Tip For Tuesday: Utilizing Under Bed Storage

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Veronica Solomon

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Happy Tuesday everyone!

You may see the pattern if you have followed me for a while: Each Tuesday is my Tip for Tuesday series, where I offer some helpful and simple decorating tips to my readers, that will enhance and beautify their lives, and bring comfort into their homes.

This week’s simple tip is “Utilizing Under Bed Storage”.

For most of us, it is time to pack away the winter jackets and coats, and the fluffy sweaters that kept us warm during this very long, rough winter.

Or maybe you are losing the battle to clutter. It can happen so easily, and before long, clutter has taken over our homes and starts to affect our moods and the way we look at our homes.

I understand that It is not easy finding the space in an average closet or pantry, so we have to get creative with every inch of square footage in our homes. Simple solutions can work wonders for organizing our homes and make us fall in love with them all over again.

under bed storage

Source: Ebay

Underneath beds is the single most wasted space in a home. For the most part they are dust collectors and where you usually find items that you lost over two years ago.

Under bed storage of course is very functional, but there are great ways to make it stylish as well.

Most furniture manufacturers have caught on to this idea and are designing more and more beds with drawers and cubbies

Under bed storage

Source: Mueller Furniture

If you cannot find exactly what you need, have one custom-built like I did in this toddlers’ room.

Kids rooms are great for under bed storage because it helps them get organized

under bed storage

Source: Casa Vilora Interiors

Plastic storage containers are a great option to store away seasonal clothing, files and Christmas decorations

Storage Bags with zipper are wonderful for sweaters and blankets. They give an airtight seal so moths can’t get to them

Baskets are a wonderful way to store away your stuff while adding some beautiful texture

under bed storage

Source: Houzz

Crates are a very unique way to bring in storage while showing your personality and personal design style

Under bed storage

Source: Houzz

Shoes will feel right at home with this shoe storage container

Here are a few more kids rooms decked out with under bed storage and much more

under bed storage

TIP: Incase your bed isn’t high enough underneath, you can add risers to the legs to raise it up at least 3″. Then hide all that unattractiveness with a nice tailored bed-skirt. Just avoid using bricks like I have seen in the past

under bed storage

Bed Risers

So I encourage you to look at the space underneath your bed for storage solutions

Happy Tuesday!

Be Inspired!

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Mudroom Basics

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Veronica Solomon

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Whether you have a whole room dedicated to a mudroom or just a narrow hallway near the garage, mudrooms are a great piece of real estate in your home.

Mudrooms are a more standard addition to homes in states where the weather calls for coats and rain boots most of the year. But every home can benefit from the function of a mudroom. It helps to keep a family organized and on track with morning and evening routines.

My home didn’t come with a mudroom, but I have been totally itching to rip out a large pantry near the garage and using it for that purpose. I have been browsing Pinterest and all over the internet in search of some inspiration for when I am ready to tackle my mudroom project (hopefully soon )

Here are some basics of what your mudroom should include, just incase you want to add one to your home:

Even if you don’t have a separate area that is ideal for your mudroom, you can perhaps carve out an area. Maybe an unused coat closet, a hallway, an area inside the laundry room, or even an area inside the garage

Source: Pinterest

Source: Pinterest

It’s best to have your mudroom right off the garage or the area of the house where you first enter. This helps the flow of routines in the morning and evenings

Source: Pinterest

Source: Pinterest

It doesn’t have to be built-in. It could be a free standing cabinet, or bench with hooks above, or even vintage school lockers

Source: Pinterest

Source: Pinterest

Maximize storage. Include drawers, cubbies, hooks and cabinets

Source: Unknown

Source: Unknown

Include seating like a bench for putting boots on

Source: Pinterest

Source: Pinterest

Take the built-ins all the way to the ceiling

Source: Pinterest

Source: Pinterest

Give the room personality

Source: Pinterest

Source: Pinterest

Source: Pinterest

Source: Pinterest

Add texture and interest with baskets and other décor items. Treat the décor like you would any other room in your home

Add lighting to brighten the room, especially if there are no windows

Source: Pinterest

Source: Pinterest

Add a mirror to check yourself on your way in and out or just to reflect light

If fine cabinetry is in the budget, how about these?

Source: Pinterest

Source: Pinterest

Let the sunshine in

Source: Pinterest

Source: Pinterest

Incorporate your mudroom with your hobby room

Include a command central to help keep organized

Source: Pinterest

Source: Pinterest

So you’ve seen some of my favorite inspirations from various sources on the internet.

Which one is your favorite?

Well I’m off to explore some more. Have yourselves a wonderful weekend!

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Stylish Storage Solutions For Clutter-Free Living

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Veronica Solomon

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If you’ve been living with clutter in your home or office, and maybe have been procrastinating about getting organized, it’s time to stop the madness!

I don’t have to tell you how difficult it is to work and live in a space that is disorganized and chaotic! A space that is in a state of disorder causes us to be unproductive and inefficient. Worse yet, clutter can cause stress and anxiety and definitely causes us to waste valuable time and even money.

So if you are living or working amongst clutter, time to TAKE CONTROL with these stylish storage solutions that won’t break the bank!

Furniture pieces such as a dresser or a chest of drawers is a great way to keep organized in a bedroom. This stylish dresser from Ikea retails for $199 and it is so chic and contemporary. I recently purchased two for my new design studio to organize my fabric samples and I was amazed at how great they look! Putting them together was another story, but so worth the time and effort!

