My husband likes to play board games to entertain guest and family when they come over. Over the years, we have plenty of board games and I thought it became necessary to allocate a space to properly keep them.

I used to stash the board games in one of our window nook bench storage without thinking too much about the organization method. Because we started to have more new board games coming in, the storage space is getting full. I don’t want to have more storage space dedicated just to store the board games so I decided that I should come up with a neat solution to make sure I can fit all the board games we have in that one storage space.

Keep the Board Games in Their Original Boxes

I never throw away the original packaging of a board game. Some people may feel that the boxes will take up a lot space in the storage and that is true, but I prefer to keep the boxes because they often have a moulded system that house all the small stuffs neatly.

The moulded system also helps to point out if something is missing from the board game. Keeping the original boxes also means that the manual and game instruction is always there when you need it, making all board games components intact.

Make Sure the All Titles Are Shown

Because I keep my board games in the storage under the bench, I have to arrange the board games upright to make sure all the titles are shown clearly once I open the storage. Keeping them upright is important so that they don’t get buried on top of each other while at the same time making it easier for me to see and take a board game out when needed.

Smaller Game Goes into a Container

For smaller games such as card games or mini chessboard, I put them inside a container. It is hard to keep those small games stay upright especially if your storage is not that full. For such items, it will be good if you keep them all in one place together so they don’t scatter around filling random spaces.

If you keep smaller games in one container together, you can arrange them on top of each other to save more space because you can always take the container out to see what game you are looking for inside that container, rather than under piles of big boxes.

Keep Only What You Like to Play

If you like buying new board games, remember to keep only what you like to play. If you notice a board game that you don’t enjoy anymore, please remove it from your collection because clearly you don’t need it. You can sell it, donate it or give it away to your friend who would like to play it.

This rule applies to other stuff as well, not just board games. Keeping too many things in your home, especially those that are no longer useful to you, will only create clutter eventually.

Now that the board games are stored neatly, try taking one title out, play it with your loved ones and have fun!