Small Space Storage

When my mom visited a few weeks ago she took one look at our front room and had some great suggestions.

You enter our apartment into a small room, bigger than an entryway, but not very useful for much. We have a desk, a bookcase and a small futon in there, but the futon’s only been used once, and we can’t use the desk for real work because the internet doesn’t reach that far.

So my mom suggested we lose the futon, move the desk under the window, and bring in some kind of storage piece instead. It’s such a smart idea and it will give us lots more space to store our sheets, towels, napkins and table cloths.

I thought we might get a new bookcase with doors, but then I remembered we’ve got a sideboard out in my studio I can bring in. All it needs is a makeover.

Right now, the sideboard is stained a dark brown. But I’m thinking brighter. More along these lines.

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I’m usually a wimp about color – I head straight for neutrals. But I’m leaning toward bright, shiny white with a cheery accent.

And then we need some hardware. Aren’t these amazing? All from here, of course!