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Narrow Cabinets and Storage for Keeping Even the Smallest Spaces Organized

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neat and orderly neutral open floor space — IKEA's GNEDBY shelf units look great on a wall OR tucked into a narrow space. (Image credit: IKEA)

Whether you deeply despise organizing your home, or love finding a place for absolutely everything, everyone can agree that the final result always feels better than what you started with. But not all organization feats are equal, and some spaces are much more difficult to sort than others.

Yes, it's obvious that small spaces typically have less storage, but it doesn't mean larger homes don't have the same problem. Odd little nooks and crannies seem to pop up everywhere, like the space by your toilet, areas between shelves in your closet, or a gap next to your couch. While they all might seem like befuddling storage dilemmas, they're places where you can really get creative with how you arrange things. One of the best ways to tackle this? Incorporating narrow cabinets and other slim forms of organization, which can look just as slick as the furniture around them. It's just a matter of finding the right fit—stylistically and physically.

Below, we've rounded up products like cabinets, shelves, and ledges that'll accommodate your smallest spaces perfectly.

1. Display Your Books With a Narrow Shelf

Bookworms alike dream of having their very own library, but if your home is currently a bit more on the cozier side, a small cabinet can help accommodate a smaller portion of your book collection and keep it from spilling onto the floor. This modern, minimal version from Wayfair gives you enough space to organize without taking up too much space itself.

Buy: George Oliver Jaimes 1 Door Accent Cabinet, $146.99 from Wayfair

2. Maximize Storage for Linens and Textiles

Not every space is blessed with a large linen closet—or any closet for that matter. A narrow cabinet, such as this wooden one from Walmart, removes towels and sheets from precious shelf space and keeps them tucked away in their own designated area.

Buy: Kyoto Double Linen Cabinet, $141.97 from Walmart

3. Keep Not-So-Stylish Items Hidden Away

Not everything can be a testament to your eye for style. Cooking utensils, spices, tools, and other odds and ends need a space too, just preferably not out in the open. A narrow "pantry," like this one from Hammacher Schlemmer, is only four inches wide and is perfect for those awkward little areas in your kitchen or for small cooking spaces that can't fit a pantry.

Buy: The Tight Space Kitchen Pantry, $129.95 from Hammacher Schlemmer

4. Separate and Organize Garments

We're not sure what it is about socks and underwear, but they always get lost somewhere between the hamper and dryer. If they do happen to survive, they somehow never end up back in their designated spot. Narrow organization drawers, like this find from Target, can contain the clothing items that get tossed about from drawer to floor.

5. Beef Up Bathroom Storage

Behold proof that the area by your toilet can look cool. This sleek, narrow cabinet from Bloomingdale's looks updated and modern, but also has wheels for easy access and refills. This is an ideal workaround for spaces that can't squeeze in a full-size cabinet or shelf for storing cleaning products and extra rolls of toilet paper.

Buy: Yamazaki Tower Rolling Slim Bathroom Cart , $120 from Bloomingdale's

6. Invest in a Storage Tower

Turn even the tiniest bit of spare room in your kitchen or bathroom into a storage-savvy display with a compact pull-out drawer cabinet. This slim tower from The Container Store is small enough to squeeze between your toilet and sink, but offers enough storage room for all your cosmetics and beauty supplies.

Buy: Like-it White Slim Tower, $75.95 from The Container Store

7. Consider Picture Ledges

Slim, sleek, and super easy to install, wall-mounted picture ledges—like MOSSLANDA ledges from IKEA—provide just enough room to store tiny cosmetics and toiletries (like nail polish and perfume) and are small enough to fit anywhere in your bathroom. You can even install them on the wall, then push your furniture up to them to create sneaky slim shelves inside vertical gaps, like IKEA has done in this kitchen above.

Buy: MOSSLANDA Picture Ledge, White, $9.99 from IKEA

8. Narrow Floating Wall Storage

In dire need of some bedside storage, but hardly have the room for a nightstand? The LACK wall shelf unit from IKEA fits nicely next to your bed and offers way more storage potential than a bulky single-drawer nightstand.

Buy: LACK Wall Shelf Unit, $59.99 from IKEA

9. Find a Slim Side Table With Hidden Storage

10. Score a Door Storage Cabinet

11. Discover Pull-Out Solutions

The KOMPLEMENT hanger from IKEA is designed for just this kind of dilemma. install it so it stays tucked next to your hanging clothes in the closet, or contort yourself to install one in a tiny, vertical space in the kitchen or bathroom, like IKEA has done in this kitchen.

Buy: KOMPLEMENT White, Multi-Use Hanger, $6.99 from IKEA

12. Get Accustomed to a Basket Rolling Cart

13. Buy a Clutterbuster

14. Employ a Floating Bookcase

15. Get Magnetized

Caroline Biggs

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Caroline is a writer living in New York City. When she's not covering art, interiors, and celebrity lifestyles, she's usually buying sneakers, eating cupcakes, or hanging with her rescue bunnies, Daisy and Daffodil.