Under the Stairs Storage

Storage underfoot. That's one way to make the most of the space underneath the stairs. We spied this idea in one of the Chinese home decor mags we picked up on the trip. See a close up under the cut:

This type of storage offers easy access to what's in the pull out plastic drawers. A great use if it's near a home office so that you could store all of your materials. COuld also be a great place to store winter clothes in the summer, or summer clothes in the winter. We're impressed that in such a small space, the storage still looks clean and crisp.

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Are they ikea toy storage? Trofast I think?

posted by jende on April 22nd 2008 at 10:46am
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Look!
They have IKEA in China too!
(Of course since most everything is made there...)

And what's w/ the fridge in the living room?

posted by bepsf on April 22nd 2008 at 11:16am
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Bepsf,

Maybe it's a second fridge for... pickles? Beer? It wouldn't be the first Asian household I've seen with 2 refrigerators.

posted by spaceagemouse on April 22nd 2008 at 12:41pm
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Actually, I've never seen a frig inside of the kitchen in China, and I've been to quite a few cities already. It is always close to the kitchen, but never in it, including the new constructions, so it can't be just a old building limitation either.

posted by tliad on April 22nd 2008 at 2:45pm
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I'm not sure TROFAST was actually engineered to be used as stairs! I'd be scared.

posted by Alana in Canada on April 22nd 2008 at 7:48pm
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the only thing wrong with any kind of plastic bin storage is plastic bins.

posted by loislane on April 23rd 2008 at 9:00am
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Can't tell for sure but it looks like the storage units were reinforced in some fashion so they can stand up to the weight of a typical human, how exactly now much and I'd be a tad nervous of not having any hand rails though.

posted by ciddyguy on April 23rd 2008 at 1:02pm
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I love that screen room divider any info on that? I live in China so it might actually be purchasable...

posted by KS NY on April 23rd 2008 at 5:59pm
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