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Waist-High Shelf

Opening context:
Thick Walls, Open Shelves

Conflict

In every house and every workplace there is a daily “traffic” of the objects which are handled most. Unless such things are immediately at hand, the flow of life is awkward, full of mistakes; things are forgotten, misplaced.

Resolution

Build waist-high shelves around at least a part of the main rooms where people live and work. Make them long, 9 to 15 inches deep, with shelves or cupboard underneath. Interrupt the shelf for seats, windows, and doors.

Closing context:
Thickening the Outer Walls, Things from Your Life