ReadyMade: Instructions for everyday life

SMALL SPACE SOLUTIONS

WHO'S THE FAIREST DISHWASHER OF THEM ALL?
Do you look out at a brick wall from the kitchen sink, or have no window at all? Hang a mirror above the faucet to make the room seem larger and to reflect more light.

CUTTING ROOM
Increase your kitchen-counter area by setting large, sturdy plastic boards across the span of your sink.

SEEING DOUBLE
Jake Ward cautions against lining walls with furniture. Instead, he says, create two rooms out of one by placing a bookshelf or sofa perpendicular to an interior wall.

WELL HEALED
Kira Deutch suggests storing toiletries in a shoe organizer that hangs from the back of a bathroom door.

SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS
Marie Mathiesen recommends saving precious wall space by installing horizontal shelves a foot or so from your ceiling. Framed art and pictures can hang below.

NEXT OF TIN
Rather than stacking cookie sheets and other bakeware horizontally, use bookends to hold them up on their sides in the cabinet. They'll be easier to find, access, and put away.