I recently moved into a 2br apartment so now I basically have a second room with a second bed. Unfortunately I don't really have all the necessary furniture to adequately put all my stuff everywhere. Has anyone successfully dealt with this without buying lots of new furniture?

It's just weird.. I would've thought with more space there wouldn't be this problem but it's actually the new space that's creating the problem.

6/25/2010 10:52:38 AM

My second room is the catch-all space. I have an extra dresser and a big table and my desk and all the random crap I don't have anywhere else to store. I don't have a bed in there because I considered it my office when I moved in. Now my computer lives in the living room though, so it's pretty useless.

6/25/2010 11:28:08 AM

I dealt with it by not being a woman and worrying about having empty space.

6/25/2010 11:28:54 AM

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"I don't really have all the necessary furniture to adequately put all my stuff everywhere. "

could you explain how you don't have enough stuff to put your stuff everywhere?

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6/25/2010 11:30:40 AM

this thread makes my head hurt

6/25/2010 11:34:15 AM

the 3BR to 1BR move that i might have to make will be MUCH more difficult

i will have to have a massive TWW yard sale

6/25/2010 11:34:47 AM

so you've got too many knick-knacks and not enough coffee/end tables?

SHUT THE FUCK UP

6/25/2010 11:34:57 AM

jesus christ you guys got some fuckin e-rage

must be your low carb diets

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"could you explain how you don't have enough stuff to put your stuff everywhere?"

storage/furniture. ayrts? ia?

[Edited on June 25, 2010 at 11:42 AM. Reason : .]

6/25/2010 11:42:13 AM

I moved from a 2br to a 1br and have more square footage now than before

Awkwardly big living room and bathroom

6/25/2010 11:45:00 AM

I'd like one of those fold-up beds in my extra room. That way it can be an office and a guest room

6/25/2010 11:50:24 AM

I thought it would be cool to have a guest room

But it ended up that most of my guests would either pass out on the couch in the living room or banging on the bed in my room

So it was pretty much a waste

6/25/2010 11:52:04 AM

yo dawg

6/25/2010 11:54:06 AM

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"storage/furniture"

I still don't get it. Put shit in the same configuration you had it in your other apartment, keep the magical shit that doesn't fit in the space that you didn't have before (what the fuck are you even talking about) in boxes and put them under your bed that you didn't have before, in the room that you didn't have before.


or idea 2: use the 2nd room as storage for all the shit that you obviously don't need / aren't using on a regular basis. If anyone ever has to sleep over i'm sure they wont bitch about all the extra boxes in their temporary dwelling

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6/25/2010 11:58:58 AM

Know how I know how you're gay?

6/25/2010 12:01:37 PM

I HATE YOU ALL

I'll just have to fix my yuppie problems myself!!!!!

6/25/2010 3:24:54 PM

it's like a skinny Biofreak70

6/25/2010 3:27:11 PM

^LOL i'm so glad i found this!



this seems like a decent thread to bump with this issue...

Any tips on organizing after downsizing to a smaller kitchen? Obviously weeding out the unnecessary utensils, pots pans, and dishware is first. But i'm a little worried about food storage as well since I won't have a pantry. Been toying with the idea of a bread rack or some "external pantry". Thoughts?

Also going to try and fab a liquor cabinet of sorts to keep my fancy glassware and bottles off the counter top and from cluttering cabinet space.

3/15/2011 9:53:10 AM

some good links in this thread

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3/15/2011 9:54:32 AM

^^I have this issue right now and it's stressing me out!

Luckily I have an empty wall in my new kitchen so I'm gonna install some sort of shelving system. The Elfa is making me smile right about now, so I'll get some measurements together and hit container store this weekend. (something like this but on a smaller scale)



[Edited on March 15, 2011 at 9:59 AM. Reason : e]

3/15/2011 9:58:44 AM

Shop 2-3 days a week and only get what you need until your next shopping trip. Fresh food is better and you'll waste less. I hit HT, Fresh Market or Trader Joe's several times a week and never have kitchen clutter.

3/15/2011 9:59:28 AM

^^^^Look at a baker's rack. Can be good to keep some of your cookwares etc. on, freeing up space in your cabinets for food. Something like a large wine rack or a bar/cabinet or sorts is also a good idea. Be sure your cabnit is something made or from somewhere else though.

Also, generally speaking, if you're on the lookout for cheap(er) furniture and don't feel like dealing with the craigslist bullshit, check out consignment and used furniture stores (Shelton's near downtown is a good one to try). When my girlfriend and I moved from 1-bedroom places into a large 3br house, we found several nice pieces of furniture at these establishments.

[Edited on March 15, 2011 at 10:02 AM. Reason : carrots]

3/15/2011 10:01:52 AM

Slave, do you find yourself spending more with these smaller trips than you would during say 1 large weekly trip?

I am actually looking forward to the smaller space for this exact reason of not wasting food or over buying.

3/15/2011 10:08:25 AM

I used an external pantry for a couple years. Target was some good set ups.

3/15/2011 10:22:21 AM

3/15/2011 10:36:22 AM

This looks like an awful waste of space:

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If you hipster Ikea fags didn't care about how the inside of your damn closet looks, you could easily fit everything in the top two or three shelves.

3/15/2011 11:25:16 AM

It's important to care about how you present yourself.

I, for one, present myself as a hipster fag.

3/15/2011 11:28:25 AM

Shelves are hipsterish?

sign me up

3/15/2011 11:29:14 AM

I once moved from a 2 bedroom apartment to a 3 bedroom house. I just used the 3rd bedroom for storage.

3/15/2011 11:31:28 AM

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"If you hipster Ikea fags"

Last I checked, Ikea is not hipster.

[Edited on March 15, 2011 at 11:31 AM. Reason : lkj]

3/15/2011 11:31:34 AM

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"It's important to care about how you present yourself."

I agree. But the inside of your closet is not for presentation. That is just ridiculous to me.

I use the term 'hipster' more like 'fanboy'.

3/15/2011 12:52:27 PM

Some people enjoy being organized and like having a nice closet.

Imagine that

3/15/2011 1:14:11 PM

people like being able to find their stuff??? NOWAI

3/15/2011 1:15:21 PM

ITT: We jerk off to Ikea.

3/15/2011 1:43:44 PM

inside of closet =! open pantry organizer.

3/15/2011 1:44:46 PM

I love you

3/15/2011 1:47:28 PM

So far the only people talking about ikea are those not offering advice.

3/15/2011 2:28:45 PM

i made a pretty cool over the door pot rack from container store supplies.


i LOVE the container store

3/15/2011 3:28:59 PM