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18 Hidden Storage Ideas Your Guests Will Never Notice

January 16, 2024 · 7 min read
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Under cabinets

You can free up counter space and maximize your kitchen storage by incorporating additional shallow shelves below your upper cabinets for cookbooks or even coffee mugs. You can mount a napkin holder or even a potholder hook to keep the clutter off the counter.

Between the studs

When you can’t really find a convenient nook for that new set of shelves, you can always create one by recessing the shelves into the wall itself. This works very well on short transitional walls, in the bath, or in hallway spaces. This also works well in the garage. Besides, the average garage has somewhere around 150 sq. ft. of unused storage space anyway.

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