After my husband and I first married, we rented a cute little house with a small kitchen.  Being a young newlywed, I didn’t have a lot of kitchen gadgets, but the kitchen was so small that there wasn’t much room for even the basics.  If I remember correctly, there were only two drawers in the kitchen.  I found myself looking for alternative storage methods.

I immediately needed to find some way to storage my kitchen utensils.  After some thought and searching around in the stores, I found this handy basket.  It stores my most used cooking utensils neatly on the counter …read more

The hidden space under our beds provides a great place to keep things out of the way, yet easily accessible.  If you want to utilize your under bed storage, it’s best to choose containers that will work for your treasures.

I have stored shoes under the bed before, but I just put them into an under bed plastic tote.  This clear storage bag is made specifically for storing shoes.  It sells for $11.99, which I thought was reasonable.
 
Do you have any old dresser drawers? Better Homes and Gardens recommends converting them into under bed storage by using paint, harware, and casters. …read more

Earlier this week, we began discussing different under the bed storage solutions.  One of the ways to get more storage is to use bed risers which is an inexpensive way to raise your bed to allow for more storage height.  There are also different types of storage containers for under the bed.  Today we’re going to discuss additional containers.

Instead of the normal under the bed plastic box, you could use a similar box that is soft sided and made of cotton.  Several years ago I purchased some of the cloth storage boxes.  Although they are an attractive solution, I liked the plastic …read more

We’ve all been around long enough to know that under the bed is a great place to hide our stuff.  We just don’t want to cram things under there though.  We need some workable storage that will make it easy to store and retrieve our items.  Here are a few different organization devices that I’ve found.

Bed risers lift up your bed 5 inches off the floor which allows for more storage space.  These are pretty inexpensive. Target has a set of four for only $9.99, online only. 

Plastic under the bed boxes are a great way to store items that don’t …read more

We’ve been talking a bit about laundry lately and I found some tips from Better Homes & Gardens.  Enjoy!

Stain Removal Tips
Lively Laundry Rooms
Hidden Laundry Rooms
Install a Built-In Laundry Cabinet
Storage-Smart Laundry Rooms
Innovative Laundry Room Helpers
We also have some laundry tips posted here at Keeping the Castle.  Please let us know if you have any laundry tips.
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