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12. Good tip and one I always followed without overthinking the space

Sat Mar 15, 2014, 01:36 PM

Mar 2014

Having all the walls equally encrusted means you're living in a closet, not a flat. It gets claustrophobic pretty quickly.

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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

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

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