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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Chiana Dickson

How to organize a small house with no storage – 5 tactics I use in my rental

Wood sideboard with slatted front and white sculptural table lamp and monochrome artworks / Underbed storage ideas with cork underbed bags / A storage bench with cabinet doors and a cushion top at the end of a bed.

I live in a small, two-bedroom rental home and, while it is the perfect size for me and my partner, it is not the best size for all of our stuff. Especially given the fact that it has next to no storage. 

To paint you a picture, the house had one small cabinet in the living room, one set of shelves in the dining room, and a small closet in the bedroom – and that was it when we first moved in. As a result, I had to think of some bulletproof ways to organize a small house with no storage pretty quickly. 

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