What does every home need?
Well, you could argue that every home should have good lighting. Good insulation. Space for books and photographs, personal trinkets and mementos… You get the idea.
And, sure, those are all fair points.
But there’s good reason to argue that one of the most important things for any home to have is adequate storage space. And that if that space isn’t built directly into the home, you should seek it out in the form of portable storage solutions. Whether a set of attractive cabinets from a Kitchen Cabinet Company, a couple of mahogany chests, or a sofa or bed with built-in storage drawers, here are a few reasons why you need more storage space in your home.
It’s the most straightforward way of decluttering your home and making it a more tranquil place.
Clutter isn’t just a harmless, innocent thing that we all have to put up with. Clutter can, in fact, be a serious problem that disrupts out emotional well being. It causes confusion. Aff makes us late for work on a recurring basis, because we’re never able to find our keys, phone, or other important belongings, in the mountain of stuff strewn all about the place.
In fact, the need to declutter is so significant, that Marie Kondo’s book “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” is a best-seller.
There are many different approaches to decluttering a home, but the first step is almost always to get some more storage space, and to pack things away neatly. That way, even without getting rid of any belongings, your home will look significantly tidier.
It will stop you from avoiding useful purchases due to space concerns.
Minimalism has become a pretty hot trend in recent times. It is a reaction against the hyper-materialism that so many of us experience intruding into our daily lives. Many people strive to reduce their total belongings down to the smallest possible quantity. This enables them to live a decluttered, stress-free life.
But while a bit of minimalism can be good, going too far with a minimalist ethos can mean that you avoid making genuinely useful and life-improving purchases, or else get rid of prized belongings, for little good reason at all. Having more storage space in your home allows you to live in a more spacious, decluttered environment, while also giving you the room to store some extra belongings.
It allows you a bit more room to “grow into” your home without sacrificing order.
When you first move into a new home it’s natural that you’ll accumulate belongings as time goes on. Especially if you’re young and moving out for the first time. This could essentially be described as a key factor in “growing into” a home.
Extra storage space helps you “grow into” your home without requiring you to sacrifice order or tidiness. If you bring home some interesting trinkets from time to time, you won’t immediately be ruining the aesthetic of your home.
