| Unless you are custom designing and building your | | | | all of these other items, making an entertainment |
| house, you will be presented with a space in which | | | | center function as more of a display case for |
| you have to make all of your furnishings fit. This | | | | everything you want to show off to any visitors. |
| can prove to be a challenge for you because | | | | An area rug could help you to cover parts of the |
| chances are, all of the furniture which you want | | | | floor, such as a space with a crawlspace |
| to have will not fit into the space provided. This is | | | | underneath. This would allow you to place some |
| why you may have to get creative and begin | | | | things into storage in the space under the room, |
| combining the uses of certain types of furniture. | | | | helping you to still have these items while keeping |
| One of the easiest ways to do this is to combine | | | | them out of the general view. The area rug could |
| the storage space that you need with the | | | | also add to the décor of the room, |
| furniture that you are going to have. | | | | making everything work together in a better |
| Tables are some of the easiest places to combine | | | | sense of space. |
| with storage space. You could find many different | | | | One could store a number of boxes or photo |
| forms of tables which have a solid base, rather | | | | albums under the sofa, allowing one to still have a |
| than a top supported by legs. This solid block will | | | | number of board games or other items without |
| often have different spaces for drawers and | | | | worrying about where to put them. Keeping these |
| cupboards, giving you the chance to store a | | | | things under the sofa will keep them in a handy |
| number of items in these spaces, from CDs and | | | | position without having them in plain sight. This will |
| books to remote controls and video game | | | | help anyone who is trying to conserve on the |
| controllers. Additionally, you may even be able to | | | | amount of space they are using in a room. |
| turn a storage compartment, such as a small | | | | One could even use a chest as an ottoman, giving |
| chest of drawers into a table by placing it in a | | | | someone a chance to store items in a place that |
| convenient location, such as next to an armchair. | | | | they can still rest their feet on. Certain ottomans |
| Entertainment centers could be purchased which | | | | can be found which actually open at the top, |
| can work as more than a location for a television | | | | leaving a large empty space within. Many smaller |
| and DVD player. One could use the space as a | | | | items could be stored in this piece of furniture, |
| bookcase as well, storing a number of collected | | | | making it a great option both for comfort and in |
| books next to the DVD collection. Family photos | | | | helping to store a number of smaller items from |
| and works of art could also take a spot next to | | | | plain view. |