briefly introduce the situation of my family's housing. It is a completely square house with a usable area of more than 50 square meters, no balcony and no storage room. It was renovated in 2014. At that time, the elders of the family hired electricians, bricklayers and workers they knew to install it. There were no additional storage cabinets in the whole house except cabinets. The only storage space in the home at that time was a finished wardrobe and bookcase, which served as the background.
In the next 8 years of my stay, as a patient with hamster syndrome , I had more and more things in my home, but I suffered from having no place to put all kinds of storage and sundries at home, so that my home was always messy. , it was not until June 18 this year that I finally decided to start solving the storage space problem at home. Because the children at home are still young, less than 6 years old, it is not suitable for large-scale renovation and renovation. The main idea is to remove the furniture that is not practical and takes up space, and replace some new furniture and other items at the same time.
1, two shelves
As a house of more than 50 square meters, with 2 bedrooms and 1 living room, the space for the two bedrooms is relatively limited, so we first consider starting from the living room and carving out a storage space in the living room. Originally, the TV wall in the living room was piled with toilet paper, grain and oil, and other sundries. It looked very bad, took up a large area, and was inconvenient to find things. Further under the window sill is the coffee table that was used when we entered the house, the oven that cannot fit in the kitchen, and the TV cabinet that was used when we entered the house, with my turtle tank on top. Various children's toys and books are scattered together.
I usually think it’s okay, but when I took the photos, I was really intolerable.
Based on the mentality that the situation will not get worse, I think I should place two shelves, 1 black and 1 white, in the living room. The first shelf is located in the corner next to the TV. The top 2 layers are stacked with various mechanical keyboards that I originally placed on top of the bookcase in the second bedroom. At the same time, put the reserved napkins and rolls on the top of the bookcase. The box where the keyboard is placed in the living room is better looking than the paper box.
The children's toys and turtle tank are placed below, and various cleaning supplies are placed at the bottom. Various items for raising turtles are placed in small boxes on the windowsill.
took away the turtle tank, and the TV cabinet was finally refreshed.
On the opposite side of the black shelf, on the other side of the living room window, the sofa that was originally placed on the head is pulled out and placed on a white shelf, which mainly stores the food at home. There is rice flour cooking oil on the bottom, a snack box in the middle, and various drinks and cosmetics that are not in use for the time being.
2, the entrance hall
The place where you enter the door is originally such a shoe cabinet, and it is inevitable to put sundries there.
And it can actually be used here. However, you need to consider the use of the two switches and intercom devices placed side by side at the entrance.
So I ordered a porch online. In fact, I wanted to buy this porch last year, but it was delayed until this year. Also because of the epidemic, it was not sent until May. It can be said that this entrance hall was also the beginning for me to solve the storage problem at home, and then I added these things step by step.
After entering the entrance hall, it does not feel as bright as before, but once you get used to it, it is okay. The rich partitions are convenient for storing various sundries, and the top can also store the keyboard that cannot be put down on the shelf...
The most important thing There is a place to hang clothes at the entrance. Previously, the coats at home could only be hung on a few hooks in the master bedroom, which was very inconvenient.
This cabinet also perfectly solves the problem of using switches and building intercom systems. Especially the main light in the living room is originally voice-activated. You don’t need to come here to turn off the lights at night. The lower part was originally designed as a sitting position, which is of little significance. It is usually used to store bags and children's schoolbags.
The more important function of this entrance is that my bathroom door no longer faces the kitchen door and dining table, and at the same time, it creates a space where I can place my desk in the living room.
3, height-adjustable desk
Another problem in the living room is the placement of the desk.This large writing desk was my original computer desk. Its biggest feature is that it takes up too much space. This is when it is temporarily placed in the living room.
It used to be in the second bedroom where my daughter kept her study table. I have to say that after this location was changed from a large desk with a length of 140cm and a width of 70cm to a study desk, the whole room became a lot brighter. The previous desk + monitor almost covered half of the windows.
The next step is to replace the study table. I chose a north arc-shaped lifting table, which is placed behind the newly opened partition in the entrance. The main reason for choosing a height-adjustable desk is that in addition to doing experiments at work, I usually write reports and do math in front of the computer. When I get home, I have to write articles or continue unfinished work at the work place. The pressure on the cervical spine is still very high. Therefore, buying a height-adjustable desk that can alternate between standing and sitting is considered a healthy investment. There are only two mainstream brands of lifting tables in the market. The cheapest way is to save one yourself, but there is no after-sales guarantee from the brand, and the quality may not be guaranteed, so I chose Beihu, which is more cost-effective among the mainstream brands.
