Once they were in every Khrushchev. But in modern apartments there is often no place for them. It’s about storerooms. How to organize a utility room for storage, if the apartment does not have a separate room for this? We will tell you in the article. And we will also show you how the actual and modern design of the pantry looks like.

Not a dark closet, but a comfortable and stylish storage space. What do modern storerooms look like, what solutions for their design and arrangement are offered by interior designers and how to make a pantry in an apartment if the developer has not included it in the project? We will tell you about all this in our article. And we will also suggest a few ideas and give advice on how to easily ensure order once and for all.

All about how to equip a pantry in an apartment

           

Where to make a pantry

The apartment does not always have a ready-made room for a pantry. If this is your case, and you need a closet, you can equip it yourself. They are suitable for this.

How to use the pantry

This issue will largely depend on the location of the room. There are such options.

Closet for household supplies

Usually, this is a small room in the area of the corridor or hallway. A vacuum cleaner, a mop, detergents and cleaning products, an ironing board, and any other household accessories are stored here.

Dressing room

The storage room near the bedroom or hallway can also be used as a small dressing room.

On the far shelves and hangers to remove things out of season, suitcases and travel bags. Take a closer look at what you wear often. This will allow you to abandon several separate cabinets. Usually such a pantry also assumes the presence of a mirror.

Sports equipment storage

Usually, it is difficult to find a place for bicycles, snowboards, skates, scooters, balls and other sports accessories in the apartment.

If your family leads an active lifestyle, it may be rational to give the pantry just for these things.

Laundry room

If it is possible to hold water in the closet, you can organize a laundry room there.

There you can install a washing machine and dryer, an ironing table, racks for laundry. And thus unload the bathroom.

Office or workshop

When one of the family members works at home, it is very important for him to have, albeit small, but personal space.

A compact desk and an armchair or a small work area, for example, with a sewing machine, can be placed in the pantry.

Pantry in the kitchen

The classic version is a closet next to the kitchen.

A place where pickles, canned food, other preparations, cereals, groceries are stored. Part of the dishes can also be moved here.

Pantry design with photos of successful solutions

Layout

It is important that the pantry does not turn into a dump of unnecessary things, it was convenient and comfortable to use. To do this, you need to think over the layout of the room. It will depend on the destination. For example, for large sports equipment, you need to leave more free space, give up some shelves and cabinets. And for the storage of products, on the contrary, to provide more storage places.

It is also important to leave enough space to move inside the pantry so that you can freely get the right thing and not touch the adjacent shelves. For example, it is better to leave a passage of at least a meter between two rows of cabinets. When planning the height of the shelves, take into account the height of family members so that it is convenient to reach the top shelf. Or immediately provide a place for a ladder.

The depth should also be convenient. Usually, it does not exceed 50-60 cm.

If you want to place dimensional things, for example, an ironing board or a vacuum cleaner, they will require sections of non-standard size. This also needs to be taken into account at the planning stage.

Colour

As a rule, the storage room is small and without windows. That is, quite dark and cramped. Therefore, it is better to choose light, pastel colors for its design.

They will visually expand the space, add volume to it. For example, take a look at the photo of the storerooms in the apartment, this is the design that designers offer.

Lighting

For the same reason, lighting should be carefully planned.

Especially if we are talking about a workplace or a workshop. But in other cases, it is better not to limit yourself to a light bulb under the ceiling. Make several light sources, including a side one. For example, the illumination of shelves with LED strip.

Finishing materials

The storage room is still an economic, utility room. Of course, I want her to be beautiful. But it is equally important that the finishing materials are durable, resistant to damage, and easy to clean.

Depending on the purpose of the room, decorative plaster, PVC panels, tiles or porcelain stoneware, washable wallpaper or paint can be used for wall decoration. For the ceiling, a stretch canvas or ordinary whitewash is suitable. Linoleum, quartz vinyl, tile or granite can be laid on the floor.

Storage systems

The easiest way to organize storage in a closet is to install racks along three walls. You can buy ready-made ones. For example, made of metal. And you can put it together yourself. To do this, you will need bars, boards and fasteners. The main thing is not to forget to treat the wood with a flame retardant and a composition to protect it from moisture.

However, shelving has one significant drawback: they “eat up” space. Therefore, shelves are better suited for small rooms. They are attached directly to the walls. Usually, special metal brackets are used for reliability.

For small spaces, you can also use ready-made modular metal structures on a metal frame that is attached to the walls. They include shelves, mesh baskets, hangers, barbells, shoe modules.

For spacious storerooms, cabinet furniture made of chipboard or MDF is also suitable: cabinets, shelves, drawers. For the lower tiers, you can provide pull-out or pull-out drawers: it will be more convenient with them.

Hinged organizers for small things and hooks will allow you to use the door.

An interesting way to organize the storage of a pegboard. This is a perforated panel for wall storage of small and medium-sized items. It is especially relevant for workshops and workrooms.

What is important to consider in the arrangement

How to keep the order

It is not enough just to equip the utility room with furniture. It is also necessary to correctly and accurately distribute things so that there is no sense of chaos and disorder.

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