Small Apartment Organization
Posted on May 2, 2009
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Living in a small apartment can feel suffocating at times, but some people actual prefer living in a tiny space. You can conquer the cramped in feeling by following these organizational tips that are great for occupants of tiny homes.
The first thing to do is to identify your problem areas. Tackle one thing at a time. If you end up using a chair, counter top, end table, or a desk as the holding area for your keys, wallet, mail, jackets and lap top, then you probably need to start there.
This little area of clutter can make you feel weighed down. That is because you have to dig through it every time you are leaving the house. Starting off your morning by having to deal with a disorganized situation is not going to contribute to a sunny disposition! This problem is relatively easy to fix. You may only need to install a couple of hooks, a shelf, or a shelf with coat hooks beneath. If you have a small desk, it will work great for keeping your phone, MP3 and camera chargers handy. Just make sure that you designate a special area for these things. Don’t let it invade your computer desk or kitchen.
A coat closet is extremely useful for saving space. If you are in a tiny apartment, you probably have a tiny coat closet or no coat closet at all! If you don’t have one, invest a little in a shelf with a hanging rod. These are relatively inexpensive and can hold a lot of weight. You can hang it wherever you have a little wall space.
Whether you use a wall mounted hanging rod or a coat closet, you need to make the most of the space. Use space saving hangers that are sturdy enough to hold your heavy winter coats. Slim, velvet hangers are a good choice. They come in an array of colors that you can match up with your décor. The non-slip surface helps keep your coats and jackets neatly hung without having to zip them up or fasten the buttons.
The next biggest place that usually needs organization is the bedroom. The bedroom is where we tend to hide junk that we want out of sight. Of course, you should get rid of as much as possible out of your bedroom. Next, create some space for bulky items. The easiest way to do this is to buy a bed with big drawers underneath, or place your bed on risers.
Store your blankets, out of season clothes, luggage, and bulky sweaters, underneath the bed. This should free up some space in your closet. Utilize door space for hanging shoes or other small items that need somewhere to go. Build small shelves up the front corners of the closet if you can. Hang hooks where ever you can to keep items out of the way.
Make extra space in the closet by using more space saving hangers. Velvet hangers are great in bedroom closets, too, because they come in many different styles. Some velvet hangers have a few sections so that you can hang many pairs of pants on one hanger. You can buy hanger accessories, such as, cascading hooks and finger clips, so that your space saving hangers can be used for anything that you own.
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Best way to refinish painted furniture while living in small apartment?!?I have a painted wooden floor cabinet. It desperately needs to be refinished – the white paint is chipping and is very old and dirty. I would love to strip it and repaint it. What it the best way to go about doing this, living in a small apartment. I can't bring it outside (I live in a high rise, in a big city) I also don't own any sanders or power tools. And what kind of paint should I use??
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About the Author: Rick Miller is on the staff of Only Slimline Hangers, a leading online resource for velvet hangers which are space saving hangers, non slip hangers and slim line hangers. For more information, please visit http://www.onlyslimlinehangers.com.
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Use bed risers to make your bed a bit higher to fit more stuff under it. Also, buy closet organizers to keep your closet nice and neat.
If you find you have too much furniture but simply cannot get rid of one piece of it, find a piece that you do not use and store it in a large closet. Oh, and – if you put a desk kitty/katty corner in a room, you can store things behind it if the desk has a back to it (like most computer desks I've seen do). For bookshelves, you don't necessarily need a huge bookshelf to store all those books you have. You can stack the books two or three deep, or turn them on their side and you can fit even more! It may not look the most "appealing," but it will save you the money and space of having to buy/have a huge bookshelf.
organization for dummies book
Get rid of the junk. Put everything you dont need in a storage unit after 6 months anything still in there sell to pay off the storage bill
You don't state how the fire started. If the fire was due to your negligence or carelessness, you CAN be held liable for damages caused by this fire.
I suspect that your landlord DOES have coverage for the fire damages unless he holds ownership mortgage free, since any lender would require that their collateral be properly insured against such a loss.
However, if he DOES have coverage, do not be surprised if the insurer pays and them comes looking for YOU, if you caused the fire.
My mom lives in a 2 bedroom apartment and she uses one for a bedroom and one for her "storage" room. She has lots of cardboard boxes wrapped in contact paper and stacked up on their sides and uses them for cubbie holes. She only keeps stuff sitting out like lamps, ashtrays,little flower arrangments,and stuff like that,so it doesnt look cluttered. She keeps all her stuff in her "storage room". She also only uses half her cabinet space in her kitchen for what few dishes she needs. a few plates, some silverware and about 4 glasses. That keeps down on dishwashing and she uses her cabinets and drawers for other things. Oh she uses alot of stackable bins in her bathroom too. hope I helped.
Minimum amount of simple clean lined furniture. You might consider a sofa bed in the living room and using the very small bedroom as an office/den.
IKEA is a great place to look even if only for ideas.
Hard to believe the only windows are in the kitchen, that may not be legal, sure won't pass fire code.
Now that it has been placed in a realtors hand, you must go through them because the owner signed a contract with the realtor………….They may have a 3 month to a 6 month contract….Talk to the realtor to see the length of it……And don't forget, it could be sold……..
When I cleaned out my son's closet last fall I took all of his clothes to the local homeless shelter.
If you have any nice work clothes shelters for battered women are always looking for them.
I like to give clothes to places like this so you KNOW it's going to people who need it and not some teenage kid at goodwill or something