Room is only 8x8 feet. Need inexpensive storage solution. I have hung poll on wall for clothing...have no where for everything else one would normally put in a closet or dresser. Room has single bed , TV and stand. Currently using plastic bins with lids. Need better access to belongings. Advice very much appreciated.
2006-09-09 17:30:40 · 20 answers · asked by oldtrash06 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Get one of those rolling bins to go under your bed. You can pack a whole stuff in there.
Go to IKEA, they have lots of storage solutions at ok prices.
2006-09-09 17:33:40 · answer #1 · answered by catwomanmeeeeow 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with other posts- some type of under the bed storage would be good- you can sometimes find those boxes at dollar tree- but you need to like shore them up a little some clear tape, to keep the sides folded ( oyu have to fold the boxes oyurself, and they dont like to stay neat and crisply folded long without tape.) thats a cheap way. You should also look into a tv stand that has a cabinet, for shelves to store some, and use the space under your nightstand if you have one. A trip to a hardware store may help with some ideas- you could maybe get a hanging shelves, or even some of the wall shelves that you mount to the wall, where you could fold things. You could, along that same thought, fix up some milk crates, (paint, cloth, something ) and mount them on the wall for storage... or stack them on top of one another and use for a stand as well. its rough when you have a small place, we have lived in many. The best idea is to really spend some time exploring a hardware store to get some off the wall ideas to store things. You may be surprised at what you can come up with.
2006-09-09 17:41:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Get some plastic drawers that are stackable and arrange your clothes so that dresses are on one side and your shirts are on the other. Put the plastic stacked drawers under the shirts. You can also convert a decent looking bed sheet in a curtain and hang it up with curtain rings that clip on. You can get a shoe organizer that hangs over the back of your bedroom door to save space. If you have room on the pole you hung for your clothes you can also get those fabric shelves that hang up in closets from the closet rod. IKEA has some very inexpensive dressers available. www.IKEA.com
2006-09-09 17:45:34 · answer #3 · answered by spiderspell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy bed risers for about 15 dollars a set and they raise your bed about 6 inches allowing you more under bed storage for plastic or cardboard underbed storage boxes. You can also get over the door clothes racks that will hold quite a few clothes on hangers. A large metal trash can with a 30 inch fiberboard circle on top can be used as a bedside table if you drape a nice sheet over it and inside the can you can store out of season clothes and they will not get dusty. Hang shelves on the wall using one of those adjustable systems that have metal tracks attached to the wall and metal brackets to hold the shelves....these don't take up any floor space and can hold lots of folded articles of clothing as well as books,toiletries,etc.
2006-09-09 17:51:50 · answer #4 · answered by jidwg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, you need room for all your stuff.
I think I can help!!
If you have the money for it, there is a piece of furniture with a bed on top that looks like a top bunk and underneath that is a study area with a desk and drawers and room to hang clothes. Its called a loft-bed.
I have seem multiple variations of this type of dormroom style bunk bed. I would strongly suggest getting one of these.
I attached some links with pictures of the bed i am talking about. Also try to look in the want ads and online for anyone in your area that might be looking to get rid of an old bunk-bed.
Best of luck!!
I'd love to know what you end up deciding on.
http://www.bunksnstuff.com/Images/Products/Attach/cmac447785ae08b22.jpg
http://www.bunksnstuff.com/CMAC_Catalog/index.phtml?cmd=details&prodID=BF-L30&track=2&catID=2&start=3&fID=0&sort_field=
2006-09-09 17:49:29 · answer #5 · answered by sierrasurfer3 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For a few hundred dollars, you can get a large cabinet to act as a dresser. I would also consider folding more items.
Use underbed storage containers for shoes, belts, and off season items.
Utilize the furniture you have in your room, and see if you can make double or triple uses for each piece of furniture in your room.
Good luck, Hon!
2006-09-09 17:39:30 · answer #6 · answered by Gothic Martha™ 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The best solution I've found is a captains bed...there r 4 large drawers on each side and takes up no space because they are the base of the bed...easy access
2006-09-09 18:14:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They make like bunk beds with a little desk and a place to hang clothes underneath instead of a bed underneath.
Last time I saw something like that I was at wicks furniture.
I had one for a while. Saved room and made me feel more organized.
It made it so I had a room I would show people.
2006-09-11 08:55:28 · answer #8 · answered by position28 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Go to target or walmart, and buy those stacking cubes, you will find them in the organization area, they are usually pretty inexpensive, and can interlock with each other, I believe Rubbermaid or one of those companies makes them, they are made of particle board, but look pretty attractive on the exterior, and come in many sizes, to include ones that feature cabinets. I have an extra closet in my room, and I have used them to store shoes, as well as t shirts which I don't believe in hanging up. If you are interested, I can send you pictures to give you a good idea.
2006-09-09 17:38:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I've seen closet organizers that sell for about $75 that could be put on a wall, doen't have to be in a closet. Just get permission from your landlord first if you do not own the place where you are living.
2006-09-09 17:35:48 · answer #10 · answered by Michelle G 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