Inside: 7 ways to turn an unused living room wall into an organisational masterpiece.
Let’s face it: most people don’t have the luxury of living in a sprawling mansion where they can spread out all their possessions because they have dozens of rooms at their disposal. In fact, most folks live in flats or two or three-bedroom houses.
You’re probably reading this because you don’t live in a country estate, and your living room looks somewhat chaotic. You’ve undoubtedly followed some tips on this blog on how you can declutter your living room, but you still need to organise the area better.
One positive thing to note is how you’ve got a large wall in your living room that isn’t getting used for anything. Did you know there are several ways you can put that wall to good use and end up with a better-organised living room? Check out these examples for inspiration:
1. Photo Wall
Do you have lots of photos of your family, friends, and loved ones hidden away in photograph packets or randomly adorning surfaces like tables and windowsills? If so, why not put them in some stylish black picture frames and hang them up on your wall?
Having a photo wall means you won’t need to put printed photos on random surfaces or stuck to your fridge door with magnets. They can take pride of place in your living room, and you can update your photos as often as you want.
2. TV Wall
There’s no denying that modern flatscreen TVs take up considerably less space than the older style “CRT” televisions. However, they still need to go somewhere, and many folks usually keep them on stands and place them on top of entertainment cabinets.
The thing is, your living room will look more organised if you mounted the TV on a wall and hid the cabling away inside a wall recess. Doing so also gives you the freedom to organise your Sky/Virgin TV box and DVD player somewhere out of the way.
3. Large Bookcase
If a TV wall isn’t for you, but you’ve run out of storage space for your extensive collection of books, it makes sense to convert your unused living room wall into a large custom-built bookcase.
Yes, you could buy a bookcase or two from a well-known Swedish furniture retailer. But, it makes sense to have a solution that fits your wall – and your books – perfectly. Getting a custom-made bookcase isn’t as expensive as you might think!
4. Floating Bookshelves
Like most people, you’ve probably got small items like trinkets or ornaments that wouldn’t look right in any other part of your home. Finding a home for them in your living room can be challenging if you don’t have any suitable storage space.
One resolution to that problem is by installing some floating bookshelves. Such bookshelves look great because they fit in with any living room style, plus they’re simple to install for the novice DIYer. Soon, you could end up with a new home for your living room trinkets!
5. Enclosed Wall Cabinets
Let’s say you’ve got a large wall in your living room that doesn’t get obstructed by anything like a sofa or entertainment unit. You want to do something with that wall, but you’ve also got lots and lots of items you want to hide away from view. What do you do?
The answer is easier than you think: have a custom-built enclosed wall cabinet made and installed! Such cabinets can include drawers or doors in some sections, and the rest can be open and useful for storing things like ornaments.
6. Folding Screen
What happens if you don’t want to make any permanent changes to your unused living room wall? If you’ve got some items in storage boxes and haven’t quite got anywhere to keep them in your home, for now, you could “cheat” and hide them out of sight.
One way to do that is by hiding them behind a decorative folding screen. The screen is an attractive addition to any living room, and you can conceal any storage boxes behind them very easily until you’re ready to store them elsewhere or get rid of them altogether.
7. Clothing Hooks
Last but not least, if you don’t have a permanent place to hang up your coats, handbags, and other items, why not use your living room wall as a place to hang them up? Believe it or not, many people make feature walls by simply hanging up their coats!