1. Sort before you tidy

First of all, do a big sort to get rid of anything that will unnecessarily clutter your new storage : clothes you haven't worn in over a year, children's clothes that are too small, toys you won't be using any more, books you'll never finish, CDs and DVDs you've digitised... Now's the time to donate, throw away or organise a big garage sale.

2. Adapt storage to the volume of the room

To get a sense of harmony, it's important to adapt the type of storage to the volume of the room. For example, in a small bedroom, you might opt for high storage units to make the most of the space available. On the other hand, in a large living room, you won't hesitate to air out the decor by alternating high and low furniture, to create free spaces that can accommodate a picture or photos.   

3. Think about lost spaces

The empty space under the stairs? It can accommodate a wardrobe, a cupboard, a bookcase... 

The attic bedroom? Exploit the part where you can't stand upright to install a dressing room or other storage. 

Need to create a partition separating two rooms? Plan for it to be a little wider and turn it into a dividing piece of furniture, and you'll gain a lot of storage space.

The bench seat in the living room? It can offer plenty of space for storing board games, crockery, blankets...

The toilet? Exploit this small room to install a library of comics. 

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4. Plan intermediate storage

Before you make the plan of your wardrobe or dressing, choose the intermediate storage that will allow you to organise your things and save time. Laundry baskets, photo boxes, tool boxes, metal or plastic crates, canvas bins, filing boxes, archive boxes... Youadapt your pedestals and drawers to the format of these very useful accessories for organising your storage. This is especially interesting in a child's bedroom, so you can store toys in separate boxes, then make the boxes disappear into the cupboard.

5. Dare to use colour... or not

The use of a bold colour is interesting to create a visual " accident " in a light room. This could be a small piece of furniture or part of a bookcase, for example. On the other hand, we wouldn't recommend choosing a garish colour for a large piece of furniture: it will be all you can see and you risk quickly getting bored.

6. Show or hide?

In your bedroom, hallway, living room or kitchen, closet doors logically allow you to hide what's stored away. However, beautiful piles of linen, certain items of clothing, pretty crockery or appetising jars in an open kitchen can become decorative elements in their own right. In this case, you can provide storage areas without doors, provided of course that you keep them tidy.  

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The cables from your electronic equipment will sabotage your interior design, so why not hide them?

Add cable trays to your shelves after determining the ideal location for your furniture, so, your cables will beproperly stored and protected for a more aesthetic and functional look that can only enhance your interior while leaving easy access to the cables.

‍7. With or without handles?

For your drawers and cupboard doors, handles are a real decorative feature. Like all details, they allow for bold, whimsical touches, unless you prefer them to blend in with the overall scheme. With the" push-release " system, you can also make the choice of " handleless ", to favour the purity of the lines and simplify your life: a simple press of the hand, elbow or knee, and the cupboard door or drawer opens, even if you have your arms full. Practical!