Big Ideas from Hafele for Compact Living How ingenious storage solutions are delivering More Life Per M²
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he furniture industry is facing a challenge. Smaller house sizes, coupled with a growing demand for rental accommodation, have resulted in a real squeeze on usable space. Many property owners are responding by converting spaces traditionally devoted to storage - such as lofts - into living areas. But if these storage spaces disappear, where do homeowners and tenants put everything? The challenge is compounded by the fact that there is currently a real fashion for minimalism and beautifully organised interiors, driven by popular television shows such as Tidying Up with Marie Kondo and social media sites that showcase the very smartest interiors.
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The good news is that the industry is responding to this compact living challenge with customary creativity. A new breed of inventive storage solutions is taking the market by storm, whereby innovative design is enabling every inch of space within the home to be utilised in order to provide that all-important extra storage capacity.
In fact, compact living is not merely a practical solution to an obvious living-space problem. It is becoming a sought-after trend in itself, a desired aesthetic for any shape or size of home. Compact living focuses on optimising the potential of a space, utilising every dimension - height and depth as well as length and width – effectively. Today, we are seeing a range of
solutions that apply this thinking to the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom.
Vauth Sagel is one brand that has embraced the compact living concept with a range of cleverly designed, visually appealing solutions aimed at maximising kitchen space and functionality. Its pull- out, floor-to-ceiling larder unit is just 150mm wide, fitted with five storage baskets to create truly useful storage in the narrowest of spaces. Similarly, swing- out larder units – designed for cabinet widths between 300mm and 600mm, offer space-saving solutions which, with one pull, reveal the entire contents of the cabinet.
Vauth Sagel’s solutions are enabling homeowners to optimise traditionally unworkable space such as kitchen base units. Pull-out storage
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