Excellent storage ideas for your new home

As you begin to think about your new home, start to brainstorm where you’re going to put everything. Moving into a new home means new ideas about how you’re going to live there, including where you’re going to store your possessions. You’re probably already envisioning a clean new home, so why not plan to have enough storage to keep it organized once you move in.

Built-in storage solutions

Storage solutions include those which are built into your home during construction, such as built-in bookcases and shelves, master bedroom fitted closets, kitchen cabinets and drawers, pantry, and bathroom linen closets, garage tool storage, as well as craft and hobby supply storage. Built-ins have the advantage of being space-saving and tidy. Because they are a component of the home’s architecture, they save square-feet and help keep the traffic flow in your home clear.

You can see and experience built-in storage ideas as implemented in your builder’s model homes. Your builder’s design center is a good place to find storage solution ideas. In this article, we are selecting some of the creative storage and organizing built-ins from Charleston area home builders.






Every entrance into your home needs a catchall spot. Whether this is a mudroom, as you enter from the garage where you can drop shoes, coats, keys, and book bags or this is a coat closet near the front entrance to hang up your guest’s coats, think through how you’ll live in your home to determine your storage requirements.

Below is a good example of Del Webb's owner's entry just off the entrance from the garage into the kitchen.  Note the extra shelving at the end of the kitchen island – nice touch!

Kitchen cabinets and islands come in all shapes and sizes, here’s a creative idea of mixing and matching open shelves with conventional cabinets.   






Now here's a novel idea on use of space.  Note Saussy Bubank’s use of opposing small shelf built-ins creating a smooth transition from the kitchen to the dining area – very creative.



Here’s a close-up of that niche built-in.



Think about it, in every space, you’ll have a set of activities you engage in there. In the family room, you might be planning to watch television (with all the remotes that require storage!) or you might be planning to have regular game nights with the family. So, for your family room game nights, be sure to have a bookcase or built-in place to store your Scrabble and Monopoly games, cards and poker chips, and computer games. Think functional yet eye-catching. 



 
Here's another thought a large built-in housing the flat screen television as well as open shelving to display or store lots of your favorite objects. The wicker baskets make an easy to use, out of site stowage place for items which might otherwise create a visual jumble.
 

Gardeners and people who love crafting have many storage needs and may require dedicated spaces to these pursuits. People who love to tinker in their garages need storage space for tools and may even need a special workshop area. Your builder has a wide variety of garage storage options which can be added to your home’s construction plans.

When you go to your design center appointment, share your storage needs with your design center consultant. It wouldn’t hurt to have a checklist of the types of storage required in every room...from kitchen to baths to bedrooms and garage. Being organized with your planning during before your design center appointment will maximize your time and opportunity to get exactly what you want.

Post-construction storage add ins

The other type of storage solutions is those which you add to these spaces after your home is completed. These organizers are furniture cabinets, wardrobes, chests of drawers and cubbies, bins, and baskets.

Organizers added in post-construction include thousands of DIY ideas. You might look for these solutions on sites like Pinterest and Buzzfeed. And you might visit home center stores to see what’s out there on the market too.

A place for everything

No matter what your storage and organizational requirements are, your new home construction builder has the perfect solution. Get organized, plan and build the home which has a “place for everything and everything’s in its place!”

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