As a renter, I don't have cause to implement any of these ideas, but they're all in my Someday file. Which are your favorite?
Kitchens:
1 Use a ladder as a pot rack. Image via paigenykole.wordpress.com
2 Save counter space and keep paper towels accessible with an under-counter caddy. Image via Southern Living
3 In a neutral, traditional kitchen, add interest and storage space with fanciful brackets. Image via Daisy Pink Cupcake
4 Nestling benches up against a island can save room in an eat-in kitchen. Photo by Susan Gilmore for Elle Decor
Bathrooms:
5 Instead of a built-in towel rack, use a ladder with dowels for rungs, which you can secure to the wall or floor, as suggested by marthastewart.com
6 Don't have wall space for a mirror? Suspend one from ropes! Image via Delight By Design
7 A mirror is also a decorative and functional window cover, if you're looking for privacy. Bathroom by J. Randall Powers, photo by Luca Trovato for House Beautiful
8 Chinese garden stools are versatile and space-saving additions to a bathroom. Put felt on the bottom and use it as a seat or table. Photo by Ngoc Minh Ngo for House Beautiful.
Images as linked above.
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Love the paper towel roll idea! I also love this after seeing it on Houzz and want to work it into my guest bath.
Credit where credit is due: Image #3 is from Designer Sarah Richardson's "Sarah's House" series on HGTV.
#4 looks like the most uncomfortable bench in the history of the world! Narrow seat and the over hang of the counter right at shoulder height.
I am guessing but it does not look like a place to linger!
#4 does look uncomfortable, and I always wondered how they keep these benches clean. There's a sink right behind it, and an island - how do you not splash, stain or smear the seats?
I have a plastic Rubbermaid paper towel holder on the inside door of my under-sink cabinet. On the opposite side of where my garbage can is (otherwise it would not fit). Works great.
Those Chinese garden stools have got to be the biggest con out there. Pretty sure, in all the colors they come in. But what good are they? Top is too narrow to hold anything of consequence. I sure wouldn't want to sit on one. Purely ornamental.
Ooooh...I want that pot rack! But until someone invents magical, floating pot racks that don't require holes in the wall, I'm SOL.
I thought #5 was a wooden crutch