Much of what one needs to keep around the home should be concealed to avoid clutter, create a sense of calm, and allow for special objects to be displayed and celebrated. Varying the amount of solid and void spaces within a storage unit allows you to use the space efficiently while animating the space with display items.
Comments
-
Concealing clutter is a good tip. Though, eventually if there is too much clutter build up in cupboards and storage units, eventually you will have to do a tidy up. Displaying items behind glassed cabinets is a great way of keeping the dust out.
Add a Comment
-
Related Tips, Articles, and More
Tip
-
What Constitutes Clutter?
Nothing should be seen unless it’s meant to be seen. Everything else can be behind drawers to keep clutter out of the room and also to keep the items free of dust.
Articles
-
A Look Inside V&A Pattern
London's Victoria and Albert Museum has opened up its extensive archives and published the fantastic V&A Pattern volumes. The first four hardcover editions in the series are William Morris…
-
Living Room
When Im and David Schafer moved in together they faced the challenge of combining the contents of David’s 880-square-foot loft and Im’s 550-square-foot apartment into a one-room…
-
Modern Memo Board
No matter how hard I try to live a life that's clutter free, it seems there's not really a way to eliminate the need for a place to tack things up where I can see them.
Products
-
Room Divider Shelving
The ISS Designs Room Divider Shelving utilizes open space with a floating desk, open shelves, file cabinets, and fold-up upper cabinets. Combine the ISS Compression Mounted design with your choice…
-
Riley Page Storage Box
There's no reason why toys should get all the glory, when their storage box can be just as cool. Mod mom Kiersten Hathcock makes made-to-order furniture to accommodate kids—and…
-
Room Dividers
Making the best use of open spaces can be a problem. The solution — room dividers from The Sliding Door Co. They come in many standard sizes and patterns or can be custom designed and built.
Event
-
Design USA: Contemporary Innovation
This exhibition features outstanding contemporary achievements in American architecture, landscape design, interior design, product design, communication design, corporate design, interaction…
Dwell Collections
-
Room & Board Finds
Last week I took a little bus trip down to San Francisco's Design District to have a peek at what's new, and fairly new, from mod furniture purveyor Room & Board. I met up with Joe Darling who…
-
Storage Solutions
Our September 2009 Apartments issue featured petite places that pack a whole lot of design ingenuity into very few square feet. We went through our archives to find similarly clever space-saving…
-
Office Space
We sifted through some past issues to find images of what some may argue to be the hardest working room in the house.
-
Tools
Submit Your Tip
Gutted your kitchen? Gone solar? Tell the Dwell community how you did it, what you learned and what we should know if we're doing it ourselves.
