7 times this Ikea storage board saved our lives (SKÅDIS is on sale, too)

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published 2 March 2020

Ikea storage, where would we be without you? You have solved many a small space problem and we have come to fully trust in your room changing abilities.

One piece of Ikea storage that has been gaining a bit of a cult following recently is the Skadis. Seriously, it has its own hashtag with more than 1,000 pics on Instagram! So to pay homage to this humble piece of metal with some holes jabbed into it, we've rounded up some really handy hacks to show how you can put it use in basically every room in your house...

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1. Use a SKÅDIS pegboard as multi-purpose kitchen storage

So, the truly great thing about this simple piece of Ikea storage is how flexible it is. You buy the pegboard and can then add on loads of accessories to customise it to meet your needs. When it comes to kitchen storage, you can use the Skadis to keep all your most-used bits within easy reach – use a Skadis container for herbs and spices, a Skadis pot for your utensils and a Skadis letter holder for your well-loved cookbooks. Plus because it's all wall-mounted, it won't take up any extra room, perfect if you are working with a small kitchen.

For loads more equally ingenious kitchen storage ideas, head over to our feature.

2. Add some handy hallway storage on the back of a door

Another great one for small rooms, whether hallways or bedrooms. So often the backs of doors go ignored but they can add a load of invaluable storage space, so put them to use! Skadis pegboards come in loads of different sizes so you won't struggle to find one to fit your doors. We love this idea of using it for extra bedroom storage – again, the accessories make this really easy. Just get some hooks for shoes, containers for accessories, and a roll holder is handy for belts.

3. Get your bathroom organised with Ikea storage

Small bathroom? You guessed it, Skadis to the rescue. You can actually get a pegboard combination that is perfect for creating extra storage in a small space. You get a mix of shelves, containers and hooks and you can always add on more as your skincare collection expands (which you know it will).

4. Skadis = practical and pretty office storage

Skadis isn't all substance and no style. Pick a colour theme for your pegboard that matches your interiors and use it to add personality to your room, as well as storage. This monochrome home office has a really cool industrial vibe that's only been enhanced by the pegboard.

Check out our full feature for more inspiring home office storage ideas.

Above, a Skadis has been used as a bit of a mood board too! Perfect if you are renting and need to keep holes in walls in a minimum, you can whack one of these up and use that space to stick up all your knick-knacks. Landlord and budget-friendly.

5. Keep your laundry room clutter free

It’s every homeowner's dream: a big airy utility room, with washing machine, tumble dryer, empty laundry baskets, clothes neatly folded in colour co-ordinated piles... But the reality is, we usually have a tiny space to work with. So make it work as hard as you can by wall-mounting a Skadis above your appliances. It will just keep all those small, annoying, but essential, bits organised and keep the space neat.

If you are in need of more laundry room storage ideas and hacks, we've got you covered.

6. No room for a bedside table? Enter SKÅDIS...

Come onnnn, how clever is this? A pegboard as a practical bedside table. We love love love it! Perfect for small bedrooms, it's the ultimate Ikea storage hack.

Talking of which, we've got another clever DIY bedside table make using Ikea storage imaginatively – check it out.

7. Just need to organise a mess corner? Thanks SKÅDIS...

We've all got a corner full of bits and pieces (let's just be honest and call it clutter) that we don't quite know where to keep? Again, SKÅDIS...

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Hebe joined the Real Homes team in early 2018 as Staff Writer before moving to the Livingetc team in 2021 where she took on a role as Digital Editor. She loves boho and 70's style and is a big fan of Instagram as a source of interiors inspiration. When she isn't writing about interiors, she is renovating her own spaces – be it wallpapering a hallway, painting kitchen cupboards or converting a van.