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"The cliche in the business is We come to your place and double ur space,‘ " says Tweedy, adding at both designers and developers Tweedy said his products can be particularly useful in children‘s rooms and adults® walkâ€"in closets in which a single rack for hanging clothes makes for a singularly inefâ€" !ficiem use of space. As a result, Space Age Shelving has designers }on staff for free, inâ€"home or busiâ€" ness consultations. Getting the most om your kitchen Space Age Shelving is a locallyâ€" owned and operated enterprise focusing on residential, commercial and light industrial storage systems made from wire mesh and ‘melamine. Its specialty is customâ€" cut wire shelving that can be used for everything from supporting stereos to making the most of your space in kitchens, vanities and â€" of course â€" closets. "Evolution has been pretty nomiâ€" nal but we have in excess of 200 components from wine racks to plastic bins," says Tweedy, who moved to 466 Speers Road from downtown in 1990. "We have hunâ€" dreds of wire items from spice racks to ironing boards." _ If you‘re like most of us, you spend i third of your life asleep, but do you ow how much time you spend in kitchen? Considering the kitchen often the central gathering room in house, it‘s worthwhile to make it a practical and pleasant environâ€" t. Whether your kitchen layout was fully planned, or whether it just rew, you can make life easier by After all, Bill Tweedy‘s store has been in business more than 10 years offering a full range of storage soluâ€" tions that, while not new, have proven themselves to be both popuâ€" lar and effective time and time again. y JEAN WISEMAN pecial to the Beaver While the owner of Space Age Shelving admits there‘s not much new in his business, he‘s the first to say if it ain‘t broke, don‘t fix it. Integrated storage systems can help get your home organized Bill Tweedy: a place for everything and everything in its place *« A row of your favorite coffee ps â€" together with other favorite ms â€" personalizes the space. Small kitchens are not always a sadvantage. They just need good ing. Shelving provides storage ithout robbing floor space. Even gh shelves have their use, if you ve a compact, sturdy step stool. ler appliances take up less space )cusing on the room‘s organization ere are a few tips: * Store items close to where you ill be using them â€"pots and pans ar the stove; tea, coffee and sugar lose to the counter. an ordinary light bulbs. 3 * You can enliven the "ambience" ith pots of herbs, hanging bunches of ic or onions or hanging plants. * Good lighting is not only for conâ€" nience, it prevents accidents when opping or slicing food. Fluorescent ip lighting actually uses less power nd less time to clean!). Try doorâ€" ounted racks inside cabinets for ien more storage. 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