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Situated off our bed room on the prime of the home, our attic has been a dumping floor for absolutely anything and all the things. Christmas decorations, yoga gear, frames, digital camera tools, and all my styling props are a part of the jumbled mess. To retrieve one thing is sort of a scene from Mission Unattainable: climbing over and underneath issues, looking for a needle in a haystack! Here is the way it seemed earlier than (embarrassingly):Â
That is one in every of two storage rooms that we’ve got at house and I used to be eager to make this really feel accessible in order that styling props and different objects have been in straightforward attain. I typically must work with temper boards and evaluating objects them side-by-side, so I used to be additionally eager to make sure a snug open-space within the centre of the room!Â
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It made sense to make full use of the width and peak of the partitions within the attic and I used to be eager for all the things to be on show to make it as straightforward as attainable to search out issues, so we opted for open cabinets and see-through mesh drawers.Â
For the wall to the fitting, the plan included storage for inventive objects (far proper), in addition to area for instruments, nails and different small objects.Â
The ceiling peak is actually low behind the room. We subsequently felt it might be a wonderful place to put in lengthy objects equivalent to rugs, a tent, yoga tools and different giant objects.Â
The wall on the left is reserved for styling props together with cushion covers, blankets, vases, garments, and film frames. I modified the part to the left to incorporate a garments railÂ
With the plans in place, the following step was to filter the room and have a extremely good declutter! There have been fairly a couple of journeys to the second-hand retailer and our bed room seemed like this for a couple of days:
However it was properly well worth the effort.Â
Able to see the outcomes?Â
After – wall to proper
Enjoyable just isn’t often a phrase I might affiliate with tidying up, however I am unable to let you know how a lot I loved placing all the things as a substitute.Â
Craft part
After – finish wallÂ
After – wall to the left
The above image provides you an thought of simply how low the ceiling is. Since I am usually kneeling down, I added a rug for consolation!Â
We’re so thrilled with the outcomes. Reasonably than scrambling round looking for issues, it is really a pleasure to retrieve stuff and put it again as a substitute once more afterwards!Â
I hope you want our new extremely organised attic area as a lot as we do! Do you suppose it’s going to keep this tidy? Understanding my household, it could possibly be a battle, however we’ll give it a shot!Â
Do you could have any rooms or areas in your house you are hoping to organise in 2023? If that’s the case, I might love to listen to extra about your plans!Â
Niki
A particular thanks to Christine Dahlman, Storage Skilled at Elfa, who has been so useful and instrumental to the outcomes!Â
Images: Niki Brantmark
