Low shelves living room

Local studio Mesura has designed Casa Vasto, a live-work home that combines exhibition space with living quarters in a former factory in Barcelona.

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If you’re like me, you spend half the day on a mission to find the second missing sock, torturing your family members with never-ending "have you seen" questions about this and that, trapping yourself in the eternal "lost and found" limbo. The good news is, it doesn’t have to be this way, so bear with us.

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Explore the use of behind-the-sofa storage. This pin suggests placing low shelving units or storage bins behind the sofa, utilizing this often-overlooked space for toy organization while keeping them out of the main living area.

A modular shelving system for your changing life. Start small. Add to it. Take it with you when you move. Reconfigure it. Hand it on. Design Dieter Rams in 1960 and made by Vitsœ ever since

Think of the Lafora as the cubby holes you used in kindergarten (remember those days?), except instead of just one, you get to use them all. Store books, precious objects, or induct your kids into the joy of having their very own cubby wonderland at home. First and foremost a bookcase, the Lafora also makes for an excellent room divider if we do say so ourselves.