I’ve done a number of things to Amy’s apartment. I like to think that I’m making it more livable.

I’ve installed a Grundtal Magnetic Knife Strip in the kitchen. Amy keeps her knives loose in a drawer. I always feared for my fingers when reaching in there. With this knife rack, I keep the knives I use the most (Chef, bread, and generic utility) in arm’s reach but without all the lost-thumb danger.

I’ve also installed the Grundtal Spice Rack in the gap next to the stove. This opened up some cabinet space.

Our latest installation is my favorite. We’re using a set of IKEA things in a manner in which they were not intended.

One of the things Amy misses from her apartment in the Plaza Frontenac was the coat rack I installed near the entrance. It was a small thing, but made things more convenient as we entered and exited.

Here in Toronto, we’ve been searching for a coat rack that could also double as a shelf for gloves, scarves, and hats. All of which are necessary for living in a frozen wasteland. The problem was that all the coat racks that also had shelves were either too expensive or too large for her tiny apartment. They just couldn’t fit.

Our solution was to hang a Grundtal Rail and use the Grundtal S-Hooks for coats and hats. This just fit in the space behind out door. For hats and gloves, we hung a Grundtal Dish Drainer from the rail and put a Komplement Storage Box on there to hold the loose stuff.

It looks pretty good for being scrounged from random IKEA stuff.