Comments on: Making Room For Storage

By: Lawrence

Lawrence — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:50:03 +0000

I have a very small condo. Its very hard to find extra space to store items.

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By: Barb

Barb — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:11:14 +0000

I’m an anti-packrat but I know a lot of people who are and the Tightwad Gazette book is one of my favorites, and her storage article was very interesting.

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Weekly Roundup | Master Your Card — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:34:40 +0000

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By: Betsy Bargain

Betsy Bargain — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:12:19 +0000

One brilliant storage idea I saw once in a book about Japan - they had built storage into the floor. Here and there there were little covers that you lifted up, and there was a compartment, about a foot deep, for storing stuff. Brilliant! The Japanese are masters at utilizing all the available space. In the same book there was also a bed that raised out of the way during the day, and at night it lowered down to rest on a large platform that was used as a table by day. Amazing! I wish I could remember the name of the book... Betsy Bargain´s last blog post..Get Paid to Play

By: Katie @ Making This Home

Katie @ Making This Home — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:01:16 +0000

Our kitchen is 36 square feet in Europe. We just finished remodeling... and took advantage of every vertical bit of space we could just like you say. It's such a great method. I like the tips other people have left, too. They have me thinking! Katie Katie @ Making This Home´s last blog post..Finding Room for Everyday Dishes

By: Quadelle

Quadelle — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:39:26 +0000

Things we’ve done to save space include:
- purpose built on-top of desk storage so everything is easy access (used second-hand materials and painted it)
- adding shelves to kids’ closets
- hooks or hanging baskets on the inside of closet doors
- using stackable storage containers in pantry, so we can go up and easily can see when we’re running low on items
- keep kids’ bedding and towels in their closet rather than linen closet / bathroom
- store toys with many pieces in their original boxes, which saves purchasing extra storage containers or having too many toys in one big box and never being able to find all the relevant bits.

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