Why it works:

THE INSTANT COCKTAIL PARTY

Let’s face it, you’re more likely to throw an impromptu drinks or dinner party when your tabletop elements are kept at the ready in one place. A kitchen or dining area drawer is especially handy for this kit.

Store the items on trays so you can lift them out for quick delivery to the table – and then use trays for serving.

Preparedness kit: Bar tools comprising corkscrew, bottle opener, jigger and mixing spoon; candles, tapers and tea lights, matches, ice bucket, glasses, serving trays, ready-for-thetable flatware in leather pockets and cloth napkins rolled into napkin rings.

A WELL-ORDERED WARDROBE

A fashionista’s dream – fitted with floorto-ceiling storage, this space holds a wardrobe’s worth of clothing.

Canvas bins, wire baskets, cardboard boxes and metal dividers – most from office and kitchen supply departments – make the shelf storage much more efficient.

Jumble-preventing bins and baskets create discreet storage zones on open shelves, piles of jeans, sweaters and T-shirts limited to six per stack, metal-rimmed paper key tags serve as labels on bins and baskets and allow for easy sorting, glass fronted drawers are a bespoke detail worth copying (they protect shoes while enabling you to see what you’ve got), and an industrial kitchen stool provides a place to put on shoes, drape clothes and reach high shelves.

AN ELEGANT ALL-IN-ONE LAUNDRY CUPBOARD

This compact laundry has birch plywood shelves and drawers for all the essentials. There’s also room for general cleaning supplies, electronics and a fold-up ironing board tucked into the side, which can be hidden behind closed doors.