31 Impressive Space Saving Hacks for Every Room in Your House

Sure, my family’s not living in a tiny apartment anymore, but that doesn’t mean that I’m not trying to squeeze out every last inch of usable space in every room of my house. My daughter comes home from school with new things she wants to hang on to every day, and sometimes the whole “one in, one out” concept is just completely lost on her. Needless to say, we’ve got stuff.

Whether you’re a family of four in a 900 square foot studio or you’re in a 5 bedroom house in the suburbs, it seems like the same issues still plague us: Where is everything going to fit?

That’s where these space saving hacks come to the rescue. From to cabinets hidden behind photo frames to making your makeup magnetic, these genius tips and tutorials will clear up so much space in your house you’ll almost think there’s room enough for another baby. Almost.

Check out the hacks in the slideshow.

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31 Space Saving Hacks for Every Room in Your House

Make a Wall Bookshelf Behind the Door

The floor plan in a kid's room is precious, and bookcases and shelving can occupy a lot of room. Tranquility Spot came up with a great solution with this flat bookcase behind the door that solves so many problems with one quick fix.

Photo: Tranquility Spot
Creative Hallway Bookshelf

Make use of every space in your house, including your hallway corners! This brilliant corner bookshelf by Truly a Lovely Life provides a ton of storage space as well as a very elegant hallway addition.

Photo: Truly a Lovely Life
Crib Spring Drying Rack

This ingenious drying rack from A Diamond in the Stuff saves space in all the best ways by hanging a crib spring from the ceiling. I love how much space it provides for drying as compared to a simple laundry line or pole.

Photo: A Diamond in the Stuff
Dish Drawer Organizer

I've always loved the idea of having fancy dish organizers for my pantry, but instead I opt for sort of fitting everything on shelves in a way that kind of fits. Queen Bee of HoneyDos solved the problem by creating a DIY pegboard dish organizer, and now every dish has its perfect and space saving place in her kitchen.

Photo: Queen Bee of HoneyDos
DIY Bike and Scooter Rack for the Garage

The garage might be the last place in your house you're trying to save space, but we're constantly trying to find ways to fit more things in ours. This DIY bike and scooter rack by Her Tool Belt would save a ton of room by providing an area to organize and park all of our bikes on a consistent basis (instead of throwing them in the middle of the garage).

Photo: Her Tool Belt
Knife Cutting Board Drawer

If I could clear my kitchen counter of my gigantic knife block and cutting boards I'd be oh so happy, but I use those silly things every day. Luckily, the Queen Bee of HoneyDos came up with an amazing DIY knife cutting board drawer that answers all of my prayers and more. I mean, do you see that additional spice storage at the bottom?

Photo: Queen Bee of HoneyDos
DIY Slim Sofa Table

This smart DIY sofa table idea from Amy of Always Never Done adds tons of function to an area that was dead space before.

Photo: Always Never Done
DIY Washer & Dryer Pedestals

Having space in your house for a laundry room is a luxury in itself, but then there's finding room for soap and everything else. These DIY laundry pedestals from Ana White will save your back from aching and give you the storage that you need.

Photo: Ana White
Under the Sink Hair Tool Storage

Girls have too many hair tools. Hair tools need to be used daily. Therefore, hair tools take up lots and lots of room in your bathroom. That will no longer be the case when you build in this super smart under sink hair tool storage from Remodelaholic.

Photo: Remodelaholic
DIY IKEA Platform Bed with Storage

There's nothing like a great bed with storage underneath it. Handy Dad built this platform bed for his daughter using IKEA cabinets!

Photo: Handy Dad
Clever Ironing Board Hangup

There never seems to be a perfect place to hide the ironing board. Well, get yourself two towel hangers for your wall, like The Hatched Home did, and you'll suddenly have a perfect spot for it to reside.

Photo: The Hatched Home
DIY Magnetic Makeup Board

My makeup always tends to eat up all of the space on my counter. I'm sure a magnetic makeup display like this one from Handmade in the Heartland would help clean that up.

Photo: Handmade in the Heartland
DIY Over the Door Bathroom Shelving

Store extra towels and vanity items in a highly unused space in your bathroom: above the door! This trick from The 2 Seasons will work wonders for your storage problems.

Photo: The 2 Seasons
Picture Frame Charging Station

I've seen a lot of charging-station hacks, but this picture frame charging station from The DIY Mommy takes the cake! It's so practical in its setup as a picture frame with ledges that it makes me wonder why any charging station wouldn't be set up this way.

