The best place to hide something? In plain sight. These books on a bookshelf seem totally normal, until you look behind them and see that all the pages are missing.
It's time to surrender the battle of not letting your kids keep their toys in the living room. Instead, embrace the mess by storing everything in the very heart of it all. Guests will never expect their drinks are resting on top of your most despised clutter.
Last minute touch ups are usually a stressful mess. But by adding a secret area behind a mirror to store makeup or accessories on your coat rack, it's suddenly the easiest part about getting ready.
Use a handsome piece of furniture like this to rest flowers and magazines on when you're hanging out. Then pull out throws and pillows when you want to get extra cozy.
A faux fireplace is super dreamy, but even better is the bonus storage you can get out of the pillars on both sides. We dare say it might be the perfect spot for your guilty pleasure movies and books that you don't want to show off to the entire world.
One way to never lose your keys? Hide 'em in the same spot every time you get home. This way you don't have to have your cluttered key chains sitting on the table just so you don't misplace them.
Usually, these hoods are just for show — but talk about a waste of space. This wooden alternative provides a space for baking essentials that otherwise wouldn't exist.
If you're trying to watch less television, one way to help yourself is hiding the appliance from view. Sure, you know it's in your coffee table, but by not having the black screen starring at you all the time you'll be less likely to click it on out of habit.
Surprised this skinny table has space to store anything? Us too — which makes it that much smarter. The removable wooden surface reveal a tin bottom (made out of a cake pan!) that offers space for change or a narrow remote control.
We'd bet no one would expect garbage to be tucked into an adorable dresser. The bottom three shelves were transformed into one bigger compartment for a medium-size can.
Lauren is a senior editor at Hearst. She was previously the senior editor at WomansDay.com and the home editor at GoodHousekeeping.com and HouseBeautiful.com. Her book club, ramen, and jean jackets are a few of her favorite things.