Storage Solutions for Small Apartments Without Wardrobes or Dressing Rooms

Owners of small apartments know: there are never too many ideas for organizing compact and ergonomic storage. In this post, we present a hit parade of unbeatable solutions that will make your living space even more comfortable and spacious.

Open Storage in the Entryway

An open storage system in the entryway does not require additional space for opening sliding doors and serves as a modern alternative to walk-in wardrobes.

Moreover, it saves your time: scanning your entire wardrobe at a glance, you can pick the right outfit much faster.

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Organizing a Pantry

While many already recognize the benefits of a dressing room for small apartments and willingly apply this solution in their interiors, pantries are yet to gain popularity among owners of compact living spaces.

The advantages of setting aside a separate mini-room for a pantry, however, are obvious: sacrificing a couple of square meters, you get an incredibly spacious storage system for various supplies and utensils that you rarely use.

This approach allows you to do away with bulky (and expensive!) kitchen cabinets, choosing a more minimalist option and minimizing the number of required cabinets.

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Storage Around Door Openings

Space around door openings is another suitable place for placing storage systems, often overlooked and undervalued.

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Solution for a Small Bedroom

If the bedroom is quite small and you want to organize a spacious storage system in it, you can place wardrobes on both sides of the bed and above its headboard.

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Bed with Storage Space

Why choose a regular bed when you can find a model with an entire storage system built into its base?

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Such a solution is particularly helpful in children's and teenagers' rooms.

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Mini-Laundry Room

A small home laundry room with a complementary storage system helps solve once and for all the problem of placing dirty and freshly washed clothes, as well as storing household chemicals and care products for shoes and garments.

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Storage Around Window Openings

The space around windows is often left unused even in small apartments. Yet it can also accommodate a storage system or, for example, a home library with a place for rest and reading.

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Storage Under a Bench or Sofa

Remember: benches, sofas, or footstools can be more than just seating. They can also serve as spacious storage units. Don't ignore this: under a bench in the kitchen, entryway, or children's room, you can fit a lot of necessary items.

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Modular Transformable Systems

A solution already gaining recognition among many Western designers is a modular, transformable storage system.

It's convenient for organizing space in the kitchen, at a home office zone, in a creativity corner, in a child’s or teenager’s room. You can also use such a system to organize a home coffee bar.

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