The following is an excerpt from “Same Place, More Space: 50 Projects to Maximize Every Room in Your House” by Karl Champley (Chronicle Books, 2011). The excerpt is from Chapter 5: Bathrooms. This ...

Dead wall space is a tricky home feature to solve, as it usually indicates locations or proportions that can't accommodate a functional furniture piece or storage solution. And believe us, there are ...

A Dollar Tree cooling rack might seem like a functional item, reserved for baking. However, it can also serve as the base for ...

It's six o'clock in the evening. Do you know where your spice jars are? Three bloggers certainly do, as they have invented and built cost-and-space-efficient spice storage solutions. These three ...

When opened, the legs of this DIY drying rack will span a standard 32-inch kitchen sink. When closed, the rack can be stowed out of the way next to your cutting boards and cookie sheets. You’ve just ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When updating your kitchen, there are all kinds of design tricks to modernize dated wood cabinets that you can try. However, even if you're ...

Need to optimize some space in your garage? Why not build a ceiling mounted winch-assisted bicycle rack! [Mathieu] already has a rather spacious garage, but wanted to make it even more organized. He ...