How to Stash Away Cumbersome Cleaning Kit in a Small Home
From mops and buckets to dustpans and brooms, utility kit is vital, but bulky and often ugly. So where can you hide it in a small home?
No matter how strict we are with our possessions, there are some items we simply have to own. Bulky cleaning kit – think buckets, mops and brooms – is essential, but it can also take up some serious space, which is not good news in a small home. So how can you keep your place clean and tidy without tripping over buckets all day long? Here are some clever solutions…
Seek out spice storage
If you are renovating your kitchen, look out for narrow storage. Often, this is intended to hold spice jars, but it can just as easily work as storage for unappealing but essential cleaning products.
If you are renovating your kitchen, look out for narrow storage. Often, this is intended to hold spice jars, but it can just as easily work as storage for unappealing but essential cleaning products.
Build up
In this tiny house, a tried and trusted trick has been used to create storage where floor space is limited. Simply install shelves up high – in this case, above the toilet – and store cleaning products in neat baskets, which look tidy and prevent bottles and cloths toppling off the shelf, too.
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In this tiny house, a tried and trusted trick has been used to create storage where floor space is limited. Simply install shelves up high – in this case, above the toilet – and store cleaning products in neat baskets, which look tidy and prevent bottles and cloths toppling off the shelf, too.
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Hang up your kit
Keep cleaning essentials neatly stored with a wall mounted storage system to keep floor space free. A good solution for a narrow cupboard or behind a kitchen door, just make sure your mops and dusters are pretty enough to be on display.
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Keep cleaning essentials neatly stored with a wall mounted storage system to keep floor space free. A good solution for a narrow cupboard or behind a kitchen door, just make sure your mops and dusters are pretty enough to be on display.
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Use super-narrow spaces
Storage for all those essential mops, brooms and brushes does not need to be wide: a space as narrow as 20cm can be enough. Exploit forgotten corners, too. A narrow space down the side of a tall cupboard or fridge can become accessible and useful if you install pull-out storage, like this sliding set of hooks.
Storage for all those essential mops, brooms and brushes does not need to be wide: a space as narrow as 20cm can be enough. Exploit forgotten corners, too. A narrow space down the side of a tall cupboard or fridge can become accessible and useful if you install pull-out storage, like this sliding set of hooks.
Team beauty and utility
We all need a mop, an iron and numerous other utilitarian items in our home, but if you purposefully choose good-looking pieces that combine attractive design with practical purpose, you can keep them on show. Arrange the appealing stuff on a neat trolley that can sit in your kitchen or tucked into a corner or corridor, and keep the unsightly buckets and bottles in any concealed storage space you have.
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We all need a mop, an iron and numerous other utilitarian items in our home, but if you purposefully choose good-looking pieces that combine attractive design with practical purpose, you can keep them on show. Arrange the appealing stuff on a neat trolley that can sit in your kitchen or tucked into a corner or corridor, and keep the unsightly buckets and bottles in any concealed storage space you have.
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Choose vintage items
If you are going to display a lot of utility items you could source vintage alternatives instead. Zinc buckets work just as well as plastic ones and look good enough to leave on display. In addition, look for simple string mops and handsome brooms and brushes made from natural materials, to build up a set of kit that teams a vintage vibe with no-nonsense functionality.
If you are going to display a lot of utility items you could source vintage alternatives instead. Zinc buckets work just as well as plastic ones and look good enough to leave on display. In addition, look for simple string mops and handsome brooms and brushes made from natural materials, to build up a set of kit that teams a vintage vibe with no-nonsense functionality.
Create a simple hideaway
Bulky buckets and cleaning paraphernalia can be tricky to contain within a conventional cupboard, but a simple storage space, made from a worktop with a fabric curtain below, is a good alternative. It offers generous, flexible space, concealed with brightly coloured fabric. This bespoke solution can be made to fit even the tiniest space, and only basic sewing skills are needed to fashion a simple curtain, strung on a wire, for the front.
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Bulky buckets and cleaning paraphernalia can be tricky to contain within a conventional cupboard, but a simple storage space, made from a worktop with a fabric curtain below, is a good alternative. It offers generous, flexible space, concealed with brightly coloured fabric. This bespoke solution can be made to fit even the tiniest space, and only basic sewing skills are needed to fashion a simple curtain, strung on a wire, for the front.
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In a small kitchen, installing open shelving has many benefits. It helps the room feel wider (wall units can really encroach on space) and looks attractive, too. Also, by storing all your china and glass on open shelves, and hanging your pans on a rail, your base units will be free for all the cleaning kit.