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DIY & Home Improvement

villager

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10. Thanks, Warpy. I suspect, ultimately, I will in fact have to bore into walls, at some point

Reply to Warpy (Reply #9)

Sat Mar 15, 2014, 02:16 AM

Mar 2014

...for the requisite "verticalization" I'll need to do.

The other trick is to arrive at a "visual balance" (are we getting into Feng Shui here!?) in the place, so that too much shelving doesn't "crowd it in" too much.

Though I suppose the squirreled away unpacked boxes aren't helping in that regard either!

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Shelving / Storage solutions in small-ish space? [View all] villager Mar 2014 OP

Think about the way sailboats are designed: no space wasted. NYC_SKP Mar 2014 #1

All good points, thanks! And since we're jawing amiably... villager Mar 2014 #2

Ah, the boys... NYC_SKP Mar 2014 #3

Houseboat? So the boat thing isn't just a metaphor for you... villager Mar 2014 #4

Houseboat, ha! Good guess but not quite right. And wacky housemates, I've had them, too. NYC_SKP Mar 2014 #5

I thought *literally* on the water! villager Mar 2014 #6

An hour further South... NYC_SKP Mar 2014 #7

A great stretch of coast to be sure (well it all is) villager Mar 2014 #8

I got used to typical Boston apartments Warpy Mar 2014 #9

Thanks, Warpy. I suspect, ultimately, I will in fact have to bore into walls, at some point villager Mar 2014 #10

Protip: Leave one wall unshelved. TygrBright Mar 2014 #11

Good tip and one I always followed without overthinking the space Warpy Mar 2014 #12

thanks, Brigit! villager Mar 2014 #13

google Ikea hacks, especially of Billy bookcases, there are some amazing "buit ins" that people bettyellen May 2014 #14