10 Clever Things for a Tiny House from IKEA

10: Olofstorp: Wall Cabinet

(Article Number: 502.198.45)

Price: $199.99 

I would hang this above the wall-mounted drop-leaf table. Instant dining room in a very small space. Perhaps between the two windows in the living room? Could also be a great make-shift office!

Product dimensions:

Width: 29 1/2 "

Depth: 7 7/8 "

Height: 39 3/8 "

Max load/shelf: 35 lb

Key features

• Save space by storing your plates vertically. One shelf has a high edge to keep them in place.
• You can customize your wall organizer to suit different needs since it has two adjustable shelves.
• Hang your wine glasses, or any glasses with a stem, from the rack under the top.

Product description:

• Frame/ Hook/ Shelf: Solid pine, Stain
• Back: Pine plywood, Stain
• Handle: Molded plywood, Stain
• Shelf: Galvanized steel
• Knob: Solid birch, Stain

Could IKEA Threaten the Power Grid?

Today IKEA, the Swedish "everything you need comes flat packed in a box" store, announced it will be selling solar panels in England. The cost is around $9200 US and the company claims that the energy they can harness will be free after just seven years. The panels will be sold and installed by IKEA, so it is not like you can just take them home in the back of your soccer-mom minivan. IKEA also will install it hooked to the grid, so for my tiny house application this just will not work, however I take this as a sign of things to come. Most of the articles I read today talked about how much solar technology has increased while the costs have decreased in just the last five years. I find this very encouraging. This decreasing cost has me thinking about he future of the "grid." Could the grid be facing some problems with becoming obsolete and infrastructure failure due to falling revenues?

Re-purposing and Reusing - Reducing Your Footprint

This week while I was in Seattle, Ralph and I went to some tag sales. I adore a tag sales. They are such a great way to reduce our footprint by reusing or re-purposing as opposed to just being consumers at the retail level. There are many, many people who discover they just have collected way too much "stuff" and having a yard sale, tag sale, garage sale, etc. is a great way for them to make a little cash while making a little space. Hitting these sales is a win-win for both seller and buyer. Most times I go "treasure hunting" (as I like to call these great sales) I find some gem and it rarely costs me more than a dollar or two.