A “Bootility Space” Makeover Hides a Boiler and Adds a Bench for $615

There are lots of cool DIY projects out there that hide home eyesores, big and small. A curtain can hide under-sink pipes, for example, or a built-in cabinet can conceal a cat litter box.

This “Bootility” room project from Gemma Goodhead (@_houseonthemeadow) serves as both a boot room and a utility room, thanks to a $615 storage unit. Before, the room was a bit of an awkward space with one large boiler in the corner. “We had to have our boiler relocated as part of a renovation project, and it became quite an eyesore in the room,” Gemma says. “My husband suggested we have a cupboard built to hide it, but we would have still been left with a big, blank wall in our utility.”

Gemma wanted to maximize the space. “It didn’t feel like a proper room in our home; it was a bit of a dead space for us,” she says. “It was just a plain room, painted in white emulsion, and we hadn’t given this room any love or attention. Therefore, I came up with the idea for a ‘bootility’ space which would give us the extra storage we craved as a family of four and will also look beautiful and stylish.”