Maximizing Space For a Small Home - Understairs Storage
When I saw this on a home improvement ideas web site about a year ago, I saved the site and didn’t think much about it. I was just clearing out my faovrite saved web sites the other day and thought it was interesting enough to share here with my readers. What a smart idea having several pull out drawers in your stairs.
Some genius came up with this idea of installing custom pull out drawers under each step on the stairs. In the example here the designer is using the space for shoes, but I could see a ton of uses for something like this. This would be a great storage idea especially for anyone thats building a small two-story home, condominium, or townhome.
In Bellingham WA here our local public officials are attempting to solve the affordable housing issue. I think this would be a great idea for those individuals or families that have to build a small home and need a little extra storage space.
When I first saw this I wondered how the stairs and the storage space would hold up over the years with all the up and down traffic. According to the article though, the way the stairs are built there really isn’t any difference between this type of construction vs the normal finish.
Another area that a homeownder could pickup on extra storage space is all the area that usually goes unused under the stairs. So many times over the last fifteen years I’ve watched homes being built and thought that space would be great for storage. But in most cases its not used at all or just a small closet is put in and the rest of the space is unused behind a wall of drywall.
Well I hope this might give someone an idea for when they go to build a home some day.
Great article! I was just pointing out to a client yesterday that there was an empty space under that stairs that was just waiting for someone to use for storage. I love this stair idea. I will definitely share it with clients and friends.
Comment by Sarah Nopp — December 18, 2007 @ 4:30 pm