Category Archives: Storage After our recent flood, all of the contents of our then water logged basement were placed into a wetness relocation program. (Get it? Oh, so punny.) Some things made their way to the cozy confines of our office, while some soggy and bulky items were left outside on our semi-secure deck to dry out. Yes,…  We’re sorry. We don’t blame any of you who may be growing weary of the continuous tale of our basement woes. (And if you’re just joining in now, you can see what we mean starting here, questioning lost items here, and trying to keep those chins up here). But. We must. Trudge. On. While this…  Oh clean, clutter-free countertops, how we love you. After years of a love/hate relationship with our paper towel holder and all of it’s countertop-hogging-glory, all it took was pulling the trigger on a new mount to go from this (on the left) to this (on the right): And while there was not a thing wrong…  As you know, living in our little corner of the city is often a battle of inches. Every item that enters our space must be pre-screened for compatibility with our cozy floor plan. We have embraced this fact and enjoy the challenges, if not the math, involved. Things end up pretty precise, but you’ve got…  Mark Twain once said, “Get a bicycle, you will not regret it if you live.” I cannot agree with him more. Living deep within the traffic gridlock of Chicago, we find that bicycling is the easiest and most efficient mode of transportation. Meeting some friends for dinner in Bucktown? Hop on your bike, and you’re…  As you’ve heard us say time and time again, our place is tiny and space for stuff and storage is at a premium. You get it. So once our office-slash-guestroom finally got situated in a way that we were happy with, we came upon yet another storage dilemma: where do we store the air mattress,… |
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