Hopen 8 drawer dresser from Ikea.com

Hopen 8 drawer dresser from Ikea.com

Canvas storage bins are ideal for kids’s rooms or playrooms. They are colorful, fun and lightweight so they can be removed from shelves at playtime and then put back neatly in place at the end of playtime. These great canvas bins from Land Of Nod are only $7.95 each

Kids’s rooms can be challenging to keep organized, but with a bunk bed like this staircase bed from Atlantic Furniture, it is not a problem keeping the kids organized. Notice the under bed and staircase storage drawers. Clutter problem solved!

Atlantic Furniture Staircase Bed (Available through Casa Vilora Interiors)

Atlantic Furniture Staircase Bed (Available through Casa Vilora Interiors)

How about an inexpensive closet system from The Container Store to keep your closet clutter free? You can customize the pieces you choose to suit your needs

Milano closet system from The Container Store

Milano closet system from The Container Store

If your home office is a chaotic mess of papers and files everywhere, consider installing a shelving unit complete with desktop accessories to help keep files and documents organized. Here is some inspiration from The Container Store

Source: The Container Store

Source: The Container Store

Who wouldn’t love this handy built-in system to keep the mudroom organized. This looks like a custom built onsite unit.

Source: Stagetecture Blog

Source: Stagetecture Blog

How cool is this?!! Using paint cans for storage. Either mounted on the wall or arranged on a desk top

Even the garage needs a little organizing love. This storage solution from Meijer is a great way to keep tools within easy reach. This pegboard wall unit is even available in other colors for just $241.99

Meijer.com

Meijer.com

The kitchen is the main area where clutter always seems to land. After all, it’s the place where most families hang out before and after their work day. Utilizing several different storage solutions will help keep your kitchen clutter free. Pot racks, pull out pot drawers, food container storage, cutlery trays among other solutions will keep clutter away from your family hang out

Food Storage Containers

Food Storage Containers

Pantry Shelves

Pantry Shelves

Ahhhh!

Ahhhh!

Here’s the one tool that will make your life a lot easier……….

Label Machine

Label Machine

And of course, there is our HappyNest One Day Makeover and Organizing service to take care of your clutter problem once and for all! Click here for details

Hopefully you found some inspiration today to simplify your life by removing the physical and even the emotional clutter that seems to plague us in this fast-paced world. Time to go back to the original intent of what a HOME is – a haven, a sanctuary and rest from the chaos of the outside world “Your Home Is Where You Live“ so live in harmony, peace, calm and simplicity.

Contact me here if you need help making your home the peaceful retreat that it is supposed to be!

Have a terrific Tuesday!

Be Inspired!

Veronica Solomon

Veronica Solomon

Design Crush: Plate Racks

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Veronica Solomon

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In my quest to decorate my new design studio with a fresh updated feel, yet remaining true to the age of the building, I have been searching far and wide for creative storage ideas that would look like they have always been a part of the property.

Casa Vilora Interiors Design Studio 5602 Franz Rd Katy TX 77493

Casa Vilora Interiors Design Studio 5602 Franz Rd Katy TX 77493

My new studio is a cute, historic Victorian that was built as a rent house in 1905, and was never occupied by the actual owners until the 1950′s when an addition was done on the backside of the property. It is the perfect little place for my design business, and I hope to own it in about a year :-) But enough about the property itself. I will be sure to fill you in as time progresses and share photos of the interior space. Today’s post is about finding creative ways for storage in this small space. Storage that will not only be functional and help keep me organized, but aesthetically pleasing as well.

Recently I have been crushing on plate racks. So much so, that I have presented a sketch to a new client for a custom piece for her breakfast room, and she is so in love with this idea! Her initial thought for that main wall was to hang a piece of art. A plate rack is a more creative and functional way to create a focal point, and accessorize a small space like a breakfast room, without using up a lot of physical and visual space.

Plate Rack

Plate Rack

Can you see why I’m obsessed? This plate rack has allowed utilitarian items like plates, platters and mugs to look oh so elegant!

I’m especially drawn to plate racks that display the platters and plates horizontally. This way, you are able to enjoy the beauty of your collection everyday…..and easier to dust too!

A plate rack display should be treated like any other vignette in a room. Scale, balance and proportion should be kept in mind. Varying the sizes, heights, and textures of the pieces, make for a more interesting display. I much prefer that the colors of the pieces are more monochromatic, and all the pieces relate to each other somehow. But whatever you love to collect I’m sure will work beautifully when properly arranged. As I always say, decorate and live with things you love!

Notice how impactful this collection of blue and white china is? This is a great way to display a collection versus having them all over the room. This absolutely makes a statement and a great focal point!

Can you say FABULOUSNESS! This gorgeous room has a lot of wonderful features, but the plate display definitely caught my eye. I especially love the curved shape of this piece. It adds an elegant and feminine touch to this room.

Notice how well they work in a more formal setting……..

…….as well as as casual settings!

They work beautifully for displaying holiday dishes and help bring the season alive in your home. How adorable is this display with the pinecones and mini Christmas trees!

And in case you’re wondering, they are not just for plates and platters or for the kitchen. They are great in a nursery or playroom as display for toys and books.

They don’t have to cost an arm and a leg, especially if you are handy….(even just a little bit). This plate rack above was repurposed from a baby’s crib! Talk about creative!

Here’s one last one for good measure

Love the bead board touch!

Hope you are as inspired as I am by these gorgeous plate racks. Hope to have mine completed soon! Please come back daily for updates about my new design studio!

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Have a fabulous Friday!

Be Inspired!

Veronica Solomon

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