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That little storage caddy that wraps around a pedestal sink base looks so Lillan Vernon

This brings up a question. My bathroom walls are very soft. I once screwed in a hook behind the door to hang my robe and within a week it came off the wall.

Is there some method for hanging things on soft walls, I would like to do a simple shelf but afraid it will fall off the wall.

The pedestal caddy sort of defeats the point of a pedestal sink. Even a clunky vanity would look better than that.

But who am I to talk? I inherited design-y floating sinks in my apartment, and I curse them every day for their lack of storage.

with a derth of storage space in my apt, maximizing is key! i keep my extra towels in a chrome firewood holder next to my tub. it has a nice narrow footprint, and keeps the towels close when i need them most!

Lori,

You probably have plaster walls. I have them and curse them to hell. You need to both things to the studs in the wall.

I wish I could tell you call, but in my kitchen, I currently have a stupid can crusher that fell off the wall after once use and 3 giant holes where the screws used to be.

Anyone know how to scew stuff into wall studs?

LoriSF--

Have you tried going to your local ACE Hardware store and purchasing some Threaded Drywall Anchors or Sleeve-Type Hollow Wall Anchors?

http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/inffastener/infanchor/infanchor.html

bepsf- thanks those might be worth trying. I am not very handy with this sort of thing but hey I do have an electric drill so I should give a go.

yes-chusmabilly I have learned the art of patching. I have a huge blank wall in my kitchen screaming for a shelf or I think a mirror would be cool because there are windows on both sides.

I am going to give the threaded anchors a try.

thanks!

Lori-

We have horse hair plaster walls. They are very brittle and crumble easily. We try to avoid hanging anything unnecessary on the walls to avoid damage. However, if you must drill into the wall, I suggest 6 to 9 inch cement board nails. Our contractor mounted our kitchen cabinets with this method and it works great.

I have not had any success with threaded anchors. They hold in the short term, but recently we had two shelves come tumbling down that used threaded anchors. I would not use them again.

With the drywall problem, I'd just invest in a stud detector. It limits the places you can hang things, sure, but it's a sure-fire way to make sure you don't tear down your walls in the process :)

Not digging these as examples of great storage ideas. And sorry my friends at A.T.- if an image is not good enough quality to show the concept, don't put it up.

thanks for the tip twoUDalums, what the heck is horse hair plaster off to look that up.

Please explain to me what is under the higher white shelf on the first picture.

Is it a camera ?!?

I don't like the idea of towels right underneath the sink like that, where they can just be splashed by water or soiled as they're near the floor, and exposed