And, are those cut-down cabinets the best solution? Would it be worth it to replace one of them w/ something that has shallow drawers? (you know how I feel about them!).

Or, if you can't, what about something like this that you store in the niche in front of the chair, and pull out of the way when you sit down to work (it can sit in the "getting dressed" space since you won't be doing that at that time).

it's a cart w/ wheels, and lots of shallow drawers. Art supply stores often have them, too.

I feel like cabinets sometimes are hard to store stuff in; certain hard to get "lots of small stuff" out of.

It's hard, though, isn't it?

What part of it works well for you?

And, what things are particularly hard to store?

our bedroom is wall-to-wall (and floor-to-ceiling) furniture. Oddly enough, the wall the bed is on isn't so full of furniture--in fact, it looks kinda blank. No headboard, low nightstands, one painting on the wall.

And in the living room, I just ordered that cabinet to go under the windows, and now THAT room will be all furniture around the perimeter. (it'll be an improvement, though--the wall where the cabinet will go is currently all books in milk crates, which is REALLY attractive.)