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Sofa tables can be very helpful in making your home look less cluttered. The tables themselves have very clean, simple lines that show off objects that could otherwise look cluttered. Most of them have two shelves, counting the top surface. This is a great place to feature a collection of knicknacks, framed pictures, magazines, scrapbooks, photo albums, books (use a couple of attractive bookends), extra dishes for the dining room, ...
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Computer desks can take up room you don’t have, especially when you consider where the chair’s going to fit in and have room to move in and out. One of the best solutions for this – whether you use a desktop or laptop – is a corner computer tower. It takes advantage of vertical storage space. And by squeezing into a corner, it takes up less wall space, which you ...
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If you can’t afford the dresser of your dreams, here’s a cool solution: buy an inexpensive white one and decorate it with stencils and paint, contact paper, or just a colorful runner along the top. You could also replace the drawer handles with some really unique ones for not very much. The double dresser pictured here costs $199.99. It’s sturdy enough to stand up to kids, and it already comes ...
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One easy way to create more storage without taking up more space is with storage ottomans. These come in a wide variety of styles and price ranges. You can easily spend over $1000 on one, but you can also spend way under $100. As with most types of furniture, it’s possible to find inexpensive pieces that look awesome, so you needn’t break the bank.
Storage ottomans are good for storing:
Stuff you ...
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If you need additional storage space in a kitchen that’s too small to comfortably hold a nice big kitchen island, a small kitchen cart could be the answer. It’s amazing how well some of these make use of your space.
Check out this kitchen cart with a garbage bin included for an example. It has three wicker drawers for storing all sorts of items handily. The other side has a tilt-out ...
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This Savannah Space Saver is basically a small linen closet on tall legs so it can fit above your toilet. It gives you more room to store towels and toiletries, and its attractive wood finish is MDF so it’ll take the bathroom humidity in stride.
The espresso finish is classic, and the glass doors add a touch of elegance. There’s an open shelf below the doors that will hold items you ...
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I’m a big fan of folding furniture. I like to rearrange rooms from time to time, and that’s so easy to do when the furniture’s lightweight and folds nearly flat. All my bookshelves have been foldable for years. It used to be hard to find these, but now they seem to be everywhere. They’re very stable and support plenty of weight.
This one pictured to the left is a tall, narrow, ...
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Sometimes you need a surface, but don’t have room for a table. Or you want a moving surface that’s like a breakfast tray, except it doesn’t try to wedge itself lopsided down between the cushions of the couch. They’re making these portable tables with legs that slide under a couch or chair. The Table-Mate (pictured here) is one example.
A friend of mine has one of these, and they really are ...
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In the market for a new desk? Consider the possibility of converting a table into a desk. Not only can this save you money (tables are generally cheaper than desks), but it also gives you the opportunity to customize a desk that’s exactly what you want.
The main considerations
The first step is to determine how much room the table can take up. Get exact measurements for both the width and depth. ...
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Steel shelving has been around for ages because it’s cheap, sturdy and built to last. These shelves are designed to hold items other than books. The problem is, they’re kind of ugly. There’s no known home decor style that they belong with. So what can you do with them?
In the garage, where they’re out of site, put plastic bins into a shelf like this and store tools, nuts and bolts, ...
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