Practical Tips for Customized Storage

I’ve always believed that you need to tailor your fitted cabinet to its contents. Here are some practical tips for customized storage.

For the kitchen, you’d need to fit the various shapes and sizes of the kitchen equipment and provisions into the kitchen unit. Thus movable shelves, inset racks and pull-out trays can help accommodate the various storage requirements.

When considering fitted cupboards, note the shelf depth and height as well as the dimensions of cubbyholes or closets. The interior specifications of the cupboard should conform to what you intend to put in them or be subdivided in some way by appropriate containers so that you use the storage space to full capacity. So if you line up shoes at the bottom of a cubbyhole measuring 2 feet square, you’re wasting the greater proportion of the available space.

Another aspect to consider is the ease in which you retrieve the content of a fitted storage system. Working walls of cupboards can house a great deal of disparate possessions – everything from entire wardrobes to person paperwork, books and music collections. But for extensive storage systems, you run the risk of not remembering exactly where you store the respective items. Opening drawer after drawer or cupboard after cupboard in order to find an essential document or piece of equipment will rapidly undermine efficiency. A sketch plan or inventory can be an invaluable aid if you tend to forget where you placed your favorite CD (third cupboard on the right or 2nd drawer on the left?)

If you’ve got cabinets with deep recess, ensure its interior is well lit so you can see its contents clearly. Lighting which is triggered by the opening of a door and that are switched off automatically when the door is closed are useful in this respect. This is especially important for a walk-in closet or larder. If an information light is too costly, substitute with a light that’s operated by a switch.

Lester Fong

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Author: Lester Fong
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