Creating Storage Space With Cube Shelves

When considering furniture for your home choosing a functional style such as a modular storage unit can be a good idea. This type of furniture not only looks good but is practical. It can provide excellent storage space for your belongings and help keep your home looking neater and tidier.

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Cube organizer furniture comes in a range of sizes. This can include individual cubes through to larger cabinets. Which of these best suits your needs will depend on the space you have available. If you have a larger area a modular cabinet can provide an attractive look. If you have smaller, more awkward spaces to fill then individual cubes can be used to fashion a custom fit piece of furniture.

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Modular units are one of the most practical pieces of furniture on the market, with the individual spaces they provide being simple places to store keys, letters and other belongings. This puts items in a handy place where they can be easily found. This type of furniture is also a good idea if you are looking for a display cabinet for your ornaments and other pieces and can make an attractive look in a room.

Cube shelves can be a practical piece of furniture for a child's room. Children tend to have a lot of possessions and this type of unit can provide plenty of storage for toys, books, clothes and other items. It is also a good way of teaching children to keep their rooms neat. Providing a simple piece of furniture where they can store their possessions can help encourage them to keep their room tidier.

The cost for modular storage furniture can be reasonably affordable. The Itso 1 x 2 cube is an example of this and costs only . Ameriwood is another company that produces this type of furniture and they manufacture a six cube organizer which retails for around .

As well as being used for larger furniture, a cube storage system can also be a practical item as a desk storage unit. A paper cube storage system is small enough to sit on a desk and is ideal for storing paper, pens, pencils and other items of stationary. This means that when you need these you can easily put your hands on them. A wire cube system can also be used for this purpose.

A smaller wire cube storage unit can be an excellent choice for a bathroom or kitchen. In a bathroom it can be used to easily store soap, shampoo and other personal hygiene items. In the kitchen it is a practical and tidy storage space for household cleaning products, brushes and clothes. If large enough it can also be suitable place to store shoes.

Modular storage units are practical pieces of furniture that can be used for a number of purposes. They range from smaller desk storage units up to larger pieces of furniture. They are excellent storage units and the cubes can be left open or can have doors with dresser knobs for easy opening and closing. If you are looking for furniture that can be used to store your belongings then a cube system is certainly an option to consider.

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How to Build a Set of Library Shelves

If you're lucky enough to have the room to create a home library, making a good plan for shelving, seating and lighting is your first step. We have a room twelve feet wide and eighteen feet long that became our library. Two large windows on one wall provide plenty of natural light and ventilation. Four nice comfy chairs, a small table to sit at, and some nice floor lamps round out the furniture. The window wall is sixteen feet long and eight feet high. The windows are approximately one foot in from each end of the wall. This allowed room for two nice corner shelf units to be built The balance of the wall space is broken into different height sized shelving unit sections. Some were made just for paperback books, some for hard cover large books and some for plain ordinary sized books. One area holds favorite magazines and an electric pencil sharpener and glass mug for holding pencils.

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The bottom or lowest shelf also presented an additional problem as the book wall is also the Northern exterior wall of the home and needed heating units at floor level. All the shelving, standards, etc are composed of twelve inch wide clear pine boards stained with a light maple color. The bottom shelf was built eighteen inches wide (or deep) and twelve inches high. The height provides an area to mount the baseboard heat so that it was not directly under the books themselves. The hydronic baseboard is flush mounted on the face of the bottom section.

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I then divided the balance of the open space into three equal sections and installed shelf end panel full height to the ceiling for each one. Along the ceiling is a continuous twelve inch wide board to make the top of the bookcase. In the left most section, I built in a small storage box about twelve inches high and twelve inches deep by the full shelf width of 36" (+_), With a spring catch mounted door installed in a horizontal position, it appears as just a box out in the wall. When pressed sharply, the door opens to reveal storage items needed in a library such as a Stapler, paper clips, pens, pads, tape, etc.).

