It’s one of those circular problems – you need shelves because you have no space, but you need space to put the shelves. Argh!

The trick? Create space that becomes shelves, by tearing a hole in your dry wall between two studs and building shelves in the damn wall. Sounds crazy?

Although these cabinets or shelves will be narrow in depth, they can be used for any of the following: a pantry in the kitchen, paperback shelves in bedrooms and family rooms, a second medicine cabinet or towel storage in the bathroom, shelves for stuffed animals in a child’s room, or storage for hanging long tools, such as shovels and rakes, in the basement or garage.

Sounds feasible. Just don’t go nuts – those walls are there for a reason.

Building Between-Studs Shelving [How Stuff Works via Apartment Therapy]