Organizing Storage Place in a Home with No Storage

I am absolutely NOT looking forward to examining our storage situation when we move in.  Most European houses do not have closets, and ours will be no exception.  Our basement is so small, only a gnome can walk upright....well, maybe a 6 year old child.  None of the rooms have closets (not even a coat closet), and I plan on talking my way into the greatest number of CMFO (loaner) furniture from the military we can get....damn the ugly choices.  So, here I am.....wondering how to maximize stuffing the maximum amount of clothes in a minimum amount of space.  How about this?

After reading the article from Woman's Day, I immediately thought of being able to stuff twice as many t-shirts into a drawer....and continuing along that thread....I'm thinking I can do this with shorts, underthings and a few other items?  I believe every person in the family is authorized a wall locker and a dresser from the military, but that's about it other than couches, chairs and tables. 

Other lowcost thoughts:

• Underbed storage containers
• Baskets
• Inexpensive wire hardware store type shelves hidden behind an expandable shower curtain rod and shower curtain
• Pretty thriftshop hatboxes on top of those ugly CFMO wardrobes
• Storage items to be found at the monthly SHAPE fleamarkets, civilian fleamarkets and what I can find at the thrift shop on Chievres Air Base.
• Buy items on sale at IKEA and then sell them again when we leave.
• Tell my husband that we can get lowcost antiques (which is true) and find some items with hidden storage space that we can take back to the US.

Any other ideas?