Clever ways to fit office space into your home with enough storage to stop clutter building

Discover the ky to making space in your home with a spring makeover

Advertisement feature: Living space is a precious commodity, especially when so many of us are now working from home. Whether your property is of palatial proportions or a bijoux city apartment, no home owner ever complains about having too much space. We could all do with an extra wardrobe, larger desk or less congested guest bedroom – but where do we find the space?

Your bedroom is generally a prime location for storage but once your bed is in place, there might not be the space you’d like to house all your clothes and belongings. So if you want to declutter for spring, a fitted furniture design offers an infinite number of storage combinations which will smartly mould itself around the contours of your bedroom and make the most of your space.

If space is tight, you might like to consider a bridging unit above your bed for extra storage, connected by fitted wardrobes either side. To fully use a corner, a dressing table can sit flush to a wardrobe door, creating a stable door effect, as well as a smart, streamlined finish.

Hartleys’ aim is to create a functional and stylish fitted furniture solution regardless of your home’s dimensions, transforming your living space so that every square inch is maximised. The result? An organised and more harmonious home, where everything has a place and clutter is less likely to build.

Decluttering for a spring makeover? This is how to make the most of your space

Double hanging for suits, trays for shoes and deep shelves for bedding

Not only will you have more storage to use, but you specify the wardrobe interior configurations too, ensuring you have the right type of storage for your requirements. So, if you’re looking to house suits, jackets and shirts, double hanging will be ideal. For bulky items such as bedding, deep, wide shelves would be useful. Or if you have a large shoe collection, shoe trays will keep your footwear protected and easily accessible.

Fitted furniture is inherently designed to suit a specific space. Rather than ill-fitting freestanding furniture, which can under-use a space and look incongruous, fitted furniture means more storage and a room designed to achieve a feeling of spaciousness and comfort. A wardrobe may be tapered if it finishes close to a doorway, or the width of the wardrobe doors may be reduced to allow for an extra door to achieve a more balanced look.

Ideal for beams, sloping ceilings and alcoves

Ever thought about using your lounge alcoves for space to work from home? Take tips from these experts.

Are you looking to transform a living space which includes beams, sloping ceilings or alcoves? A fitted furniture design is the ideal way to handle architectural features, embracing them as an integral part of the room design.

So if you’re converting your attic and trying to negotiate sloping ceilings, a bank of tailor-made wardrobes is the perfect storage solution. Apply the same idea for untidy under-stairs space.

How to find office space at home

If you’re struggling to find a work-from-home space and your living room offers two alcoves either side of the chimney breast, how about fitting one with a slim-line desk and storage above?

Fitted furniture is ideal for rooms where extra functionality is required. If you have an infrequently used guest bedroom and need a home study, why not use the space for both? A workstation can be integrated into a corner for home working and a comfortable, easy-to-use foldaway bed can be incorporated into the room design, seamlessly tucked away until required, leaving your room to function as an office for the immediate future.

Design your look

Not only does fitted furniture make the best use of space, it also allows you to choose the look that you want. Both functionally and aesthetically, Hartleys will create your perfect living space, designed to be enjoyed by you for many years to come.

Call 01756 700471 to talk to one of the friendly designers or head to the website at www.hartleysbedrooms.co.uk to request an at-home design visit.

You are also welcome to visit our Skipton factory showroom at Hartleys Furniture, Unit 3, The Business Centre, Snaygill Industrial Estate, Keighley Road, Skipton, BD23 2QR, which is open on weekdays from 9.30am - 4.30pm.