Shaynna Blaze’s clever storage ideas for small homes
Moving into a new home is a wonderful feeling. Everything is pristine and organised—at least for the first few days! Keeping your home neat, tidy, and organised doesn’t have to be an ongoing challenge, so long as you’ve considered household storage when designing your new home.
Our brand ambassador, Shaynna Blaze, knows a thing or two about saving space in a brand-new home. She’s well-known as one of Australia’s interior design and smart storage experts!
Shaynna has developed some savvy storage ideas for small homes that need extra space or tend to get cluttered. Check them out here—as seen in our many display homes—and get inspired to maintain a neat, minimalist space.
Clever storage ideas for the bathroom: Face level storage
A bathroom is a place of routine and ritual, but it can easily accumulate clutter; from your ever-growing cosmetics collection to shaving equipment, toothbrushes, curling and straightening irons, and even bath bombs and soaps, it all seems to make its way onto the bathroom basin sooner or later.
To keep your bathroom looking neat and tidy, we’ve incorporated some of Shaynna’s home storage ideas, like wall-mounted shaving cabinets.
These storage options are designed to keep everyday products like toothbrushes, moisturisers, and medications stored away and easily accessible throughout the day.
In the shower, a tiled recess or shower ledge can be a stylish and practical place to store all your shower gels, shampoos, and bathroom essentials. Alternatively, add a timber caddy to the top of your bath to store your essentials during the day… or a glass of wine and a book for those cosy Friday nights!
Clever storage ideas for the bedroom: Walk-in wardrobes
A walk-in wardrobe in the bedroom allows more space to store items like clothing, shoes, accessories, sports gear, toys, and more. Our home designs, like the Avoca 206 (pictured above), come with a walk-in robe to the master bedroom (most designs offer them in multiple rooms) for additional storage space.
Add decorative and durable shelving to your walk-in wardrobe to create a stylish space for organising and storing your belongings.
The added benefit: it’s not a bad spot to hide presents from the kids when their birthdays are approaching!
Clever storage ideas for the kids rooms: Floating shelves
Floating shelves are one of Shaynna’s favourite wall storage ideas. Sleek and minimalist, floating or wall-mounted shelves can hold just about anything in your child’s bedroom, from books to arts and crafts, toys, odd-shaped items, and so much more.
Floating shelves can also be wonderfully multi-purpose, doubling as a clothing rack. Add a few hooks to the edge of your floating shelves and hang clothing in a stylish, tidy manner.
Plus, as your little one grows into their tween and teen years, they can take over the space and express their individuality by storing knick-knacks, photos of their friends, textbooks from school, indoor plants, and even twinkle lights on their floating shelves for a chilled-out atmosphere.
Clever storage ideas for the kitchen: Butlers pantries & pull out drawers
Like the bathroom, the kitchen can become one of the messiest and most cluttered rooms in anyone’s home. From pots and pans to cutlery, herbs and spices, tea towels, cleaning supplies, cookbooks, and dining sets, there’s always something happening in the kitchen!
One of our favourite kitchen storage ideas for small houses is large pull-out drawers instead of many cupboards. Did you know you can achieve up to 50% more storage space in the kitchen from a drawer than a cupboard?
Large pull-out drawers can store pots and pans in one spot close to your stove, making cooking quick and simple while keeping your kitchen neat and tidy.
Another clever storage idea for the kitchen is an additional butler's pantry. This is where you’ll find additional bench space, shelves, and cupboards, as well as a place to hide mess when needed.
Clever storage ideas: Mudroom
The mudroom is fast becoming a must-have for the modern Australian home. Its intended use is to keep dirt and mess at the front door, so there’s less cleanup throughout the rest of the house.
In addition to keeping your home spotless and clean, the mudroom is a dedicated space where you can store wet clothes, muddy shoes, handbags, briefcases, and school bags on a rainy day. Additional storage in homes: sorted!
Other clever storage ideas: Utilising spare rooms
Transforming a spare room into a functional space can add value and versatility to your home. For those needing extra storage, this room can house smart storage solutions, like built-in or floating shelves and modular cabinets, keeping belongings organised and accessible (without opting for shed storage!).
Custom shelving can also serve dual purposes, displaying books or decor while providing efficient storage. Whether for storage or study, maximising a spare room enhances its utility and boosts your home’s overall functionality.
With clever furniture and wall storage, a spare room can become the go-to space for seasonal items, hobby equipment, or even a family library or study.
Whether you’re looking for storage ideas for small houses or a way to maintain your new home, we can help!
When you walk through one of our stunning display homes, you’ll see we’ve taken on Shaynna’s storage ideas for small houses and made our displays look clean and minimalistic, no matter the floorplan. From spacious butler's pantries to mudrooms and contemporary kitchen and bathroom storage, you’ll be well prepared to keep an organised home from day one.
During the planning process with Montgomery Homes, you’ll have the chance to view the storage options for your new home, as well as optional alfresco areas and additional bedrooms or spaces to work.
Together, we’ll determine what kind of storage you and your family need before we start the building process and explore a range of small house storage ideas. It’s all about planning, planning, planning—so think about these clever storage ideas for small houses and see how you can implement them into your home design.
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