12 Totally Hidden Storage Spots No One Will Ever Suspect

We all have secrets — and the best ones lead to a more organized home.

Shanty 2 Chic
Back Up a Bathroom Mirror
Take advantage of all the wall space your floor length mirror eats up by installing some hidden storage for TP and shampoo behind it.

Sewing Barefoot
Line Bookshelves With Secrets
The best place to hide something? In plain sight. These books on a bookshelf seem totally normal, until you look behind them and see that all the pages are missing.

Rogue Engineer
Trick Out Your Coffee Table
It's time to surrender the battle of not letting your kids keep their toys in the living room. Instead, embrace the mess by storing everything in the very heart of it all. Guests will never expect their drinks are resting on top of your most despised clutter.

Sawdust 2 Stitches
Make Your Entry Way Work Harder
Last minute touch ups are usually a stressful mess. But by adding a secret area behind a mirror to store makeup or accessories on your coat rack, it's suddenly the easiest part about getting ready.

Get the tutorial at Sawdust 2 Stitches »

Cathy Green Interiors
Remember the Console Behind Your Couch
Use a handsome piece of furniture like this to rest flowers and magazines on when you're hanging out. Then pull out throws and pillows when you want to get extra cozy.

Bright Bold & Beautiful
Hide Super Important Papers
The horizontal shape of benches creates a super sneaky file cabinet if you don't have a dedicated office in your home.

Ana White
Fix Up Your Fireplace
A faux fireplace is super dreamy, but even better is the bonus storage you can get out of the pillars on both sides. We dare say it might be the perfect spot for your guilty pleasure movies and books that you don't want to show off to the entire world.

Get the tutorial at Ana White »

Planq Studio
Hide Your Keys on Purpose
One way to never lose your keys? Hide 'em in the same spot every time you get home. This way you don't have to have your cluttered key chains sitting on the table just so you don't misplace them.

Remodelaholic
Spice Up Your Stove Range
Usually, these hoods are just for show — but talk about a waste of space. This wooden alternative provides a space for baking essentials that otherwise wouldn't exist.

Get the tutorial at Remodelaholic »

It's Just Laine
Keep Your TV Out of Sight
If you're trying to watch less television, one way to help yourself is hiding the appliance from view. Sure, you know it's in your coffee table, but by not having the black screen starring at you all the time you'll be less likely to click it on out of habit.

Sugar & Cloth
Expect More From Your Side Table
Surprised this skinny table has space to store anything? Us too — which makes it that much smarter. The removable wooden surface reveal a tin bottom (made out of a cake pan!) that offers space for change or a narrow remote control.

Get the tutorial at Sugar & Cloth »

Breakfast 4 Dinner
Keep Ugly Trash Cans Under Cover
We'd bet no one would expect garbage to be tucked into an adorable dresser. The bottom three shelves were transformed into one bigger compartment for a medium-size can.

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