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Efficiency, efficiency... We all want to be effortlessly organised. So take the sweat out of storage with Design Store's choices of the best cupboards, cabinets, shelves and boxes.
HIBA low metal cabinet with two doorsLa RedouteMetal office storage will always tend to look industrial, but buying it in an unexpected colour softens the look and means it can work for kids' bedrooms, as well as loft rooms or home offices. This has two shelves and magnetic door closures.
USM storageUSMUSM is a Swiss company that was created in the 60s to furnish a factory making ball bearings. The joy is that it is all adaptable and customisable so you can start with a small bedside table and extend and adapt it into an entire media unit. The colours are deliberately restricted so that you can be sure of an exact match with a piece you bought thirty years ago. Known more for their commercial spaces, USM are moving into residential with their adaptable, durable and classic designs. Pricey, but will genuinely last you a lifetime.
Luxore Buffet SideboardLa RedouteThis scalloped fronted sideboard is a dupe for Superfront, who make replacement doors and handles for Ikea kitchens. The good news is it's only 42cm deep, which is big enough for A4 storage (amply so) as well as plates and crockery – but means you might, just, have room for it in a hall or kitchen. Sideboards are great in home offices as places to conceal ugly files and printers etc.
