Everyone needs help keeping clutter under control, no matter the square footage of the homestead. And if you look hard enough, there isn’t one piece of furniture in the house that can’t do double duty as extra space to stash your movie collection, magazine backlog or extra toilet paper.

And we’re not talking Tupperware bins or milk crates here. We’re talking super stylish furnishings you will want to put in the spotlight . . . not all that extra stuff you used to have lying around.

“There is a lot of thought to space, especially with the lofts being built here,” says Jackie Dreher with 2danes, a contemporary furniture store on White Bridge Road. “People want to know where to put stuff and how to make it look nice.”

Here are some furniture ideas you can incorporate in each room of the house to keep your clutter in check without losing your sense of style.

BEDROOM

You might as well start with the largest piece of furniture in the room: the bed. At 2danes you can find a teak headboard that opens to reveal secret-stashing abilities. Very James Bond. Teak queen-size bed, $1,896, at 2danes.

BATHROOM

Shoppers can order items from the Bristol and Bath collection at Thomas Kitchen and Bath in Lebanon. Among the items available are multi-tasking pieces from the new teak collection. Try the freestanding unit that can be paired with a sink or stand alone in the laundry room, bathroom or mudroom. With tons of storage abilities, this versatile piece works in almost any room. Teak freestanding furniture, $1,840, at Thomas Kitchen & Bath.

LIVING ROOM

Having a sofa that converts to a bed is already asking a piece of furniture to do more than its fair share. Add a storage drawer for linens, and this piece deserves a raise. Sleeper sofa in khaki, $2,559, at 2danes.

MEDIA ROOM

Finding the space for the next biggest and better television model can be a strain on your square footage. One solution is to invest in a media console with a lift mechanism that exposes or conceals the television. Sligh Furniture, available at Sprintz, has a model that not only stashes the TV but has lower doors that conceal shallow storage areas and faux drawer fronts that conceal storage areas for electronics. About $3,000 at Sprintz.

KITCHEN

Hermitage Kitchen Gallery carries products from Rev-A-Shelf, a company that specializes in hidden storage and pull-out features for kitchen furniture. Try the sink front tip-out trays, which give a little extra storage to those normally useless areas under the kitchen sink. Rev-A-Shelf tip out trays start at $24.50 when purchased directly from company.

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