Under stairs cupboard

When we looked at our current house as a new build, one of the first things that I asked the builder to do was close the (then) open area in the hall under the stairs, it still left a very good size "proper" hall, which you rarely see in modern houses, well the more modest ones like our 3 bed semi, anyway.

Personally I like to be able to put things like the vacuum cleaner, ironing board etc where I don't have to see them.which makes me ask why the ironing board seems to always end up in the spare room? the

However when we decided to give the cupboard a bit of a sort out a while back, it was referred to as the gateway to chaos!

LOL

Sorry folks, but I couldn't resist,
Mr. H Potter,
The Cupboard Under the Stairs,
4 Privet Drive,
Little Whinging,
Surrey.

I've known people making a downstairs toilet in there. I don't know if it was with planning permission though.

NanaandGrampy I want that!

Nanaandgrampy, I do! I do! The only thing is that the door to the kitchen, from the hall, opens onto the wall where my cupboard should go. The understairs cupboard is actually fine, and I have managed all this time, but it would be nice to just reach in and grab whatever, without stooping down to get to the far reccesses. Things that are not needed often, are stored there. Things like odd bits of wallpaper in case we need to patch a bit, or the packets of paste, filler, masking tape etc. why do I keep these things when we have just had the decorator throughout? Because I always have and no doubt always will. I am a hoader at heart, but long to be minimalist. No hope for me

We had loo put in under stairs leaving very small cupboard behind it. Miss the space but it's worth it for the loo.

How do you pronounce Cwtsh Annie? That looks a brilliant idea N&G but we feed our cats under the stairs and I don't think they would take kindly to being slid away!

Great idea NannaandGrampy we had thoughts of something similar. We will be turning our under stairs in to a Loo, plumbing and window already there. At the moment it stores shoes and coats, which will have to find new homes. Pull outs for the shoes solves one issue.

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You need this Auntieflo

We always call the cupboard under the stairs - the cwtsh

That's very true, kitty! Stuff expands to fit the space available to it. Like table tops and shelves.?

You don't need another place to store stuff and get untidy

Sorry, that should be DM

We had a cupboard under the stairs when I was little and my DO always called it the glory hole. Eldest DS choked on his cup of tea when I told him. I had no idea why until I googled it

My washing machine is under the (open) stairs! My landing is the side of another room. I guess I could have a cupboard built over the stairs but would have to go mountaineering to get into it!