Practical areas like boot rooms and hallways can quickly become a dumping ground, so combat the clutter with these savvy hallway storage ideas and organising hacks…

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1. Invest in hallway cabinets

For the ultimate, stylish solution to your storage needs, you can’t go wrong with a bespoke design. Whether it’s a hallway, boot room or utility, dedicated areas for shoes and coats will give you an ordered place for everything. If your boot room or hallway flows straight into your kitchen, choose matching cabinetry or similar colours to tie the two spaces together for a cohesive look. This bespoke hallway storage cabinet by Olive & Barr cost around £5,000.

2. Add a hallway storage bench

Ideal for narrow hallways and boot rooms, a bench seat provides a comfy perch for putting on your shoes and storing them away after. Pictured below clockwise from top left: Cox & Cox greywashed pine bench (from £425); Clevedon Wood Storage Bench from Wayfair (£239.99); Amalfi storage bench in Champagne velvet from Danetti (£259); Bloxom hallway coat and show storage with bench from Wayfair (£91.99); Southwold storage bench from Cox & Cox (available soon); Tropical storage ottoman by BTFY from VonHaus (£99.99); Mensa steel bench with shoe rack from interiorr.com (€149).

3. Put together freestanding pieces

A variety of standalone pieces grouped together in your hallway gives you plenty of storage for everything. Choose a bench seat with storage, a versatile console, along with a shelf featuring hooks for umbrellas, bags and other handy items. Pictured below: Chedworth welly lockers, from £330 each; Aldsworth boot room unit, £400; Melcombe slatted laundry shelf, £75; Melcombe bottle shelf, £35, all from Garden Trading.

4. Stackable storage boxes

Rigid storage trays are great for hiding away everything from gloves and hats to sunglasses. Not only will things be neat and tidy, they’re also much easier to access if you can simply pull-out a well-labelled box and grab what you need. Why not give everyone their own box, so there can be no arguments about whose is whose? Add a lid so you can stack them on top of one another. Pictured below: SmartStore recycled baskets, £5-£7, bamboo lids, £6, from John Lewis & Partners.

5. String shelves

You don’t need to have a large hallway to benefit from a nifty shelving unit. Open shelving is very on-trend, and makes for a super easy to grab-and-go hallway storage unit. This Metal String system by String Furniture has hooks for hanging coats, small felt containers for key storage, plus shoe racks (from £120).

6. Use the space under the stairs

The space under the stairs is ripe for storage, especially if you have a small hallway. You can either commission a carpenter to create bespoke units, or arrange some hardworking, freestanding furniture to stow away shoes, coats, hats and sunglasses under the stairs. This set up from the 2019 Grand Designs Live Under the Stairs Showcase demonstrates how to have fun with colour in this space.

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