Dealing with the Lack of Space

Space is a common problem in most urban dwellings. With rising real estate prices, getting more of it becomes increasingly difficult, especially for the average salaried employee. So what can you do if you have so much stuff to put in very limited space? How will you manage fit everything in and still have enough room to walk around on? There are simple ways to deal with this, and these ways can be done right away.

Unclutter. Throw away stuff that you don’t need anymore, especially those that do not hold any personal value. For example, we all love putting old stuff in the garage. By cleaning up the garage, we can have more storage space to put all the more important stuff in. You can even have a garage sale to sell them away and get extra money!

Reorganize. Put those things that you don’t use very often in the harder-to-reach areas of the house, and those that you use a lot either stays where they are, or relocated to more accessible areas. Learn to use the space under the bed, or that space on top of a cabinet to store things that you do not use on a daily basis. Do not let that blender or food processor stay on the countertop if you don’t cook very often.

Optimize. This means getting furnishings which are designed to take the least floor area possible, while still maintaining their intended functionality. Most of these cost less than their traditional counterparts. Example: Choose cabinets that have drawer guides in them. Drawer guides allow you to stack more clothes in a single compartment without worrying about how to get them out.

Space is a real issue among most of us but you don’t have to get broke to get more of it. It’s just a matter of putting things in their right places.