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Small-Space Storage Ideas: Built-Ins That Add Room
The space worth building into is the space a freestanding unit cannot use: chimney recesses, under the stairs, the eighteen inches above a doorway, and the full height of a wall an off-the-shelf carcass stops short of. In older homes nothing is square, which is exactly why built-ins beat bought ones here.
September 10, 2026 · 3 min read