{"id":6255,"date":"2017-06-27T10:42:41","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T14:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/content-manager\/?p=6255"},"modified":"2017-06-27T10:43:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T14:43:00","slug":"storage-tricks-throughout-the-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/storage-tricks-throughout-the-apartment\/","title":{"rendered":"Storage Tricks Throughout the Apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"

No matter where you live or what you pay in rent<\/a>, there is a good chance you could do with some more space and storage in your apartment. With extra space and square footage coming at a premium these days, people have to get creative with their storage and how they use that space. This is especially common in dense areas like New York City<\/a>. With that in mind, this article will go over a few different storage tricks to transform you into a storage superstar in no time!<\/span><\/p>\n

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1. Take Advantage of Vertical Space<\/h2>\n

While doors mainly serve a purpose of giving you privacy from the outside world, they have so much more potential than that. Put your doors to work by hanging or placing extra storage on both sides of them. Hooks or shoe bags on doors can provide extra storage for anything you want including toiletries, shoes, cleaning products, clothing, and more. In addition to putting hooks, bags or shelves on doors, there is a ton of other unused vertical space in your home that can be used for storage. You can decide you buy some bookcases for storage, or craft your own tall and slim storage units. Storing vertically instead of horizontally can give your apartment a less-cluttered look and can save you valuable space.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2. Utilize the KonMari Method<\/h2>\n

One of the most common space and storage complaints revolves around clothing and not having enough space for all of it. However, there is a good chance you have far more storage for your clothes than you need, you are just organizing it wrong. Enter the KonMari method. The KonMari method is named after a Japanese organizational guru Marie Kondo and her most useful tip revolves around how you should store clothing. This method involves folding clothes in a way that can result in clothing taking a fraction of the space it used to, without messing up the clothing or anything of the sort.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Add Wall Storage or Hooks<\/h2>\n

When it comes to walls in an apartment, most of us just do the same things with them.\u00a0 Mainly, our walls consist of cheap prints of art, a wall color we wish we could change, and a mirror. However, walls have a ton of potential for storage tricks. If you add a few shelves or hooks to your walls in convenient locations, you can save yourself a ton of space. These hooks and shelves can hold anything you need (as long as it isn\u2019t too heavy). While your apartment might not allow you to nail in hooks or shelves, there is a way around that. Command strips<\/a> are a lifesaver for hanging lightweight options without drilling and leaving holes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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