Built-Ins - The Perfect Solution

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Before you decide that you or your family have outgrown your present home, consider this. How did you arrive at that conclusion? Are you running out of space to perform your daily functions or do you feel the need for more floor space. The solution maybe as simple as adding built-ins to solve your problems. A well-planned and constructed built-in will create tons of extra square-footage, take stuff of your valuable floor space, utilize unused space to create new use for it and otherwise simply solve all space crisis in one fell swoop. The question is, are they really that incredible? My answer is, yes. They definitely offer the most inexpensive and efficient solution for space-challenged homes. Additionally, built-ins customize a property and make it more livable, catering to your very specific needs for a particular room or area. Hallways, nooks, stairwells and otherwise dead space can be more effectively utilized with built-ins. 

Let's see some built-ins as customized home decor and storage solutions.
IN LIVING AREAS


Plum Interiors - living rooms - octagon, mirror, fireplace, camel, velvet, chair, ottoman, blue, gray, throw, orchid, glass, brass, accent table, built-ins, bookshelves, cabinets, sisal, rug, orchid, built-in cabinets, built-ins, living room built-ins, white built-ins, white built-in cabinets, built-in bookcase, living room bookcase, fireplace built-ins, fireplace built-in bookcase, floor to ceiling built-ins, floor to ceiling built in cabinets, floor to ceiling built in bookcase,


Kelly Deck Design - living rooms - fireplace, ebony, wood, built-ins, sliding, door, TV, cabinet, built-in cabinets,

Palmerston Design - living rooms - nook, white, built-in, media, cabinet,

IN BEDROOMS

built in bookcases

Mueller Nicholls - bedrooms - Benjamin Moore - Arctic Gray - blue gray bedrooms,

Martha O'Hara Interiors - bedrooms - Benjamin Moore - Silver Gray - Oly Studio Pipa Bowl Chandelier, blue, walls, blue, painted, ceiling, white, built-ins, bookshelves, tv, flanking ensuite, blue, bedding,

Cindy Ray Interiors - bedrooms - white, built-in, cabinets, flanking, white, built-in, dresser, TV, tan, walls, Bedroom built-ins with white

Bedroom Window Seat- Traditional - bedroom - Benjamin Moore Arctic Gray - Mueller Nicholls

HOME OFFICE
Small office space with built in desk, wood wall, white leather office chair and wood shelving | BLACKBOX design studios:


IN HALLWAYS

bookcase lined hallway with striped runner by SR Gambrel

bookcase lined hallway from Coburn Architecture and Interiors

IN DINING ROOMS

The Happy House Manifesto: Built-in Dining Room Cabinets

The Happy House Manifesto: Built-in Dining Room Cabinets


Hill Country Modern - contemporary - dining room - austin - JAUREGUI Architecture Interiors Construction


IN FOYERS

Wonderful built-in foyer bench

brick floor, built ins, ship lap, black hardware & accents, dutch door


Do you collect keepsakes and souvenirs that you want to display? Or maybe your passion is collecting books or mementos from your travels? Or do you want to keep some of your belongings out of sight. To help you fulfill your heart's every desire, let's look at some gorgeous built-ins and custom cabinetry. I so love the art of decorating open shelves! Open shelves are more casual but a lot more fun. A word of caution! They need a lot more work to maintain and cleaning is a chore. 

Happy decorating! Until next time.

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