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I am a single mother of one, makeup loving, J. Crew wearing, graphic designer, writer, sister, daughter, Southern California native, and owner of one occasionally destructive giant Pomeranian. And I'm an Aquarius too. Welcome to my blog and of all of my life's caprice.

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    Sunday
    Jan222012

    A Space That Perplexes Me

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    I have an awkward little space in my bedroom that sits in between my closet and the bedroom door. Sometimes a little old trunk with a TV, and DVD player occupies the space, sometimes it’s just completely bare. Regardless, it really doesn’t do much to help with my lack of adequate storage in this room.

    I’ve tried hanging art work,  cork board, a memo board, a large calendar…I even tried out my nomadic building failure here, but it was a few inches too wide.

    I need something with either shelves or drawers…maybe something with both. It has to be less than 33 inches wide, short enough to clear the light switches, and thin enough to lessen the the number of times I collide with it. I’m clumsy, and have a tendency to walk into things that don’t move. Oh, and I don’t want to spend more than $100 for it.

    I thought about building something, but I don’t really have the time for it these days. I’ve been seeing a number of awesome hacks of the Ikea Rast 3 drawer dresser,

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    and at only $34, it could be a good fit for the space. (Check out some of my favorite hacks here and here.) The only issue with that is that the nearest Ikea is over 2 hours away, one way, and the shipping cost for just the dresser is almost as much as the dresser, and that’s all before I buy the stuff I ‘d need to hack it.

    So for now I will continue to look until I find something worth while.

    Maybe a good ole Billy.

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    They look a lot alike actually. And I could build a Billy lookalike for less than the $60 it costs, and out of real wood too…if I made the time that is.

    Decisions, decisions. That’s all for now though. Talk to you in the next one!

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