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Posts tagged “storage”

Bedside Eyeglass Storage

This weekend we switched out our night stands and are in need of a new home to rest our eyeglasses at night. The search began as we found everything from Muppets to Retro and Classic to Modern. Che...

Look!Artful Entry Storage

Our Flickr files unearthed this feminine way to squeeze in a little extra storage by the door. Infinitely sexier than the standard bench or credenza, it's simultaneously tidy and devil-may-care....

Small Space Solutions From a Large Open Loft

Amazing things hit our inbox...yesterday we received an email from Poland, with a link to some really great photos of an open plan loft. Even though the loft is very large, we saw so many smart and sp...

ForSpaceSake

At first we thought that this store was only online but then we found this beautiful photo of their shop. Located in Winnipeg, ForSpaceSake is helping our Canadian readers keep organized. They ...

Using Baskets in the Bathroom

We like to incorporate a little bit of open storage into the bathroom. We recently repainted our small apartment bathroom, and we decided to offset the white walls with natural materials, including ...

5 Things to Organize With Ice Cube Trays

Sometimes the most common objects are the best problem solvers, like ice cube trays. Tucked inside a drawer or box, they can organize a multitude of small things......

Inspiration: Organization Systems from Usona

Planning a new closet or storage system? Usona Home has a great series of closet pictures with intelligent layouts that provide room for hanging storage, drawers, and even movable units. Their high-...

Strap by Droog

Organizing means compartmentalizing...or at least getting things up off the floor. The Droog Strap reminds us a bit of those frat boy pranks that involve duct-taping people to walls but we have to ad...

Look! Built-In Closet by the Fireplace

Our friend Mike's bedroom has a fireplace (we're so jealous!) but no closet space. To make up for the lack of storage, he modified the built-in cabinets that flank the hearth... ...

IKEA Kitchen Items for the Bathroom

Sometimes the best place to look for bathroom products is the kitchen section. IKEA kitchen items are well-suited for an efficient bathroom, with plenty of wall-mounted storage units, rails that can...

How To: Create More Storage Space in the Bathroom

In our closet-sized bathroom, almost all our storage is mounted to the wall. Dealing with our own space limitations prompted us to look into ways to improve storage in a small bathroom. Since the ba...

20 Ways to Organize Your Bedroom Closet

Okay, so we're a little obsessed with organizing. And we love closets. So we thought we'd channel our obsession into something helpful: a list of ways to organize your bedroom closet. Pick and choos...

Sexy Time Design

Love is in the air...or in a nightstand drawer or a padlocked chest underneath the bed. Like any hobby/job/task, a healthy sex life sometimes requires the use of...eh em...special tools. We don't ne...

5 Pieces That Double as a Desk

If you only use a desk every once in a while, why not make the most of it by taking a dining table or a countertop and turning it into a now-and-then workspace? Click below for 5 pieces from the liv...

Jessica's Project: Photo Box Face Lift - BEFORE

Shield your eyes! Wanting to participate in the January Jumpstart but not having a lot of time, I'm going to take on an obnoxious little thing that's been bothering me for awhile. I bought this ph...

Double-Duty End Tables

We love double-duty products, since we're a little bit obsessed with maximizing small spaces. End tables can be really versatile pieces, doubling as storage or serving multiple functions. A chest (l...

12 Uses for Waste Baskets

Heather's clever post on the Canyon Waste Basket at Crate and Barrel got us thinking about the multiple uses for this unassuming object. As long as you've got a good-looking basket, why not clean it...

Look!: Harry's Open Shelving Storage Solution

Our friend Harry recently moved into a newly rehabbed coach house with his family. One of the many gorgeous details of the new space is the open shelving in the kitchen, but that calls for nice looki...

An Imagined Life: Toy Cabinet

All used items come with a story to tell. We only need to lean in and listen. Nick was always good with his hands. I am, proud to say, one of his first big projects. Nicky and his father built me...

Moroccan Tagines

Tagines are serving dishes used in Moroccan cuisine. The conical shape allows food to retain heat without trapping moisture. They're also very smart looking (this is the Le Creuset version, availabl...