Beihu’s height-adjustable desk comes in 2 sizes, 1.5 meters × 0.75 meters and 1.2 meters × 0.75 meters. The width of 0.75 meters is very good, so there is plenty of space on the table whether you use a computer or work or study. But if I choose the 1.5-meter-long one, the entrance will be against the lifting table, the lifting table will be against the dining table, and the dining table will be against the refrigerator. It will look a bit crowded both in terms of space and vision. There are three people sitting on the dining table. It was also difficult, so I reluctantly chose the 1.2 meter length model.
simultaneously lowered the computer host to the ground and placed the newly purchased chassis cart underneath. Some things that were originally in the desk cabinet were put into a storage box and placed under the lifting table. The printer that was not used frequently was placed on the storage box. Because the height-adjustable table is wide enough, there is still a lot of room reserved for legs. In this way, only the monitor and various peripherals I like are left on the desktop. The small items that were originally in the desk drawer were put into two sets of newly purchased organizing boxes, so that the transformation of my personal work/entertainment corner was completed.
Considering that the length of various wires connected to the host may affect the lifting, I tried it specifically. After the lifting table was adjusted to the appropriate height for me to stand, there was no problem at all. The next thing I need to do is buy two more good-looking cable management tapes.
4, mobile height-adjustable table
I found it when I was looking at height-adjustable tables online. Almost as soon as I saw it, I had the idea of buying it. The coffee table that was rarely used at home needs to be disposed of, but there is actually still a table in front of the sofa. First of all, it can have a place to put delicious food when watching TV and eating late-night snacks in the evening. The other thing is having a place to put my laptop while my spouse and I both work at home.
This lift table has rollers, so it can be placed in the living room or master bedroom or beside the bed in the auxiliary bedroom as needed. Since the bed in the master bedroom is higher than the seat, it can be adjusted to be more comfortable if it has a lifting function. the height of. This lift table does not require electricity. It can be raised to the required height by stepping on the pedal and starting the power assist. The rollers below have a locking device, which can firmly fix the position when movement is not needed.
In addition, the reason why I purchased it was actually because of its other uses. For example, the guest bedroom can be used to place a projector. It is also a good photo platform when I need to take photos when writing articles. When my wife was tying up the child's hair, my daughter was standing on the sofa so that she could look at eye level. At this time, my daughter raised the height-adjustable table to the highest position: "Mom, this way you don't have to lower your head to pick up the leather case."
Because It can be lifted, lowered, moved and very compact, which brings many possibilities for its uses. Including that everyone can play cards on it when people come to the house, and if there is a day to cook a big meal in the kitchen, and there is not enough space on the countertop, it can also be placed in the kitchen to put some ingredients or even cutting boards, etc.
5, kitchen cart
There is one big item that has not been solved in the living room, and that is the oven. There are actually many flaws in the kitchen decoration, so I won't go into details. However, it also faces the situation of insufficient storage space. There is no room for rice steamers and other items in the cabinets.
The solution is to buy a kitchen cart, which is actually a small white iron frame with wheels, and successfully stores the oven, steamer, and cooking oil in it. At the same time, because there are wheels at the bottom, if you need to open the cabinets or drawers inside, you can just push the car to the other side.
The only inconvenience is that the top space reserved for the oven is insufficient, so when using the oven, you need to clear the top layer, otherwise the top iron plate will be too hot and it will be unsafe.
6, bay window cabinet
Originally, there were about eight or nine bags like this placed next to the bed in the master bedroom to store clothes for our family of three. The original wardrobe was too small. As a Harbin native, the poster has clothes for all seasons at home, and there are a lot of them. But it’s really unsightly to have so many bags. So I found the bay window cabinet on the Internet, which is very suitable for my home. The quality of the cabinet bought by
is actually very average. The density of the board is very low, so I had to fill in a few angle irons for reinforcement later. Fortunately, it has no taste. It adopts a top-opening design, and the customized one is 1 meter × 0.5 meter × 0.5 meter, which is the same height as the bed and can hold a lot of clothes.
My wife specially bought a mat of corresponding size to cover it, so that it becomes an activity area for her and my daughter, where we can sit there and look out the window and read. It also makes up for the regret of not having a bay window in my house.
7, Bunk bed
Bunk bed is not my new piece of furniture. I bought it about 3 years ago to replace the original single bed. The bottom bunk is 1.45 meters wide and the top is 90cm wide. Under the bed are dolls that my daughter doesn’t play with and shoe boxes from family members.
At that time, I was thinking that storage bags and boxes could be placed on the top as a storage space at home. However, my boss said it was too ugly, so for the time being, there are some debris on the top, but not much. It can be cleared out to live in at any time. Children often like to climb up and play, so whether you are planning to have a second child or not, it It is a very practical piece of furniture. Mine should be made of cherry wood (if you are not deceived). The wood will become more and more red as the years go by.
