tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2211285783434059218.post342358682144140885..comments2023-07-20T14:52:22.013+01:00Comments on Alternative Eagle: the unmentionablesKaren Cheunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01162058505350255330noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2211285783434059218.post-85999850455885976732011-05-16T18:26:39.396+01:002011-05-16T18:26:39.396+01:00Ooh. Wow. Lots for me to read!
Lynn - I kind of w...Ooh. Wow. Lots for me to read!<br /><br />Lynn - I kind of wish that somebody had left behind some crappy storage for us, just so that we've got something to put our stuff in! I can see how easy it is to not replace them, though, despite one's best intentions :-) I am possibly as indecisive as you are. A credenza is a possible solution to the TV problem, but like you say, it's useful to have something that is good for all the other bits that go with the TV. I'll keep looking!<br /><br />Kat - yes, I know you're pretty weird. At least I know someone who seems to have strong ideas about storage :-) I tend to use a lot of shelving as well, instead of hanging space, but I also seem to have quite a few posh frocks! I think we will end up with a mix of things - some huge old wooden wardrobes, some neater cupboards, and a locker or two. I will probably avoid labelling my drawers!<br /><br />The TV will go behind the door in the living room, so that it's only visible if you shut the door - not the most practical place for it to be, but certainly the most aesthetically pleasing. Maybe if I use laundry as well, I'll never even know it's there :-D <br /><br />xxKaren Cheunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01162058505350255330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2211285783434059218.post-24776973352024677972011-05-16T18:07:12.174+01:002011-05-16T18:07:12.174+01:00Oh my secret is the "Skubb" or whatever ...Oh my secret is the "Skubb" or whatever they are called things from Ikea-lots of different sizes, some with drawers some not. I basically only hang posh dresses. Everything else goes in "shelves" of the skubb. And the spare room wardrobe was transformed for about £15 into a storage cabinet to keep all my bits and pieces of computer and hiking stuff. You can fit lots more stuff in a shallow wardrobe if you use all the vertical space.<br /><br />I even stuck labels on some of the drawers. Luckily I haven't stuck to what I wrote on the labels too much. That would be crazy.Katnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2211285783434059218.post-72458080821014863592011-05-16T17:58:56.423+01:002011-05-16T17:58:56.423+01:00I am a weirdo. The number 1 piece of furniture I w...I am a weirdo. The number 1 piece of furniture I would like to buy myself instead of having built-in or landlord crap is a wardrobe. I am pretty devastated that when my grandma passed away it was the wrong time for me to have her and grandpa's matching ward-drobes. I love the old ones made out of wood-they remind me of hiding in them as a child. My grandpa's even had a tie-rack and labels for things. They weren't particularly expensive but solid unlike the mdf rubbish I have now. I do love old wardrobes and would gladly outfit a house with them instead of nasty drawers that bite hands.<br /><br />TV cabinets. Hmmm dunno about them. They feel a bit 1980's. I think it looks more homely to have a modest TV and not stick it in too prominent a place. If you were feeling bohemian you could perhaps get an old screen and move that across the tv when appropriate. My laundry rack is quite an effective screen of the TV. I like to think my damp knickers are quite artistic. Hmmm well maybe not.Katnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2211285783434059218.post-45727143319612216072011-05-16T14:21:07.282+01:002011-05-16T14:21:07.282+01:00Oh, my. I know this dilemma well. We kept all the ...Oh, my. I know this dilemma well. We kept all the crappy cupboards/wardrobes in the bedrooms here because we had no substitutes, and they're still here, and probably will be until I get inspired. In the downstairs hallway, for coats and paraphernalia, I think I'm going to go for the supercheapandsimple Ikea Konsmo, and fit it with a cuter hook and eye and maybe paint it the same colour as the walls, or maybe do something artistic to it if I get the urge. And the TV - I have this McIntosh credenza that I bought for the audio/video stuff, with the TV on top, but I am dithering now, thinking maybe the credenza in the dining room and something for the audio/video that actually has CD and DVD drawers and that kinda stuff. It takes me ages to decide things like this.Lynnhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/1musenoreply@blogger.com