20 brilliant ideas to help keep your home organised

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Getting your home running like a well-oiled machine can seem like an impossible mission only Tom Cruise and his crack team could complete. Fortunately, we've found some fantastic solutions that will have your home organised and easy to maintain in no time! 

From hidden storage to furniture that can disappear before your very eyes, you won't believe how many incredible ways there are to make your home more streamlined, tidy and efficient. 

Interior designers know all the tricks of the trade, so we took a look at what they've been doing in smaller homes to give you some top ideas. Let's take a look…

1. A bed with extra

Never know where to put all your clean bedding? Then you need one of these secret storage beds. You'll never have overflowing drawers again!

2. Space-savvy solutions

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Only you know exactly how much space you have to spare, so when it comes to adding handy laundry baskets to a room, think about wall-mounting small baskets that you can separate your clothes into.

3. Foldaway furniture

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If you don't need a bed out all the time, simply buy one that will fold away out of sight. Murphy beds are a great way to get some extra space in a studio flat.

4. Custom drawer inserts

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Don't simply buy standard kitchen drawer inserts if you have specialist tools to stow away. Create something tailor made for your knives and you'll be shocked at how much more room you have.

5. Fully stocked larders

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They just look like standard cupboards from the outside, but then open up a larder and you'll find endless drawers, shelves and racks, which are all perfect for making much more of your kitchen storage potential.

6. Interest-specific ideas

If you have a hobby or interest that can take up a lot of space, you need to start thinking about how you can better compartmentalise it. 

For wine lovers, for example, the solution is simple… amazing wall-mounted bottle racks!

7. Ingenious recycling techniques

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Why spend hours trawling through all your rubbish in order to get everything in the right bin, when you can simply install a system that does it all for you from the start? 

Using separate bins for different waste will soon become second nature and save you lots of time.

8. Keep the cleaning items cleaner

We hate to see cleaning items left to get grimy so, how about installing a hanging system that will help sponges and cloths to stay clean until you next need them?

9. Use those niches

We can't stand to see wasted space in a home so if you're always bemoaning your lack of storage, start using your wall niches. Simple shelves will be a perfect addition and add bags of display space.

10. Find space in new places

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If you can put a drawer in it or a lid on it, it's got potential as a new storage system. Just take these hallway stairs as an example; what a fantastic way to store shoes out of sight!

11. Don't forget about the nursery

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A main culprit when it comes to untidiness and disorganisation, a nursery can be such a simple room to get back on track with some colourful shelving and storage bins.

12. Customise your furniture for specific rooms

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Don't see strangely-shaped rooms as a hassle when some simple bespoke carpentry could make them come alive and become useful.

Sloping attic roofs, for example, can easily be tackled to produce handy built-in storage systems.

13. Get more multifunctional

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When you want to keep your home organised, a touch of multifunctional thinking is necessary. This bed/wardrobe/wash up area is small but mighty organised!

14. Create rooms without sacrificing space

If you need a home office or a space for homework, don't think you need to sacrifice an entire spare room when a simple corner will do.

Transformable work stations are the way forward and take up barely any room when not in use.

15. Make cupboards more exciting

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Think cupboards can only have shelves in them? You're wrong! They can become hidden rooms that never make a space look or feel untidy.

We love this secret office space and if you don't feel like cleaning up, you can simply shut the doors and hide it away!

16. Let your creativity out

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If you want to add some extra organisation to your hallway but don't have a huge amount of space to play with, think about wall murals that factor in extra storage. 

This tree with hanging hooks for coats is perfect!

17. Don't underestimate fresh air

Have you ever noticed how a dose of fresh air motivates you and gets you in the right frame of mind for a good tidy up? It does, so open those windows and see which room you fancy tackling.

18. Create your perfect solutions

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Every home is different so, while some will need welly storage, others will need more focus on dog walking paraphernalia. 

The key is to identify what it is you want to store and go from there. Simply adjust standard furniture for your needs if you aren't in the mood for DIY.

19. Don't let aesthetics overtake tidiness

It's easy to get sidetracked by a pretty addition to the home, but don't let that happen at the cost of your tidiness. For example, if you have a woodburner installed, also invest in neat log storage.

20. Get to grips with your tools

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Your garage or shed are prime places that get overlooked where organisation is concerned, but you always regret that when you need a tool. 

Invest in some industrial style racking and create handy shadow boards so you know exactly where everything is.

For more home organisation tips, take a look at this Ideabook: 20 great ideas for organising everything in your kitchen.

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