If you need to add some extra space to your living room or family room, take a look at how large your TV stand or media center is and reduce the footprint by replacing the larger unit with a compact TV stand. This works quite well if you have just a few of the basic TV accessories you may need such as a cable box, blu-ray player and surround sound system. Any more and the stand might begin to look a tad cramped.
Compact TV stand:
Compact TV stand pictured: Winsome Wood Hailey Small TV Stand
Compact freezer
It seems like the minimalist/simple living movement is slowly but steadily growing. One of the mainstays of both movements calls for the scaling down of stuff and living more in the moment. With this in mind, moving from a large home to a smaller home or even living life in a mobile home can be a lot easier with a compact freezer to keep your food cold without the huge space or huge carbon footprint. A great way to make technology work for you.
Compact freezer:
Compact freezer pictured: Haier HCR17W 1.7-Cubic Foot Refrigerator/Freezer, White
Also of interest: Haier HUM013EA 1-2/7-Cubic-Foot Compact Space-Saver Upright Freezer / Sunpentown Energy Star 3.0-Cu-Ft Upright Freezer / Avanti VM302W 2.8 cu ft Vertical Freezer
Frost free compact freezer
If you spend a lot of time at the cottage during the summer, there’s no reason you can’t have most of the comforts of home that you might take for granted, especially when it comes to food storage. In this regard, a frost free compact freezer can be a home away from home blessing as it allows you to keep meats and other frozen delicacies from going bad if staying for a longer period than originally anticipated. No more worries about the ice packs thawing out in the cooler. Plus the compact size can fit most anywhere so there’s no worries about your freezer taking up too much space.
Frost free compact freezer:
Frost free compact freezer pictured: ADA Compliant 24-Inch Frost-free Undercounter All-Freezer with Front Lock – White 5.0 cu. by Summit.
Compact deep freezer
A lot of people these days are looking to downsize their living spaces, due to either the sluggish economy, or for a greater sense of living a simpler life. Fitting in nicely with such a lifestyle change is the compact deep freezer, which can be situated in most small spaces in a small house or apartment. Of course, you won’t be able to fit a whole cow in one, but you can definitely make use of the freezer space for most of your frozen food needs.
Compact deep freezer:
Compact deep freezer pictured:
Haier HNCM035E 3.5 Cu.Ft. Chest Freezer Holds 122lbs
Compact Office Desk
More than ever, space is at a premium both at home and at the office. Fortunately, there is no shortage of cleverly designed compact office desks, which are especially designed to save space. By using height rather than width and well-placed shelves, desk designers have found ways of maximizing the use of small areas.
Compact Office Desk:
Compact Office Desk pictured: Techni Mobili Juvenile MDF Compact Computer Desk, Cherry. Color: cherry