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.
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Recessed cubbies puts frequently-used items in a convenient, pretty place. Via notmybeautifulhouse.
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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
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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
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This built-in dog kennel even has windows and uses an otherwise un-used space. Via Attic Mag.
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A vertical drawer to hang your pots and pans. Via The Closet Works.
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A repurposed vintage door makes a clever space-saving spice rack that is also a beautiful display. Via DesignSponge.
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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.
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Drying rack drawers! Out of the way except for when you need them. Via Houzz.
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Create a beautiful, recessed cabinet by re-working a typical linen closet. Via pinterest.
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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.
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Dog Kennel Cabinet built into the laundry room, with a cute door, of course! Via Pinterest.
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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.
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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.
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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
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I seriously love this in-the-kitchen cleaning closet. How convenient! via houzz
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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).
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Loving this clever grocery pass-through from the garage straight into the pantry. Via itsforthehome.com.
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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.
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The puuuurfect purse storage with clear dividers on shelves. Totally swooning over this solution with serious DIY potential Via habituallychic.com
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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
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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
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This is a dream of mine… space for appliances IN the pantry and out of my beautiful kitchen! Via Savor Home
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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