This is a really awkward space! What about trying to build a unit into the corner which seems to be dead space. This could house the television and other bits like dvr,amp etc. The unit could then extend out towards the door in length and in height either up to the start of the window or up to the start of the blinds. I would suggest drawers for toy storage and books above. In this way you leave the windows clear for light plus it looks like you have a pull down screen so the tv would be out of the way of that. This arrangement would also hide all those wires and cables! Ikea have some good examples of storage which you could adapt or copy, such as Besta which illustrates the extended toy storage. http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/S39927155/

We have black widows rampant... it takes literally inspecting the wood and having a whisk broom handy to de-bug it before putting it in the canvas sling carrier and bringing it in. I've had to go to splitting my wood up a bit thinner to fire my RMH, that has helped too. Neighbor across chunks up and sells firewood, I can get the smaller diameter stuff he can't normally sell very cheaply off him now to fire with; and he has a splitter and has run some of my old 3/4 cord for me. One sling of wood lasts a good 4x of what it used to, so storing inside isn't nearly the issue it used to be.

You could install racking for both sides of the room, toys & clothes that aren't being used can go into large plastic containers with lids. The two bikes could be hung from the wall or ceiling. And yes, anything that doesn't need to be there, move it on. There are so many hooks and storage options available that it would be very easy to sort this out and by getting a lot of it off the floor.

Hi everyone, Attached are a couple of screenshots of our current pantry and lower level design. What we are currently thinking of changing is moving the restroom further down the corridor to create more of a walk in pantry for additional storage and having a second sink and dish draw on the wall adjacent to where the toilet would be. Issue is that pantry is currently only 1024mm wide (walls are additional). We wouldn’t be looking for very deep storage and it would all be open shelving. The thing we are wondering is 1024mm wide enough or will we have to take a little bit from the kitchen to make it more functional? The main issue with taken more from the kitchen would mean that that piece of wall would not match up with the staircase width which it is currently designed to do. Thanks in advance for any thoughts/advice