Cleaning Up: Hide Your Stuff With Consoles

I am a huge proponent of consoles.  Not only do consoles look nice, but they also make your foyer and rooms look nice because they HIDE YOUR STUFF!  Plus, it's an additional horizontal surface for you to put more stuff on.  ;)  

When I moved into my last apartment, I purchased 2 consoles:  a smaller one for my foyer (okay, okay..."entrance space") and a large one for my living room.  With my 2 consoles, I instantly had extra storage space for the little but important things in life:  toilet paper, paper towels, laundry detergent, etc.  I could buy things in bulk (within reason)!

I've been trying to convince Big Buddha to purchase a console for forever (trust me, he really needs one...or two), but he's been resisting because consoles can be costly.  So I was pleased to find these affordable ones at Home Goods:

• Console in wenge with mirror doors ($149.99):  There is a shelf inside this console.

• Console in wenge with drawers ($399.99):  The handles are inside the drawers (waiting to be screwed to the outside of the drawers) except for the one pictured below.

• Console in wenge with leaf design ($249.99):  I know...the pictures make this console look cheesy but it looks better IRL.

Note:  You can find other affordable consoles at Ikea and Overstock.com but I can't vouch for the quality.