Filed under: Your Home, Storage & Organization, Furniture
Having trouble trying to keep everything in order and in its place? Four designers offer their expertise on how to straighten up your home and let it help you be organized.This week as we look at how your home can help solve your problems we're exploring how it can help you get organized. We reached out to the New York Design Center's new Access to Design designers to get their thoughts and tips on how your home can inspire you to get more creative. (You can also get great advice and find a designer at accesstodesign@nydc.com.)
Courtesy of Nirmada Interior Design
Kati Curtis of Nirmada Interior Design sees built-in shelving and storage as the key.
"Ultimately the best way to incorporate extra storage and stay organized at home is to have custom built-ins designed to suit your individual needs. We work with our clients to analyze what they have and create beautiful built-ins that disguise all of the things that quickly multiply and become unsightly. Spaces for electronics, books, files, and even those inevitable 'junk drawers' can become beautiful, architectural elements of a room."
Courtesy of 2Michaels
Jayne Michaels of 2Michaels suggests incorporating smart storage solutions.
"A clever way to create more storage and give a room warmth and charm is to inset bookshelves into closet doors. It's also an attention grabber, guests will marvel over the idea!"
The Atelier Showroom at the NYDC
Drew McGukin of Drew McGukin Interiors says to get to work on closet space.
"Like most 'evil' the problem usually starts at the root. One at a time, begin opening up every, single closet in your home. Completely empty each space. Think about painting the interior walls with an interesting color and add lighting if you don't have any or if it's not correct. Rethink the shelving and/or organization entirely and reinstall something that's adequate. Once you've made it this far, thoughtfully add back only the items that are relevant. If you've not touched it in six months and it's not sentimental in some way, it's out!"
WY Cherington bookcase: Courtesy of Profiles through NYDC
Thomas Burak of Thomas Burak Interior Design says to roll in the casegoods.
"It is crucial to make sure everything you own has a home within your home. Once you have organized closets, kitchen, and bath cabinets and find that you need more space, consider armoires, breakfronts and bookcases as a perfect solution. Take the WY Cherington Bookcase from Profiles as an example. It is ideal for books or stacks of decorative boxes to hide your goodies. You can shirr curtains over the glass doors and create endless shelves of hidden storage. Don't forget you still have all the space at the bottom of the cabinet behind closed doors. Now all you need is to remember where you store everything."
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