I haven't used any of the ideas yet, but hope to show some of the ideas to our remodeling contractor to incorporate as we proceed on the remodeling of our new (old) house. One idea I thought was particularly clever is the use of space beneath a staircase. The house we will be moving into has a staircase up into an attic room. In the book, they use the space beneath the stairs in creative ways such as building regular or pullout drawers of various sizes tucked in under the staircase. Another idea I liked was using the taller part of the understaircase area as a small, but efficient home office. Other ideas include a small bookcase built in between the studs just above a doorway that I thought was very clever. There are many ideas in the book that make use of space between wall studs, thus diminishing the effect of having yet another piece of furniture poking out into already limited room space yet still providing storage or display space. For a couple of projects, she shows space that is shared by rooms on either side of the wall. She has one where there is a washer/dryer that goes through a wall in a sunroom and emerges on the other side as part of a covered bathroom vanity top (hard to visualize, I know). Another clever idea shown is a one-can width pantry covered by a sliding barn door type mechanism. One project in the book says you can have spacious undersink drawers beneath your kitchen sink instead of the traditional cupboard if you reroute your pipes and trap towards the back of the cabinet. If other posters have come across other innovative books on small house storage, I sure would appreciate sharing the titles.

This is her house. Everything within those walls belong to her now. Previous owners have no claim. She hired/contrated him to do a job. She doesn't owe him a damn thing. If he took what was within her walls,(and did'nt tell her) then he is a thief. I think she was generous to offer him 10%, she doesn't HAVE to give him anything. She doesn't owe a contracter, or...a known for a long time, so called friend....squat! I think that he is soooo out of line, to feel intitled to any money he found, within HER walls. What if he found money in her dresser, if she hired him to fix the drawers? Should he be intitled to any of it? Hell No! What if she hired a mechanic to repair her car...is any money he finds in her car...partially his? Hell No! He's incredibly lucky that she was willing to give him 10% of what belongs to her, But he's going to take her to court, for at least 40%!? PahLeeze....

If today was April 1, I would like this was an April Fool's joke. I see several things that could be it but I am not even 50% sure of any of them.

Yes, please, Annie. We just got home from the hospital, and I'm getting set up to start work this evening.