insideKENT Magazine issue 94 - January2020 | Page 115

HOME+GARDEN SMART STORAGE SOLUTIONS EXTEND THE ‘NEW YEAR, NEW YOU’ MOTTO TO YOUR HOME. WE DON’T MEAN ACTUALLY BUYING A NEW HOME - ALTHOUGH YOU MAY DO THAT TOO - INSTEAD WE MEAN CREATING A NEW FEEL TO YOUR HOME BY DECLUTTERING, ORGANISING AND INVESTING IN SOME KEY STORAGE PIECES. NOT ONLY WILL IT HELP YOU TO ALLEVIATE STRESS - BY CREATING A CALMER, MORE RESTFUL ENVIRONMENT, YOU’LL ALSO PROVIDE AN INSTANT INTERIOR UPDATE WITH THE ADDITION OF SOME SMART, STYLISH AND IMPORTANTLY FUNCTIONAL, STORAGE SOLUTIONS. WHETHER YOU PLAN TO ‘KON MARI’ YOUR WHOLE WARDROBE, REORGANISE ‘THAT’ DRAWER, OVERHAUL THE (SEEMINGLY NEVER-ENDING) KIDS TOYS, SPRUCE UP THE HOME PAPERWORK, OR TACKLE THE HALLWAY PARAPHERNALIA, TEAM YOUR ‘GET ORGANISED AND DECLUTTER’ RESOLUTION WITH THESE QUALITY STORAGE SOLUTIONS. DUAL PURPOSE STORAGE The best storage solutions are those that serve multiple purposes, especially in smaller spaces. Think beds with drawers or cantilevered hidden storage, like the stylish Brandon Double Bed Frame with Storage Drawer (RRP £699, www.harvey-norman.co.uk). Consider mirrors with shelves, statement wall hangings that make storage into art, and storage ottomans, trunks and stools that provide much needed extra seating, as well as some great additional storage space. BRANDON DOUBLE BED FRAME WITH STORAGE DRAWER Alveare Copper Shelf, £89.99, www.myfurniture.com Iro Storage Trunk, £295, www.oliverbonas.co.uk Jacobs Teal Upholstered Storage Bench, £250, www.habitat.co.uk 115