I love completely customizing our home with details that make it as functional and beautiful as possible. Here’s a round-up of the web’s best and most practical built-ins. Some are DIY friendly while some require more specialized skills.
Recessed cubbies puts frequently-used items in a convenient, pretty place. Via notmybeautifulhouse.
This spice drawer is literally a dream of mine. I even have the angled spice drawer rack on my amazon wish list for Christmas! Via Anne Hepfer
Who doesn’t love a great mudroom? Yet, sometimes you just don’t have the space. Here’s a space-saving mud-room idea that’s a relatively simple DIY! via sadalewis.com
This built-in dog kennel even has windows and uses an otherwise un-used space. Via Attic Mag.
A vertical drawer to hang your pots and pans. Via The Closet Works.
A repurposed vintage door makes a clever space-saving spice rack that is also a beautiful display. Via DesignSponge.
This ingenious kit stores your ugly-but-necessary toilet accessories neatly between the studs with a nice-looking cabinet door front (that could be further DIYed). Get this DIY kit here.
Drying rack drawers! Out of the way except for when you need them. Via Houzz.
Create a beautiful, recessed cabinet by re-working a typical linen closet. Via pinterest.
A divided baking sheet drawer to help save your sanity is such a simple idea. Via Houzz. Do it yourself with this baking dish organizer.
Dog Kennel Cabinet built into the laundry room, with a cute door, of course! Via Pinterest.
De-clutter your charging center by moving it into a drawer! Via Houzz. Or, you can at least corral the clutter with a charging station like this one.
A lift for your mixer (or other appliances) keeps it out of the way until needed! Via Pinterest. You can purchase this lift on Amazon.
Outlets in bathroom drawers are literally a must for me now. It’s a medium-difficulty project, or you can hire an electrician. via gardenweb
I seriously love this in-the-kitchen cleaning closet. How convenient! via houzz
I would LOVE to have this built-in silverware divider. So much nicer than the plastic ones + it’s super easy to do! Via Pinterest (originally Flickr).
Loving this clever grocery pass-through from the garage straight into the pantry. Via itsforthehome.com.
This between-the-studs bath shelving by Sarah Tombaugh is perfect for towels, soaps, and other bath items and was made beautiful with tile and stone.
The puuuurfect purse storage with clear dividers on shelves. Totally swooning over this solution with serious DIY potential Via habituallychic.com
Here’s a quick and easy way to DIY an un-utilized side or back of a cabinet to hold your oddly-shaped mixer blades using 3M hooks. via Hyper House
I love the simplicity of this idea… a common wire shelf turned on it’s side to corral wrapping paper in a small closet corner. via family handyman
This is a dream of mine… space for appliances IN the pantry and out of my beautiful kitchen! Via Savor Home
ANGLED storage helps organized those oddly-sized kitchen necessities. Via this old house.
The back of the pantry door is a great spot often overlooked for storage. In this pantry, it’s a beautiful spice storage rack. Via the perfect pantry
These under-cabinet drawers are an amazing idea! via Family Handyman