Storage Central: The Ultimate Bonus Room

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From Den to Bonus Room

-- Wrapping two walls of a formerly hodgepodge den with home-center cabinets yields lots of function.

-- Now a multifunctional bonus room, the area's storage, work, and play zones are defined by kitchen cabinets.

-- Parents use upper cabinets, while kids' items fill lower ones. That way kids can reach toys and games as well as put them away when it's time to clean up.

Here's a tip: Listing and measuring items to store before you begin shopping helps determine cabinet type as well as placement.