Built-in storage doesn’t have to fade into the background of your room. The gorgeous color of this unit blends seamlessly with the wallpaper and the brick flooring in this mudroom.

If you don’t have a lot of space, you need to make creative use of what you have. Over on Instructables, polyyglot45 shows off a desk project that turns into storage, a workbench, or a desk.

Discover hidden storage space in your walls with these two built-in shelf projects. The post How to Make Your Own Built In Shelves appeared first on Family Handyman.

Built-in shelves are great, but if you’re renting or want the flexibility to rearrange the shelving units, you could make some free-standing shelves.

This particular shelving unit has four levels and is supported by six 2x4s. A drill/driver, level, and measuring tape are required to assemble the unit.

Build in a media unit. Installing a long, low storage cabinet along the wall of a living room can be an efficient use of space. Here, the top of the cabinet is used as a place for the TV, while ...