Creating More Storage Space
Creating More Storage Space
by Basic Organization team member Tracy Wells.
This is for anyone who has very little storage in their basement or garage. My basement is small and I needed a solution to store all of my items. With some needed room left over to have a drum set. So, how did I create even more space? I purchase these great wire shelves on wheels. They are 4 feet wide, 18″ deep, and 6 feet 5″ tall. They each have 5 shelves.
The solution for me (and maybe you) was to purchase 6 rolling shelves and make 2 rows of 3 shelves side by side. I have a total of 6 rolling shelves and they are all close to each other. The shelves facing the front have the items that I use the most (pictures, seasonal items, kitchen supplies, and household supplies). The second row of shelves has items I don’t use as often (luggage, humidifier, heaters, sleeping bags, donation items). The third row of shelves stores items that I use one time a year(Christmas) or not at all because they are a family inheritance that I am saving for my children.
I managed to take advantage of the ends of the shelves by adding a shoe storage holder.
Under the front shelves, I have my wrapping paper supplies stored using under the bed boxes. These basically slip really easily under the rolling shelves.
When I need to get to the second or third row I just pull the front shelves out of the way. They hold a lot of weight and items and the wheels make them easy to roll. For me, it has created the storage space that I needed and allowed me to have a drum set.
Oftentimes, and not surprisingly our stuff gets in the way to deter us from having something that we really could enjoy.
Why not evaluate your stuff today or call us to help you make space for the things you really want to enjoy?
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Janet Schiesl
Janet has been organizing since 2005. She is a Certified Professional Organizer and the owner of Basic Organization.
She loves using her background as a space planner to challenge her clients to look at their space differently. She leads the team in large projects and works one-on-one with clients to help the process move quickly and comfortably. Call her crazy, but she loves to work with paper, to purge what is not needed and to create filing systems that work for each individual client.
Janet is a Past Board Member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals and a Past President of the Washington DC Chapter of NAPO were she has been named Organizer of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.
Janet Schiesl
Janet has been organizing since 2005. She is a Certified Professional Organizer and the owner of Basic Organization.
She loves using her background as a space planner to challenge her clients to look at their space differently. She leads the team in large projects and works one-on-one with clients to help the process move quickly and comfortably. Call her crazy, but she loves to work with paper, to purge what is not needed and to create filing systems that work for each individual client.
Janet is a Past Board Member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals and a Past President of the Washington DC Chapter of NAPO were she has been named Organizer of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.