The average American home is around 2,000 square feet — and if you add a household, it can feel pretty cramped. But take away cabinetry and closet walls to open the space and you eliminate storage. How to proceed? Add! Glass-front closets, spacious shelving, mirrors as well as reclaimed windows can be your tool for providing relaxation without solitude. Continue reading for some see-through options.

Does your home have? Do you feel cooped up in the kitchen while everyone else is having fun? Do not rip those cabinets down and shed the storageopen them up and enclose them for see-through storage which retains the view open, the more light flowing along with the storage intact.

mark gerwing

For an even more seamless appearance, take the cupboard frame and install shelving to replace the cabinetry.

To receive a similiar look in front of a window, attempt DIY glass shelving.

Chr DAUER Architects

Stealing distance is a recipe for claustrophobia. A glass cabinet is ideal for displaying accessories while keeping sight lines available. The look is classy and fresh.

Cary Bernstein Architect

1 little glass shelving unit dramatically opens up this distance. This design allows for an excess cupboard, a drawer, a counter and three shelves, while visually dividing the spaces with no cloistering them.

Mirrors are another great solution; they can open up a space by representing light and creating the illusion of a larger space. Try using a back pack mirror to split the room.

Smith & Vansant Architects PC

You may have to look twice in this picture to view all of the see-through elements. This distance matches a dining room, a living room, a stairwell, a kitchen and a balcony. Doesn’t it looked like a crowded dorm room? See-through storage.

Open shelving divides the dining room from the entryway yet leaves the sight lines available all the way to the stairs. The spacious banisters upstairs add to the feeling of spaces that are open yet distinct and the light.

Built-in closets are a classic split between the living and dining rooms in Arts and Crafts houses. Try upgrading this traditional look for your home with spacious, geometrical cubbies.

SGH Designs inc..

Adding open shelving near the foot of the bathtub provides a separation while allowing light to flood the rest of the room.

Living2Design

Aged windows occasionally show up on Craigslist and may make a terrific see-through divider to your little space.

Getting a good deal on more windows than you need? Craft your own saltwater.

Mosby Building Arts

Try creating see-through storage which mimics another piece of furniture in the room. This shelving unit echoes the lines and color tones of this hutch in the background but stays open to mild. Wouldn’t this seem be ideal at that long, narrow open area in your ranch home?

Whether you are working with a very small bathroom, a spacious living area or even a cramped kitchen, see-through storage can be your solution.

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