Photo: The DIY Mommy
Pot Lid Rails

I blame the disorganization of my pot cabinet on the pot lids. I just can't seem to ever stack anything properly in there. I should probably just stop whining and follow Apartment Apothecary's lead and install these quick IKEA rails to the inside cabinet doors instead.

Photo: Apartment Apothecary
Mudroom Under Stairs

We have a storage room under our stairs that has basically become a junk drawer where we hide wrapping paper, extra photo frames, and our vacuum. I love that Classic Style Home had the sense to turn her under stair area into a functional mud room, and I think I'll be taking her lead in the near future.

Photo: Classic Style Home
DIY Shoe Storage Bench

Every parent knows just how important it is to have everything a kid needs by the front door of the house: shoes, backpacks, jackets, etc. And they need a place to put it all on as you rush them out the door. This DIY shoe storage bench by That's My Letter is the perfect solution for houses without the luxury of a formal mudroom.

Photo: That's My Letter
Use the Side Walls of Your Pantry for Shelves

When you have a pantry for storage, you want to be able to use every square inch to store as much food as possible. I love this idea from Domestic Imperfection to add additional storage shelves to the sides of the walls for spices and other tiny things that seem to occupy so much space.

Photo: Domestic Imperfection
Kitchen Sink Tip-Outs

It's just insane to me that this isn't built into every house already. These practical kitchen sink tip-outs from Remodelando la Casa can hide all of those silly things that clutter space around and in the sink.

Photo: Remodelando la Casa
Small Shelves for Organizing Your Bathroom

Adding small shelves to your bathroom, like Graceful Order did here, expands your storage options without the messy installation of a cabinet.

Photo: Graceful Order
Store Plastic Wrap, Foil, Etc. on the Back of Your Cabinet Doors

Don't take up precious drawer space with your plastic wrap and foil. Instead, mount them on the inside of your cabinets like Ask Anna and have easy access all the time.

Photo: Ask Anna
Stuffed Animal Zoo

Does your child have way more stuffed animals than could possibly fit on a shelf in their room? Perhaps it's time to save shelves for books and store all of the animals properly away in their own Ana White designed DIY Stuffed Animal Zoo.

Photo: Ana White
Towel Racks on the Back of Your Bathroom Door

Every bathroom needs towel racks, but did you think of putting them behind the door to save room like The Pleated Poppy did?

Photo: The Pleated Poppy
Erase Drawer Clutter with Custom Drawer Organizers

If you're like me, you hide a lot of clutter in your drawers. Organized Mom came up with a simple DIY drawer organizer solution from the hardware store that you can easily customize and that won't break the bank.

Photo: Organized Mom
DIY Murphy Desk

Don't have room for a desk or workspace in your house? Why not fashion a Murphy desk like this one from Shanty 2 Chic and have a workspace that can easily disappear.

Photo: Shanty 2 Chic
Drop Down Table

If you need precious floor space in your kitchen, consider creating a drop down wall table like this one from Woodworking for Mere Mortals. You can sit down and eat when you need to and quickly hide it back on the wall when you want to move around.

Photo: Woodworking for Mere Mortals
Foldable Craft Table

Crafts take up a whole lot of room in a house, and some of us even have full rooms devoted solely to those efforts. But if you don't have that room permanently, this DIY foldable craft table by Oh Everything Handmade on Remodelaholic lets you have it temporarily whenever you need it.

Photo: Oh Everything Handmade
Hide Storage Behind Artwork

I hate it when you have to decide between decorating a space the way you want to and making it practical and useful. 4 Men 1 Lady didn't have to compromise with their solution: wall storage hidden by artwork! It's a smart idea and amazing design all in one.

Photo: 4 Men 1 Lady
End Table That Is Also a Dog Crate

The largest piece of furniture in our office is our gigantic dog crate for our gigantic dog. If I had a smaller dog, I'd be running to the garage to make one of these dog crate end tables like Cul-de-Sac Chic made.

Photo: Cul-de-Sac Chic
Drink Perch Instead of a Coffee Table

Some people just don't need coffee tables cluttering up their space, but they do need a hard surface for a cup of coffee to rest upon every now and then. This brilliant drink perch designed by Francois et Moi fits this need perfectly and with an elegant touch to boot.

Photo: Francois et Moi
Under Bed Rolling Cart

Toys find their way into every inch of space throughout the house when you have kids. And the floors of their room can quickly become littered with them. Build a couple of Under Bed Rolling Carts like these from Grillo Designs, and they'll have a quick place to throw them all each and every night when they clean up.

Photo: Grillo Designs