This installment of Your Place Inside & Out ... floating shelves, especially for those who lack storage space. Next, a lot of individuals are going away from knobs and handles on drawers ...

Clopen, from Japanese company Torafu Architects, is a floating shelf which contains a masked hiding place for valuables or items you'd prefer not to be found. The secret 23mm-thick drawer is ...

as it were – from simplistic storage solutions to sculptural wall units and even floating shelves with drawers. Before you crack out the toolbox, though, here are a few things to think about.