8 Freewheeling Solutions for Storing Your Bicycle in a Small Apartment
Home is... where you hang your bike? To some, it certainly is, while to others their bikes are also works of art to be appreciated
A never-ending challenge of owning a bike in a city state like Singapore – and living in tiny apartment or flat – is finding a place to store it. Furthermore, to many cycling enthusiasts, their bikes are not just a form of transportation – they are works of art too… functional installation art, so to speak. So why not get them a place to rest and show them off as well? Get inspired by these 8 bike storage ideas that work wonderfully well in small apartments.
Side tracked
Hung flushed against the wall, and lifted off the floor, this bike takes up hardly any floor space at all and blends right in with the spare lines of this industrial style set up.
Hung flushed against the wall, and lifted off the floor, this bike takes up hardly any floor space at all and blends right in with the spare lines of this industrial style set up.
Between the lines
The neatly tucked front wheel between the thin lines of the divider holds the bike upright in this open-plan dwelling.
More industrial style ideas
The neatly tucked front wheel between the thin lines of the divider holds the bike upright in this open-plan dwelling.
More industrial style ideas
Vertical lift
This feature wall, clad in black-and-white tiles, and the track lighting above it, do double-duty as a ‘blank canvas’ for bike art!
This feature wall, clad in black-and-white tiles, and the track lighting above it, do double-duty as a ‘blank canvas’ for bike art!
Pretty in pink
Again, off the ground and against the wall, this old-fashioned bicycle and bunting inject a sense of fun into the Scandinavian-influenced dining area, without obstructing the already narrow passages on either side of the wall. The ‘installation’ also softens the the rawness of the wall on which they are hung.
Take a Houzz Tour of this home
Again, off the ground and against the wall, this old-fashioned bicycle and bunting inject a sense of fun into the Scandinavian-influenced dining area, without obstructing the already narrow passages on either side of the wall. The ‘installation’ also softens the the rawness of the wall on which they are hung.
Take a Houzz Tour of this home
Home sweet home
This bike looks right at home, casually resting its handlebars against the brick wall of this vintage-inspired abode.
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This bike looks right at home, casually resting its handlebars against the brick wall of this vintage-inspired abode.
How do you know if you’re in a hipster home?
Point of focus
Taking pride of place in this Scandi-style space is the bike and its mate (the matching rucksack) – you just can’t miss the neon orange accents! Note the slim lines of the bike floor stand, which echo the legs of the wood benchtop; nothing jarring here, just keeping the simple lines and spare feel all the way through.
Taking pride of place in this Scandi-style space is the bike and its mate (the matching rucksack) – you just can’t miss the neon orange accents! Note the slim lines of the bike floor stand, which echo the legs of the wood benchtop; nothing jarring here, just keeping the simple lines and spare feel all the way through.
After a hard day’s work
It’s the bike we’re talking about! Blending right in with the white of the walls and the black of the trims on the windows, the bike gets a room of its own to hang up its wheels and chill.
TELL US
How do you store your bike at home? Share with us your tips and ideas, and a picture or two, in the Comments section below.
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It’s the bike we’re talking about! Blending right in with the white of the walls and the black of the trims on the windows, the bike gets a room of its own to hang up its wheels and chill.
TELL US
How do you store your bike at home? Share with us your tips and ideas, and a picture or two, in the Comments section below.
MORE
The Real Industrial Style
10 Quirky Ways to Dress Up Your Home
8 Creative Ways to Display Your Works of Art
Picking off the industrial elements (like the black ‘exposed pipes’ frames) of the space, these bikes get their own ceiling-hung pole to rest their weary wheels.