Bathrooms are not the only place in an older home with a problem such as this. If the house is old enough, you may find that the kitchen cupboards have a few less inches in depth as well. Back when those homes were built, much more space was needed for food preparation. Now we buy a lot of pre-packaged food and need extra room for all those boxes.

One idea is to install corner wall shelves around your windows. These can hold things that are suitable to display such as vases and pretty dishes. This will free up some of that micro space in the existing cabinets without having to install new ones. Turntable corner shelving is also a great idea for the space under the counters. They give you the ability to make smaller storage items more accessible. By doing this, you will again leave more room in the smaller cabinets overhead.

As the rage for the retro look increases, a corner shelf here and there in many homes has become popular. They are not only functional, but they also add that sought after traditional appeal that only retro can give. Another thing you will often see in older homes is an extrusion from the wall where there used to be a chimney for the old wood burning stoves. A lot of these have been sealed off and covered over with sheetrock, leaving an awkward shape on the wall. This is the perfect place to put a corner wall shelf. It will look as if it was intended to be there and eliminate that odd appearance. You could install a single shelf there with a decorative piece of artwork sitting on it. You could also put corner bookshelves going from the floor to the ceiling here and maximize that space.

If your house has a rustic look, you could even play off of that and use corner wall shelves that are made of unfinished wood. If you take the time to go through your house, you will see that there are numerous possibilities for space saving with the strategic use of corner shelves.

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