Stylish storage solutions: hang it, shelve it, stash it

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Photography Chris Warnes

Sleep and store

We've brought you lots of great ideas, with nothing over $403.

Hang On coat rack in Black, $160, Top3 By Design. MJ desk lamp, $49, Matt Blatt. Chaye satchel in Tan, $199, Country Road. Helmer drawer unit on castors, $129, Ikea. Malm queen bedframe in Birch, $289, Ikea.

ON BED Jiro queen quilt cover in Orange, $119.95, POP By Sheridan. Luella king sheet set in Charcoal, $179, Natalia cushion in Wattle (yellow/white), $39.95, and Tilda European pillowcase in Black (spotted), $39.95, Country Road. Bedtime Story pillowcases by David Shrigley, $65 a pair, Chee Soon & Fitzgerald.

ON DRAWERS Safe radio in Bamboo, $179, Top3 By Design. Vintage photo card, $7, Fleur Wood. Nail polish in Summer Splice, $4.95, Face of Australia. Glass bottle, $8.95 for medium, Artis & Grove, holding figs and orchids.

ON COAT RACK Flower Chain Mail necklace, $19.95, Dotti. Rebecca Thompson "Sequin Pattern" dress, $403. Crossroads tangerine knit bolero, $34.95.

ON WALL Haymes Interior Expressions low sheen acrylic paint in Eclipse, $65.95 for 4L.

Office smarts

Check out more great ideas, with nothing over $1449.

Nobox timber "Mail" box, $35, and "Recipes" box, $40, Seletti. Card CD storage box in Kraft, $14.95, Kikki.K. Criterion Dash desk with drawer, $269, Officeworks. Grocery basket, $24.95, Artis & Grove. Market crates, $249 for large (50cm x 35cm), and $199 for small (50cm x 30cm), Freedom Biblioteque boxes, $24.95 for small, $29.95 for large, Hart&Heim Original Sean Dix "Copine" chair, $240, and Replica Jean-Louis "Domecq Loft" floor lamp, $195, Matt Blatt.

ON/IN DESK AT TOP Rectangle tray, $36.95, Artis & Grove. A4 airmail envelopes, $12 for 5, tape, $5, and pen & pencil set, $12, Letterbox Co.

IN SHELVES At left: Leather diaries, $34.95 for A6, $44.95 for A5, and Essential "Graf" A5 notebook, $7.95, Kikki.K. At right: "a" printers block, $35, Doug Up On Bourke.

ON DESKTOP Apple MacBook Pro, from $1449. Essential "Graf" A4 notebook in Orange, $9.95, Kikki.K. Marimekko coffee cup, $25, Chee Soon & Fitzgerald. Evie vase, $29.95, Country Road. Small bottle, $6.95, Artis & Grove, holding daisies. Art pencil, $1, Typo.

BOTTOM CUBBY Cardboard storage boxes in Kraft, $19.95 for Half A4, $29.95 for A4, and $9.95 for Mini Disc, Kikki.K. Nobox "Computer" box, $45, Seletti.

ON WALL Wattyl Interior Design i.d low-sheen acrylic paint in Colorbond Ironstone, from $59.95 for 4L.

Pick up the April 2011 issue of real living to discover more great storage solutions.