Comments on: Tips for Making a Crappy Apartment Liveable http://bushwickbk.com/2008/04/09/tips-for-making-a-crappy-apartment-liveable/ News and views from Bushwick, Brooklyn Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:21:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Jeremy http://bushwickbk.com/2008/04/09/tips-for-making-a-crappy-apartment-liveable/comment-page-1/#comment-4828 Jeremy Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:54:33 +0000 http://bushwickbk.com/?p=354#comment-4828 Dish rack was from Bed Bath and Beyond. Dish rack was from Bed Bath and Beyond.

]]> By: pixie http://bushwickbk.com/2008/04/09/tips-for-making-a-crappy-apartment-liveable/comment-page-1/#comment-4826 pixie Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:28:19 +0000 http://bushwickbk.com/?p=354#comment-4826 If you have one of those old narrow wardrobes that won't fit your hangers unless you turn them at an angle, you can get smaller hangers (children's size) that will actually fit. This only works if you're small and your clothes won't fall off the hangers, like mine. I also had a free standing clothing rack because there's no way in hell all your clothes will fit in one of those things anyway If you have one of those old narrow wardrobes that won’t fit your hangers unless you turn them at an angle, you can get smaller hangers (children’s size) that will actually fit. This only works if you’re small and your clothes won’t fall off the hangers, like mine. I also had a free standing clothing rack because there’s no way in hell all your clothes will fit in one of those things anyway

]]> By: suhxie http://bushwickbk.com/2008/04/09/tips-for-making-a-crappy-apartment-liveable/comment-page-1/#comment-4818 suhxie Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:20:03 +0000 http://bushwickbk.com/?p=354#comment-4818 get yourself a utensil rack instead of stuffing everything into a moldy drawer some 99-cent discount type stores carry plastic versions. just buy one of those and some strong magnets from a hardware shop. glue the magnets to the back, and hang from the side of your refrigerator. grand total: $3-$5. get yourself a utensil rack instead of stuffing everything into a moldy drawer

some 99-cent discount type stores carry plastic versions. just buy one of those and some strong magnets from a hardware shop. glue the magnets to the back, and hang from the side of your refrigerator. grand total: $3-$5.

]]> By: abby http://bushwickbk.com/2008/04/09/tips-for-making-a-crappy-apartment-liveable/comment-page-1/#comment-4817 abby Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:25:33 +0000 http://bushwickbk.com/?p=354#comment-4817 where did you get that dish rack? i am looking for one, the 2 i have had previously didn't really fit my needs. thanks! where did you get that dish rack? i am looking for one, the 2 i have had previously didn’t really fit my needs. thanks!

]]> By: Mopar http://bushwickbk.com/2008/04/09/tips-for-making-a-crappy-apartment-liveable/comment-page-1/#comment-4800 Mopar Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:31:47 +0000 http://bushwickbk.com/?p=354#comment-4800 Emmy, where do you get these shelves? Home Depot? Do they cut to size? How do you install them? What tools do you need? Thanks! Emmy, where do you get these shelves? Home Depot? Do they cut to size? How do you install them? What tools do you need? Thanks!

]]> By: pixie http://bushwickbk.com/2008/04/09/tips-for-making-a-crappy-apartment-liveable/comment-page-1/#comment-4792 pixie Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:36:56 +0000 http://bushwickbk.com/?p=354#comment-4792 There was only 1 cabinet in my old apt so I got a bakers rack. The butcher's block top makes a good counter space (for coffee maker, blender, etc), 2 shelves underneath for pans, and a small shelf above. I got mine on sale at Target for about $70. There was only 1 cabinet in my old apt so I got a bakers rack. The butcher’s block top makes a good counter space (for coffee maker, blender, etc), 2 shelves underneath for pans, and a small shelf above. I got mine on sale at Target for about $70.

]]> By: BornOnWyckoffAve http://bushwickbk.com/2008/04/09/tips-for-making-a-crappy-apartment-liveable/comment-page-1/#comment-4789 BornOnWyckoffAve Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:21:22 +0000 http://bushwickbk.com/?p=354#comment-4789 A couple more under-the-cabinet goodies: <a href="http://twin-x.com/groupdiy/albums/userpics/GlassRack.jpg" rel="nofollow">Glass Rack</a> <a href="http://twin-x.com/groupdiy/albums/userpics/Toaster.jpg" rel="nofollow">Toaster Oven</a> A couple more under-the-cabinet goodies:

Glass Rack

Toaster Oven

]]> By: BornOnWyckoffAve http://bushwickbk.com/2008/04/09/tips-for-making-a-crappy-apartment-liveable/comment-page-1/#comment-4787 BornOnWyckoffAve Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:46:36 +0000 http://bushwickbk.com/?p=354#comment-4787 Will, I never had much luck with the PUR faucet filter, either. I've had much better results with Brita's version. I live upstate but my water comes from the same source as yours. Will, I never had much luck with the PUR faucet filter, either. I’ve had much better results with Brita’s version. I live upstate but my water comes from the same source as yours.

]]> By: EJCohen http://bushwickbk.com/2008/04/09/tips-for-making-a-crappy-apartment-liveable/comment-page-1/#comment-4785 EJCohen Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:28:56 +0000 http://bushwickbk.com/?p=354#comment-4785 I have what's uniquely described by realestate yabbos as a "california kitchen." Basically, an open kitchen that faces the rest of the apartment. So I got a pretty hefty kitchen island. More of a utility table, the kind you might see in the kitchen of an actual restaurant. Not cheap by any means but definitely worth it (about $500). There's a shelf underneath where I keep a wine rack. And I drilled holes through the legs at one end of the table and installed a rod through 'em, so I could hang my kitchen towels on it. I also screwed in hooks above the sink/oven/fridge (the kitchen sinks back into a mini alcove) and have some of my sturdier pots hanging from there. It makes a difference in terms of how you approach your kitchen. It encourges someone like myself to keep things neat and organized (usually I'm a lazy mofo). I have what’s uniquely described by realestate yabbos as a “california kitchen.” Basically, an open kitchen that faces the rest of the apartment. So I got a pretty hefty kitchen island. More of a utility table, the kind you might see in the kitchen of an actual restaurant. Not cheap by any means but definitely worth it (about $500). There’s a shelf underneath where I keep a wine rack. And I drilled holes through the legs at one end of the table and installed a rod through ‘em, so I could hang my kitchen towels on it. I also screwed in hooks above the sink/oven/fridge (the kitchen sinks back into a mini alcove) and have some of my sturdier pots hanging from there.

It makes a difference in terms of how you approach your kitchen. It encourges someone like myself to keep things neat and organized (usually I’m a lazy mofo).

]]> By: Jeremy http://bushwickbk.com/2008/04/09/tips-for-making-a-crappy-apartment-liveable/comment-page-1/#comment-4784 Jeremy Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:17:27 +0000 http://bushwickbk.com/?p=354#comment-4784 I think it was the Container Store. I think it was the Container Store.

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