5 Beautiful ways to create space without extending your home

Space: it’s one of the many things we are all desperate for in our homes. But most of the time, space doesn’t come cheap.

If your family haven’t even got a spare cupboard – let alone an entire spare room – being creative with the limited space you have is a vital skill.

We’ve found five perfect ways to utilise your home’s square footage without having to extend your home.

1) Find furniture to fit awkward corners.

Unless you live in a square box, conventional furniture may not make the best use of the space in your home. Find bespoke options for furniture to fit the curves and idiosyncrasies of your home, as well as saving money, at retailers like IKEA. Their storage  solutions create useful space in the most difficult of places.

2) Divide your rooms without walls.

Using a divider can be a great way of giving the illusion of more space, whilst still letting in lots of natural light.

Go for bold with a coloured fabric divider like Colorful Tint, designed by Kristine Five Melvær.

Alternatively, use plants to create a natural divide in a room. Use a tall hanger for indoor plants to create a lovely natural centerpiece.  

3) Use furniture with in-built storage.

Make your furniture work for its right to be in your home! By simply adding under-bed storage facilities, or purchasing a dining room table with a drawer, you can create nifty storage solutions in static furniture.

4) Utilise your backyard and create a Granny Flat.

If you have a good plot of land, but rarely use it, building a backyard Granny Flat can be a way of maximizing space. Do you want guest accommodation? Are you craving a home gym? Or do you need an office or studio space for a new business venture? Adding a Granny Flat could be the best option to increase your space, without having the inconvenience of builders inside your family home.

5) Use the height of the room, as well as the width.

If you don’t have much space on the ground, go up! Create feature walls full of books or tall storage units. You may just need a ladder to reach the top…

Hit up the highstreet for Tall Boy chest of drawers, or find a local carpenter to produce a perfectly fitted book shelf for you.