Frugal storage ideas anyone?

I am not sure if this will work with you, but have you tried making use of the spaces underneath your beds? Me and my husband use this for some clothes that we seldom use yet we don't want to part with yet. Our closet is built-in and between the two of us it is not big enough. So we just put into the closet all the clothes that we normally wear on a daily basis. We bought from the local groceries those plastic containers with wheels and cover that fits exactly right under our beds and we put in it clothes that we can't wear right now because of the season or because it is calling for a special occasion.

pintrest is a great place to find amazing storage ideas. cereal boxes are a great idea. we have a smallish house as well. for shoes, in our front closet, i have put in a bookshelf in the closet. also, if you have access to pallets that most companies throw out after their delivery, you could make all sorts of shelves and boxes that not only would look nice but cost pennies to make. Ikea is also a good place to find storage ideas too.

You have some great ideas. I was going to suggest ottomans but I see you are doing that already. It seems to me maybe you are keeping too much stuff. When I moved from a house to an apartment I had to get rid of a lot of stuff. Instead of 20 pairs of shoes I now have 5 pairs and one pair of winter boots instead of 3 pairs. I buy a new pair at the end of the season at half price and give the other pair which is still good to charity. So all my shoes fit into the hall closet now. I also got rid of all the extra bedding. I now keep 4 sheets and pillow slips for myself and one extra set flattened out in a platic bag with a zipper in case I need it for company. I only really needed 2 extra blankets not 5, same with duvets. It works out fine. I see my daughter-in-law struggling with this also.Finding extra storage in a small house with 4 people. The problem is too much stuff. Anyway for basement storage large plastic bins with tight fitting lids are great. It keeps everything clean and free of insects and mold. I have obtained other storage items such as baskets with lids for very little money at Goodwill and the Salvation Army stores. I use them on top of bookcases to store extra dishes that are used seldom and stationary. I even have one such basket in the kitchen to store my home made preserves since I don't have a basement now. Decluttering is an ongoing process which helps solving the storage dilemma.

I'm thinking about getting the bags that you use the vacuum to take the air out to make sheets store in less space. It would mean more would fit in the cupboard. My daughter stacks boxes under her bed, so she can fit more in her room. She likes to use shoe boxes for the small items.

I have lived in small places with kids all my life so storage is all I know! Necessity! But one thing that is easy to do...use everyday things as storage. I have these 3 baskets with attached lid. They look really nice and "patio-y". They are square nad about 12x10. I stack them and they just make a nice breezy decoration in the dinning room area (very casual dinning room...off kitchen) And what do I put inside? I have 3 grand daughters and each one has a basket for little toys for them to play with when they come around! I have 3 more in green that matches my bathroom and I have them stacked in the corner,...looks nice but I store shampoos and bath room stuff in them..when I stock up on stuff. One is for toothpaste etc, one for shampoo etc and the other is for makeup and lotions etc! Works great..stores the stuff and looks great! Same idea if you can find a bench...that lifts up with storage underneath. Your drawer organizer is a great idea. I use wire baskets too for on the counters...put all the stuff in them instead of littering the counter with everything!

We live in a small space, too (less than 250 square feet for two people, three cats and all of our stuff). I am trying to take this as an opportunity to decrease the amount of stuff that we have; simplifying is difficult, though. We are fortunate that this space was designed with quite a bit of storage. However, it is impossible to fit all of our stuff into here comfortably. Some of it is in storage; the rest is crammed into here. Baskets are a good way to organize things that need to be out and accessible. A hanging pot rack is good, if your ceiling is high enough. Adding additional shelves anywhere you possibly can--especially in otherwise unused corners--can give some more space.

I think that you could look at small storage units at a second hand shop. You could get a tall and thin unit that could house lots of stuff. Making drawer organizers out of scrap pieces wood would be a good idea. Card isn't strong enough to last. At a one dollar shop they sell trays that are useful for storing some jigsaws. It is possible to put up hooks and hang bags on them. It is great to buy some storage boxes which can be stacked and are cheap. Good luck with some more frugal ideas of storage in your home.