This article on Remodeling.hw.net looks at an actual home remodel of a historical house built in 1669. The remodel is a part of the 2013 Remodeling Design Awards, and focused on adding a recycling center to the kitchen without changing the aesthetics, footprint, traffic flow, or window and door arrangement. It also created a storage hutch that would blend in with the antique style of the home, all for under $25,000. The solution to the first goal, locating the recycling center, led to utilizing the previous storage space beneath the stairs to the second story for the purpose, which created the second task of building the hutch to replace the lost storage.
Read the full article here: Craftsmanship/Detail Under $25,000: Secret Storage