of them. If you are alarmed by the ultra-sleek modernity of so much contemporary style, this is a good way to introduce a few second-hand pieces, creating a softer look that has retro charm without being overly ‘antique’.Utility style dates from a time when everything was rationed, not just space. Post-war utility furniture from the 1940s and 1950s in the UK was designed so that it used up the smallest amount of wood and involved the minimum amount of time and effort to make. Hence its small scale, unfussy shape. Everything has a function and nothing was designed purely to look good. And it is this that rescues the style from acquiring too much of a country-cottage prettiness.

Making it work

Don’t let the effect lapse into chintzy or country house. Keep the florals in order with plenty of hard surfaces and practical features. Such as clever storage solutions, fitted cabinets, will have space for where it’s really useful. As long as you don’t clutter up a small kitchen. With bespoke cabinets you will have better organised space, hence you can customize it to your needs. The entire look promotes ‘neatness’ as a way of thinking with the emphasis on tidiness rather than chic.

Style as a way of life

A clever storage solution will be creating fitted cupboards floor to ceiling, open shelves a row of wall pegs holding utensils.Much of it is to do with schoolroom simplicity: wooden bench seating to help you fit more people round the dining table. Old school chairs lined up against a wall to give a sense of no-nonsense practicality.
Remember that the simplest patterns can also be practical space-making solutions. Candy-striped wallpaper will make a low ceiling look higher and white tongue-and-groove paneling – the perfect background for brightly painted junk-shop chairs. Will create neat vertical lines for the same effect.

Living room – Storage requirements

Published in December 17th, 2018
storage cabinets

As a recreational space, the living room often has simpler storage requirements that the parts of the home with specific practical functions (for example, the kitchen). Even though it tends to be the place where we spend most of our waking hours. The majority of living room only need storage provision for entertainment technology. Media collections and comfort related items such as firewood, cushions and throws. That said, living spaces with a dual purpose – those with a corner used for hobbies or a play area – demand special consideration, consider investing in a bespoke furniture.

Uncluttered look

For an uncluttered look, try to invest in storage that keeps the TV, games consoles, media players and any discs collections out of sight – a specialist unit or a fitted cupboard will do the job nicely. If you don’t mind your TV screen being always visible. There’s no reason why you can’t re-purpose another kind of cabinet as an entertainment centre, simply by drilling holes in the back for the cables. Glass fronted examples can be a benefit here, as remote controls will work without the doors having to be open. But make sure that there is adequate ventilation. Or you could find that your electrical equipment is overheating. There are plenty of designs available with integrated shelves and drawers. Even some with a laptop table that rises up, simultaneously offering a higher level surface and access to the storage space inside.

Fitted storage

If you live in a period home, your living room may already feature fitted storage. Such as shelves and cupboards either side of the chimney breast. If it doesn’t, this traditional arrangement is both pleasingly symmetrical and makes good use of the alcoves; without encroaching too much on the floor space, so it is well worth emulating.
A more contemporary take would be to create a whole wall of storage, concealed behind sliding doors. Where literally anything and everything could be stored; allowing you to have only carefully edited belongings on show in the rest of the space.

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