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The ultimate guide to making extra-deep spaces functional

A crowd-sourced list for using these storage spaces wisely.

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Rebecca | Your House Machine
Jul 18, 2025
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When I set out to tell my woeful tale of the extra-deep tool cabinet that resulted in me owning 26 screwdrivers, I did not anticipate it’d be a two-parter.

But lo, there is a lot to unpack when it comes to extra-deep cabinets and the black holes of unknown clutter they harbor.

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Readers chimed in with tons of ideas for using these spaces (the comment section of this newsletter is truly wonderful). I decided to combine these ideas with my own to create an ultimate guide for making use of long/deep spaces. Think: extra-deep cabinets, under-stairs storage, under-sink areas, crawlspaces, and weirdly shaped closets.

Without further ado, here we go!

  1. Store a bunch of the same thing. Nothing can get lost when you know there’s only more of the same in the rear depths of the cabinet. Toilet paper is a fan favorite for this.

  2. Store single large items. Reader sugge…

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