5 Renovation Ideas to Create a New Home Space

If you need more space but are not interested in a move, you can still turn your existing home into something much roomier. By building in storage spaces, changing up your cupboard configurations, and repurposing dead zones, your whole home will feel less crowded and give you more room.

Update Your Cabinets

You do not have to tear out your existing cabinets to enjoy more space in the kitchen. To start, take everything out of the cabinets that do not get a lot of use. Carefully consider why this space does not get used. Is it too awkward to get to because the cabinets are too deep? Invest in slider trays for those tough cabinets.

Slider trays can have a wire base or a flat bottom. The flat bottom ones tend to be a bit more expensive, but the metal ones can work if you stack carefully and do not store small, loose items on these trays.

Carefully review what you pulled out of the cabinet and load your new slider trays with just the things you use. Be ready to take this time to declutter and discard as well. If you have heavy cookware you no longer use because your household is smaller, donate to a family shelter. If you have small cookware that no longer works for your growing clan, donate to foster children aging out of the system.

Beautify Your Bath

If your bathroom counter becomes a dumping ground or stacking space for skincare, makeup and other products that you would prefer to get put away, tile the backsplash with glass tile. If it is already tiled in a plain color, look for decorative tile stickers you can add over the existing grid.

Having a beautiful backsplash will make it harder to stack things in front of. If you want to show off your backsplash, treat yourself to a decorative case for your countertop clutter.

Check Out the Attic

Consider turning the space under the eaves into a bedroom, a family room, or a guest suite. When working on this space, do your best to keep things as open as possible. If you have to put them indoors, make them sliders so you can get the most room for the least visual disruption.

Carefully consider whether your new loft is a good reason to update your HVAC. Updating the HVAC can make your whole house feel much more comfortable no matter the outdoor temp and could make your loft a temperate, cozy master suite instead of a spot for guests.

Create a Studio Space

If you have a bedroom that serves as a guest room but could be much more, consider creating a studio in the room by adding custom bifold closet doors, to block one end or one corner. You can easily get a custom set of doors made of mirrors or frosted glass to allow guests a place of your own while enjoying your studio space.

You can add even more flexibility in this space by incorporating folding screens built of cork boards, fabric panels, or magnetized boards for easy spots to hang ideas, samples, or paint chips. One small studio corner could give the household artist a place to burn off steam, start a business or just enjoy some downtime.

Build a Storage Wall,

While open-concept home designs have their place, there are still areas of your home that need a door. This is your spot for a storage wall. You can keep it very simple and just frame it in shelves that float above the floor along one wall of a living room, or go ahead and build around the baseboards to enjoy floor-to-ceiling storage.

These storage walls also allow the chance to reorganize your space. For example, with custom shelving, you can panel the back with shiplap and run cables up to your flat screen for easy television storage. Use crown molding up high, add lights and show off your collectible on the top shelf. Add cabinet doors along the lower shelves for games, videos, controllers, and other items you want to tuck away.

All of the ideas in this list make living in your current house easier and less messy. Having kitchen cupboards that allow you to avoid the dreaded black hole will make it easier to track what you have. A storage wall in your living room can reduce your furniture needs, giving you more living space.