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The Expedit: 7 Ways to Use It

We recently read a Craig's List post advertising the sale of Ikea's Expedit with the line "It's soldiered its way through two homes but now it's time to let it go." Clearly this poster didn't know ...

Hot or Not? Confetti Tile Shelf System

Confetti by Per Bäckström ...

Good Questions: Earthquake Proofing Shelves?
Los Angeles

Hello Apartment Therapy, I am moving to a small studio apartment on the Westside. I have permission to hang shelves, and I was hoping to hang them up high (as shown in the photo). However, this doesn...

Look!: Vintage Iron Steps as Bathroom Shelving

For a bite-sized bathroom, shelving can be tricky. You don't want to overpower the room with bulky, unattractive shelving but your items still need a place to call home (preferably a spot that's out ...

Inspiration: The Mega-IKEA Stacked Shelving System

What do you do when you're a bibliophile on a budget? How about stack eight inidividual IKEA shelving units into one GIGANTIC shelving system. That's what Eva van Ierland did with several EXPEDIT shel...

The Small Space Office: MisoSoup Design's K Workstation

Not much information about MisoSoup Design's K Workstation, but the surface winding design speaks for itself, incorporating a near continuous wall mounted surface that provides desk space and overhead...

Good Questions: What to Do With Floor to Ceiling Shelving?

Aruna writes in with a shelving decor question: I live in a rented apartment which has floor to ceiling built-in shelves. I am of Indian origin, so I have decorated my shelves with Indian decorative ...

Good Questions: Affordable Modular Bookcase Options?

Can anyone recommend a modular bookcase option besides IKEA's Billy that we can use to help create a seamless (nearly built-in) look? Preferably, something that can be built around a corner. I like t...

Round Up: 7 Ideas For Masking The Radiator

Now that it's the time of year when we focus on heating our apartment we also pay more attention to our heater in general. After getting it serviced by the gas company and making sure it's in working...

Inspiration: Baker's Rack as Outdoor Furniture
Living Etc. July 2008

When you're entertaining outdoors, it's always handy to have an extra area to put your extra dishes, condiments, drinks, etc... The July 2008 Living Etc. had this good suggestion- use a "baker's rack"...

Drawerment Storage System

One of the constant and fondest memories we have throughout our childhood all the way up until college was spending hours upon hours in the library sifting through card catalogs in the old fashioned v...

Cubistorus Modular Shelving System

When Art. Lebedev Studio isn't playing design pranks on us all, they're busy creating practical home solutions like these module cubes that were specifically designed with the first time apartment dwe...

Roundup: Best Staircase Storage Solutions

Kristin's The Amazing Staircase is not only one of our favourite AT posts of all time, it's a glowing example of utilizing limited space efficiently. Staircases are often overlooked for their storage ...

Look! Double Shelf Modular Storage Shelf at Target

Continuing on a similar theme to Abby's CD shelf unit post, we recently found another way to display a small collection, this Double Shelf Modular Storage Shelf we found at Target......

Look! CD Shelf Unit via Living Etc.

Once you’ve uploaded all of your CDs to your computer and carted them off, as many of the Curees are doing this week, you’re left with a lot of empty cd “furniture.” While you will want to ge...

8 Best Small Space Shelving Solutions

We can part with our CDs, thin out our closets of clothing, stop coming home with curbside finds...but we must find more room for more books [wild eyed]. Laure's Book in the Rafters idea and the wrap ...

The Cutest Kitsch-en Cabinet

Marion lives in Nürnberg, Germany and mentions that her favourite colours are raspberry red, apple green and nile, but "this may change any minute". That may be so, but we're sure we won't change our...

Sneak Peek: IKEA Spring 2008 Products

We got an early look at the Spring 2008 IKEA product catalog, and it looks like they're going back to basics. Sadly, a few of the items previewed that we especially liked will not be available in U...