…long time since Ive last posted. I got my powerbook fixed, but no flock on it, so much tougher to blog. This is a very cool article on small housing and making room in your life for it…
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– Nix doors that swing. Find cabinets with sliding doors, and use – Multipurpose furniture, such as Dieter’s futon, and folding furniture, – Put furniture on rollers for easy cleaning and access to partitioned – Build into the walls to create nooks and display areas, but don’t – Make cardboard prototypes for possible additions to make sure they’ll – Think vertically. Narrow spaces between cabinets and appliances create
curtains or shades to partition off space. (Dieter’s “laundry room” is a nook
stashed behind a natural-fiber shade.)
especially chairs, add flexibility. These pieces do not have to be ugly; Dieter
has found modern and comfortable chairs at Ikea and Design Within Reach.
areas. Some rollers come with brakes or locks, providing stability for beds and
couches.
build into the room with molding, baseboards or even door and window frames.
Even carpet intrudes on space; Dieter used bamboo on his floors. “Basically,
everything that comes into the room, I’m taking away,” he said.
fit into the scheme of everyday life. Dieter even put up a mockup of his range
hood to confirm that yes, it really did need to be just 3 inches deep to ensure
that it wouldn’t regularly meet with his head.
storage for pans and cutting boards. An Ikea accessory that affixes to the
ceiling and floor provides a full-length mirror and hat or coat hooks. Dryer
stacks atop washer.
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