Organize-It Blog

I recently received a fan-mail submission / request that wanted me to cover more exotic shelves. Well, I consider myself to be more of a traditional storage type of guy. I am someone that really values function over form. However, I realize that the times are changing and I need to get with those times. So here are some of the coolest (and most functional) bamboo storage shelves I could find.

The Lohas Collection offers a variety of shelving that is perfect for the bathroom or laundry room. Bamboo has a great exotic appearance that attracts the eye and adds a touch of decor to the room. As well as being easy on the eye bamboo storage shelves are extremely durable.

There are all sorts of bamboo storage shelves available in the Lohas Collection. For example, there is the Basket Storage Shelf, which is a great place to store some additional towels. The exotic bamboo wood shelves add decor to the bathroom.

Another example of the bamboo storage shelves from the Lohas Collection is their series of 4 Tier Storage Shelves. These are really great in the laundry room, providing a place to store loose clothing, detergent and dryer sheets. Not only do they provide excellent storage and a long-lasting quality, they also add a ton of cool décor! Who would have thought that the laundry room would be a place for decorative shelves? I had no idea!

So hopefully this review into the world of exotic shelves will be enough to satiate the demands of the audiences. Those that prefer form over function should love to look at these attractive bamboo storage shelves as they get out of the shower or prepare a load of darks in the laundry room!

I do not think there is much of a debate that shelving is the best way to organize and store all of the items in your home. From bookcases in the living room to a console in the entryway to a buffet in the kitchen, shelves make up the majority of the furniture in our homes. However, I have started to grow uncomfortable with all of the vertical shelving in my home, and started to implement some storage shelf safety tactics in my home.

You see, I live in Southern California, which is well-known for its propensity for earthquakes. Every few years (and sometimes a couple of times a year), we will go for a little 15 second ride as the earth re-situates itself. Even though the vast majority of earthquakes are too small to do much damage (sometimes too small to even feel!), there is that potential for a bigger earthquake.

I have lived in Southern California my entire life, so I am well-prepared to take care of myself and my family in the case of an earthquake. However, one thing that does worry me is all of the shelf storage that I have throughout the home. We have quite a few valuable items that are stored on shelving.

The first and most important step to take when implementing storage shelf safety in your home is to get Earthquake Putty.  It’s non-toxic, soft, easy to use, and reusable. Just tear off a piece, knead in your hand and stick between your collectible and the surface it is sitting on. It keeps your valuables attached to shelves and other surfaces in the event of a quake

If you live on the West Coast or any other area that is susceptible to earthquakes, use this helpful storage shelf safety tip and keep your items and family safe!

This weekend my wife and I went out of town for Labor Day. Traveling from Southern California up to Northern California is not a problem at all with a dog, but driving with a cat is difficult to say the least. So we were forced to leave our cat along for the long 3-day weekend. We poured her a big bowl of food to last her for those days and left for the holiday. When we came home we found she had gotten into her food by herself, knocking all sorts of items to the floor. After this incident we decided it was time to invest in some wall mounted storage shelves.

See, our precious kitty isn’t so much a “little kitty” anymore, and is more like an obese food seeking monster (don’t tell her I said that). So when she finished off her 3-day bowl of food in just a day or so, she naturally went on the hunt for more food. She found the food, but wasn’t really able to get into it. What she was able to do was knock over a bunch of things from our microwave cart.

So now instead of storing her food on the cart, we have started to store her food on wall mounted storage shelves. With this shelf style, we are able to store a great deal of items. The wall-mounted design of the shelves prevents the cat from reaching the top. As an added bonus, the wall mounted storage shelves take up no floor space. The Upper Cabinet makes the perfect wall storage system.

This is great news for our precious belongings and our kitchen, but bad news for the cat. Now with our food safely tucked away 6 feet above ground level, she has no hope of reaching her treasured spoils.