Solutions for creating a storage room

A storage room in the house can be created under the stairs, in a kitchen, along the corridor, inside the garage and in other areas of the house.

How to make a storage room in your home

Il closet it can be identified in a small room of its own, created during the design phase, in a under the stairsorganized in a subsequent phase to the project, in a cupboard along a hallway o at the entranceor in various other design solutions.
In a large house, this space can also be of medium size, but more often it is a rather small room where you they keep all those objects that must remain hidden.

Storage room project – Chiara Bellini

Tools for the cleaning, linen for the home and accessories that are only used at certain times of the year.

In some cases the storage room is also intended as a room to be used for laundryeat it dispensa for the kitchen.

Ideas for creating a storage room in every room

The ideal solution for creating a storage room in the house would be to be able to use a room made in project phaseso carefully studied e stuck among the other rooms of the house.

Project on how to make a storage room - Chiara BelliniProject on how to make a storage room – Chiara Bellini

When this is not possible, various alternatives can be resorted to, such as occupying and closing niches with some wardrobes that cover the entire height of the wall, create elements containers ed armadiature at the entrancein the disengagementsor along the hallwayif its width allows.

Alternative solutions can be found with a little bit of fantasiatrying to exploit the space unusedoptimizing it.

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Il under the stairs it lends itself very well to the containment function of closet and it can be closed completely, making it accessible through a door, or organized at sight con shelving e wardrobes.

Il closet in Kitchenor in the vicinity of it, is intended as dispensa to preserve Food (possibly organized in appropriate containers with the name of the contents and other information written on them), envelopes, various types of kitchen paper and utensils.

Sometimes, this last space can be created in a separate environment, together with the laundry: this way you will get a unique room with the dual function to store food and contain the washing machine and cleaning materials.

In this case, it is very important isolate i detergents and cleaning products, so that they do not come into contact with contact con i Food.

Entrances e disengagements sometimes they are too big, especially in older houses. They can be get rich with a storage room which can perform different functions, depending on the needs.

Me too’anteroomin certain cases, can be understood as closet.

It must however remain an environment welcoming and it will therefore have to be carefully designed, so as not to be too imposing neither messy.


To do this, you will have to avoid solutions that cover the entire height of the wall in a continuous and closed manner, preferring, instead, broken compositions and dynamics that will have to be carefully studied within them.

If you don’t have an entire space closed by a door, you can opt for some wardrobes.

There are different types on the market and in various materials such as wood, plastic, stainless steel, painted sheet metal.

However, when the space to organize a storage area is lacking internally, one will have to broaden one’s horizons, thinking about a external solution.

In Terrace they will be available cabinets in resin, plastic or metal, while in gardenin addition to the above, you can also choose to create a wooden structure which will serve rather as a tool shed.

BIREX Srl leading company in the furniture and organization sector service spacesoffers quality solutions and design sought after to make the daily functions of washing, cleaning and tidying up.

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In some cases, it will be possible to make a small external expansion in masonry of approximately 1.5 m2, with direct access from inside the home or independent, based on the permits and the layout of the interior. It can be used to store suitcasesbicycles and anything else that is needed only in certain circumstances periods of the year.

Project for a storage room in the house

When you have a vain of a few square meters, sometimes even just one, it is essential to exploit all the height of the closet.

A solution can be created personalizedaddressing a carpentry or to the shops of bricolageor opt for a middle way, shopping shelves Already ready and filling it remaining space with shelves angular that rotate around the perimeter of the environment.

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In addition to the shops of do-it-yourselfas well as many other companies furniture They offer solutions modular and adaptable to various needs.

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Ikeafor example, offers shelvesin wood or metal, which adapt to various types of environments, also offering the possibility of combine various heights and give rise to solutions suitable for a space under the stairs or any environment with inclination of the ceiling.

Which walls and doors to choose for a storage room

Wood e drywall are the preferable materials for the walls of a closetwhile for the porte better those sliding.

Wood and plasterboard can be easily removed at a later time, if you want to modify or eliminate the room, furthermore the drywall allows you to create shapes as desired and insert recessed lights, finally allows the ride of electrical cables and installations inside.

Sliding door flush with the wall as a solution for the storage room in the house - Eclisse Sliding door flush with the wall as a solution for the storage room in the house – Eclisse

The porte of a closet are preferable slidingif possible, so as not to take up space and create obstaclesthus promoting freedom of movement inside the closet.

Whenever you want to limit as much as possible the visibility of the storage compartment, you can opt for sliding doors wall wire painted of the same colour of the wall, obtaining an almost Invisible.

Eclisse Srl offers the right solution for the case in question with its flush-to-the-wall and sliding doors.

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