With the increasing population and reducing space what has got affected most is the luxury of spatial houses. In the age of compact houses, it becomes very difficult to make the house of your dreams visible. You always want to do many things in your house but find yourself handicap because of the non availability of that extra space. Even at times the best of interior expert can’t get you that space which can help you getting your desires of making your palace a reality. But as it is said “nothing is impossible for a determined mind”, a little bit of geometrical knowledge and usage of unused can help you out in creating extra space within the available space in your house and make your dreams true.
Where is the space? How to look for it? What should I do? Here are some useful tips which can really help you in getting the answers to all these questions and make your abode a beautiful dream house:
1. Disguised storage spaces: Storage space can be created by being a little imaginative and creative. Tables, boxes etc can be given a nice look by covering them with long colorful sheets. This way, space under the table can be used for storing.
2. Choose functional space: Investing money on new furniture should always strike you about its utility and occupancy of space. Also imagine the look it will give to the ambiance of your room. The utility is more important, for example, if going for book shelf, then think of getting something which is in vertical shape rather horizontal as then you can have more things in less space as there is plenty of unused space between floor and ceiling.
3. Furniture that hides: Furniture that can be folded hung or slid under are handy in generating space when they are not in use. One’s imagination and pocket size can create the imaginative furniture which can be really handy in utilization of space and at the same creating that extra space. But caution should be taken if you are going for furnishings like a folding bed. You will have to make sure that there is proper space when the bed is folded and slid.
4. New house space: After finalizing home plan, review the plan with the builder to look out for the possible hidden spaces that will be created. Work with the builder to make best use of those hidden spaces. The most common places where generally space gets created are under staircases, curves or angled walls, and inside the walls which have cabinets or fireplace. These spaces can be utilized to make an extra shallow closed or to beautify the house with favorite decorative, artwork or even a mirror.
5. Ceiling space: Things around us give us ideas how to make best use of space. The shape of pan, pot etc tells us that they look best in hanging position. Having decorative hanging rack can provide us that extra space for other use. The hanging rack is advantageous as we can store things in front of our eyes and things can be hung from ceiling, thus converting disguised space into storage pace.
6. Roof space: The top storey space in many houses is just not used productively. It has great storing space but never thought or used. While making use of this available space, keep in mind the type of things to be stored out there and the length of time it will be stored as due to insulation, there we also need to keep the temperature factors in mind. Remember, the things may get spoiled due to temperature factor.