The balance of the wall space was divided using some samples of the books on hand for sizing. Each shelf is installed using a dado cut, glue and nails rather than European shelf pegs or standards. It provides a much more "built-in" look as they are indeed built in.

The paperback book section with its four inch deep shelves and three levels holds a good many books but does not allow me to hoard too badly. As they are read, I make a up bag and donate it to the local library and then refill the shelves from flea markets and local bookstores. There is a good mixture of both childrens and more adult stories to peruse. We decided to install mini blinds on the windows for those overly bright days that cause glare but more often than not they are left open for the sunshine. In winter we add some heavy curtains against the cold and along with the carpeted floor, the library is a good snug room to sit for hours and quietly read. I have now added a computer desk area for the computer and printer equipment. Homework, online news and letter writing have now joined the activities in our library.

I finished off the shelving units with two coats of clear polyurethane to protect against scratches and cup rings from coffee cups, sat down while looking for a particular book. Other than dusting, no real maintenance is required. A few municipalities may require a building permit for this type of interior work despite it not being structural in nature. Check with your local building department before you begin the work.

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Shelving Storage Ideas For Your Home

Shelving should suit the way you live and the space you have. Find a place for everything with these ideas using freestanding, wall-hung and modular shelves.

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Create wall to wall shelving
Place three open shelf units flush to the wall to create the look of built-in storage that doesn't dominate the room - and requires no DIY

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How to choose the right unit

Allow 3cm to 5cm space above books so you can easily pull them out
For accessibility, go for units no higher than 21cm, with the top shelf at 180cm
Shelves should be 30cm wide to fit larger books and 20cm for paperbacks, CDs and DVDs. Leave 25cm to 30cm between each shelf
Hardback books are heavy, so need sturdy shelves. Slim shelves are only suitable for lighter paperbacks and ornaments

Stylist's tip
Keep the wall color light to contrast with dark shelving and provide a backdrop for ornaments
Divide the room and add space for everything
Separate living and dining areas with freestanding shelves. They'll add storage that can be accessed from both sides

How to style your shelving

Display objects in between books - it'll lighten the overall feel
Keep the look neat by tucking small items away in storage boxes
Arrange books by size - it's more visually pleasing to have large ones at the bottom in deeper shelves
For closed-back bookshelves, line the back of the shelves with wallpaper to add a personal touch
Store over sized books horizontally to reduce the stress on their spines
Put display items on eye-level shelves

Light-colored shelves divide without being too dominating; choose a darker unit for a greater impact.
Create a focal point by grouping flowers in the middle of the unit - mix and match vases of different shapes and sizes for an eye-catching feature.
Use box shelves to create a focal point
Hang box shelves above your desk, painted to match the color of your wall. It looks smart and you'll never need book ends again.

Stylist's tip
To customize your shelving, line the backs of the cubbyholes with a bold-print wallpaper

Double the capacity of your shelves
Fit two rows of books on each shelf - simply raise the back row of books on a piece of wood that's painted to match the shelves.

Stylist's tip
Paint the floating shelves the same color as a desk below to create a modern take on a dresser

Hide your stuff behind sliding panels
Create stunning but inexpensive sliding fabric panels that'll look fantastic drawn across alcoves. Try IKEA for the tracks and fixings.

Stylist's tip
Match the fabric on the panels to the wallpaper on the chimney breast to create the illusion of a feature wall
Transform plain shelves into a bespoke bookcase
Give your shelving a bespoke look - and disguise fittings - by fixing skirting board in the same finish around the front edges

Stylist's tip
A strip light above the ornaments draws attention to the display area and creates mood lighting

Choose Storage That Grows With Your Family
Want something you can add to over time? Go for modular units you can arrange exactly how you want, with drawer inserts to hide clutter

Stylist's tip
Laid back on their sides and covered with a seat pad, the modular units create a handy window seat with storage

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