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Posts tagged “shelves”

James Hopkins and His Great Wall of Musical Tech

Sometimes art just happens by mistake. The Selby comes to mind as a great example, with their excellently composed shots of creative folks and their spaces. Then, there are those like James Hopkins, w...

How To: Remix an IKEA Media Shelf Into a Window Seat

We've seen bookshelves turned record storage and vice versa. We've also seen them turned into desks, as well as other types of workable surfaces. But what about a window seat? This is where Instructab...

Why Not... Use an Antique Fridge as a Bookshelf?

OK, this trend is officially blowing up! First we see people busting out the screens of vintage TVs for storage and then dissecting the insides of a radio for a safe keeper. Now, a fridge stays (mostl...

Why Hide Lesser-Used Appliances?

I recently spent far longer than I needed to standing in the kitchen appliance aisle at my favorite home store trying to pick out the perfect toaster. Then it dawned on me: I am just going to hide it ...

Inspiration: Basic Shelves as an Entertainment Center

More often seen hidden in walk-in closets and pantries, your cookie-cutter Elfa-style wall-mounted shelves could find a new use in a high-traffic and high-style room, if you know how to accessorize......

Flickr Finds: Diagonal Multimedia Storage

We started getting a little seasick after running into these interestingly structured wall-shelves over at the Program offices in Berlin......

REK: An Amazingly Unique Tetris-Like Bookcase

For anyone who loves books, there is always a quandary: how to store them efficiently. The other thing is that most book collections will expand over the years. This makes you add bookcases, usually f...