7 DIY Storage Furniture Ideas For a Decluttered Home

Storage is a solution to keep the home tidy, protect precious items, and organize belongings to be easily found. These storage solutions for all our requirements are easily available in stores. But you can also opt for DIY storage furniture ideas.

In today’s world, our house has multiple storage requirements. Organizing a home, especially with limited space and an accumulation of too much stuff is a serious problem.

That is when you can go for creative storage ideas as these are very useful for small spaces. Implementing the right strategies provides clutter-free enough storage space for comfortable living and minimizes the mess.

These amazing ideas provide maximum storage space when there is no time or funds for a complete renovation.

Here are some creative DIY storage furniture ideas for taming the clutter, creating order and efficiency, and keeping your home tidy:

1. A Shelving Unit

Wooden crates are a good storage solution. The vertical space can be used to accommodate many things.

Small wooden boxes can be stacked in a creative design. Stack them two vertically and two horizontally at two ends making a square.

Use a strong pine board to support the shelves’ upper row and stack multiple boxes above that. Fix the boxes with screws. The complete set should be fixed with studs in the wall.

This creative storage is an open-shelved unit and can accommodate several things.

To make it more attractive the boxes can be painted in attractive color matching with the interior of the room. This idea is cost-effective and keeps the surface area tidy.

2. Incorporate a Ladder

This stylish decor is a good storage solution. A nicely painted ladder is suitable for storing towels, sweatshirts, and blankets. The DIY blanket ladder frees up the closet’s space and is stylish. They add texture to the space. 

This storage idea can be used in various ways. A ladder storage shelf provides a storage unit for small items and makes a gorgeous display of decoratives. Two ladders can be assembled to form an A-shaped storage unit. The shelves can be installed in this vertical unit. A ladder with shelves can store books, plants, storage baskets, keys, watches, and easy-to-access materials.

The corner ladder can be used for storing books and decorative items. They are compact storage solutions for a small space. These multi-layer shelves occupy little space, fit in any corner, and are stylish.

3. Adjustable Shelves

The vertical space can be utilized using adjustable shelves. An adjustable shelf can be adjusted according to needs.

The height intervals can be adjusted to accommodate various things. They give flexibility in storage and are easy to clean.

Drill holes to allow supporting pegs of a shelf to be removed and repositioned. These shelves allow greater storage versatility.

You can assemble boltless slotted angle free-standing vertical shelves. These shelves can be prepared in various dimensions and sizes. These are suitable for storing books in the living room.

They can support four to five shelves easily.  This vertical storage is useful in the garage for storing various items. 

They can be designed as wall-mounted storage for better functionality. These adjustable shelves can be made mobile also for better movability. These adjustable shelves are useful in the kitchen and for storing small items.

4. Install Pegboards

The pegboard can be installed on the wall to hold everything to avoid cramming in the cabinets. They are very useful to hold kitchen items.

Hanging a painted pegboard with hooks is a good DIY storage solution for pots and pans. In a limited storage space, this is a good solution by utilizing the wall space which saves the space in drawers and cabinets. 

These pegboards can be used for storing various other things. A pegboard can hold and organize various household items like tools and craft supplies like scissors, and tape.

The pegboards with frames can be built for holding various small things like belts, ties, hats, jewelry, etc. These items can be stored decoratively on the wall. The pegboards save precious shelf space in the closet.

5. Storage Under The Stairs

The space under the stairs can be utilized by creative storage ideas. An under-the-stair design can be done in multiple ways. 

In this area, we can install shelves, drawers, and roll-out closets. This place can be utilized for storing sports items in bins.

The space under the stairs can be utilized for office space by installing a desk with shelves.

This place can be utilized to store various panty items and toys. This can be used as a bar room. A pullout storage shelf can be installed for storing various items.

It works like a closet and you can store winter accessories, coats, bags, and shoes in this pullout hidden storage. An angled closet under the stairs is a hidden home for storing various items. 

This area can be converted into a library. We can make it a drawer wall under the stairs and store many things. It can accommodate several drawers. For convenience, stick labels of content on each drawer.

6. A Window Seat

A comfortable bench with cushions and pillows near the window is a good place for reading, relaxing, and taking a view of the outside. This area with natural light is an ideal place to sit. It is a mini sofa without a backrest and they create a sense of coziness.

Window benches are great for utilizing extra unused space for seating. A storage unit can be built to store books, laptops, and other reading materials. This arrangement makes the living room more vibrant.

7. Assemble Shoe Storage

Wooden crates of different heights can be assembled to create a shoe storage unit.

This is an open shelve for keeping shoes of various sizes and heights. These wooden boxes can be painted to match the interior of the room and blend with the furniture to give it an attractive look. 

They can be assembled both horizontally and vertically for a beautiful appearance. Keep an indoor plant pot to make it more vibrant.  These shoe racks can be built with multilayer shelves also.

Assemble wooden bars to make a vertical standing rack and make shelves with similar bars. This is an open shelve with an attractive design. There are various options and it depends upon the creative idea and interest. 

Conclusion

These DIY furniture storage ideas are useful and cost-effective to keep your room tidy and provide a good solution to organize a home. They can give your home a fresh and updated look and save space.