Clever storage

[Tom Dunn]

I have no idea where this is, nor do I have any idea who made it, but it impressed me enough that I thought I'd share it here.

 

[Mark Gottesman]

Look up Tansu. Oriental form or storage.

https://encrypted.google.com/search...nNomm8ASny4CYCg&ved=0CEoQsAQ&biw=1553&bih=847

http://www.amazon.com/Tansu-Traditional-Japanese-Cabinetry-Heineken/dp/0834805480

And to ad an American linkage:

http://vimeo.com/49050490

 

[Gotcha6]

While unique, I wonder how they avoided necessary pickets and handrails on that side. It would seem hazardous.

 

[wdwrkr]

I'm wondering about the stringer on that side - or lack thereof.

 

[Gotcha6]

That, too. I assumed the drawers didn't go full depth and they were counting on a cantilever from a center stringer with the risers supporting the treads.

 

[thsb]

It seems like it would be possible to have the stringer, with part of the cabinet blocked by it, and a couple of drawers simply being false fronts. And it seems like you could put a rail in without destroying the design.

I think it is a pretty cool idea, particularly in a place with limited space. I would probably use a slightly different design that didn't try to maximize all of the space (probably a more traditional looking cabinet with nice trim around it), but the concept is intriguing.

at our house the space under the steps (or at least the tallest part of it) is where we have our network and phone setup.

 

[cskipper]

On the bottom three stairs - could you have drawer dividers that would serve as a stringer support? They could notch in to other frame support. This being said by one of the few members who has never built furniture of any kind - lol!