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Designing and organizing around big dog crates
By Georgetownhouse
These dog crates are the bane of my existance. Surely I can't be the only one who has a room that I'd like to look decent, but there's this big whonkin' crate (or in my case, two big crates) that just kills the space: You can't really put anything on top of them in an organized fashion, though ours of course become dumping grounds for stuff. You can't really use the wall space behind them for anything other than decorative stuff since the crates are so deep, and anything decorative kind of loses its appeal when above a set of wire... »MORE
Rail-based storage systems?
By Georgetownhouse
I'm trying to resolve some issues with both storage and general decor in our big mess of an office/dog room/exercise room. One idea we came up with last night was to surround the room with a rail to which you can attach storage baskets, shelves, things like that. It ties into both storage and decor because it evolved from a discussion about how we both like the look of a chair rail (even if not positioned at "standard" chair rail height) with one color below and another color above the rail. The problem is, I KNOW I've seen systems like... »MORE
