THE SCOUT LIBRARY
Find a sensible home for what you own. Compare footprints and build storage around your everyday routines.
Apartment living
A small apartment laundry area can become cluttered quickly. Detergent bottles, stain removers, dryer sheets, cleaning supplies, towels, and laundry accessories all need…
Apartment living
A small bathroom usually has one storage problem that never really goes away: there is not enough floor space for a normal cabinet.…
Apartment living
When floor space is limited, vertical storage is one of the easiest ways to make a small apartment work better. A tall narrow…
Apartment living
When floor space is limited, the back of a door can become surprisingly useful storage. Over-the-door organizers are especially practical in small apartments…
Apartment living
A console table can make an entryway feel more useful, but in a small apartment, a normal-depth table can quickly make the hallway…
Apartment living
Under-sink cabinets look spacious until you add the drain pipe, shutoff valves, cleaning bottles, trash bags, and everything else that ends up pushed…
Apartment living
Small bathrooms usually have one obvious storage problem: there is almost no unused floor space. That is why over-the-toilet storage works so well.…
Apartment living
A full-size dining table can dominate a small apartment. That is why folding and drop-leaf tables work so well in compact homes. They…
Apartment living
A coffee table can take up a surprising amount of space in a small living room. That is why a lift-top design makes…
