Thout Design has come up with a very unique way of storing your flatware - in the wall. You can purchase a tile that comes with spots to hold 4 sets of 5 pieces of low grade stainless steel flatware (2 forks, 2 spoons, 1 knife). The flatware is held into place with magnets.
I love the look of magnetic spice holders. This storage system, however, looks too cluttered. The description on Design Public, where you can purchase the tiles for $300, states that the tiles are ideal for small space living. Wouldn't the flatware jutting out of the wall make the place look even smaller?
What do you think?
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4-25-2008 @ 2:24PM
JPN said...
No, it kind of makes sense - silverware is so flat, it probably wastes a lot of drawer space where you could store larger, boxier items that may be on a counter or something.
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4-25-2008 @ 3:22PM
ABT said...
Interesting. Using wall space in kitchens makes sense. It depends on the layout of the kitchen.
My first thought when I read the post: ...Or you can make something similar yourself with a thick square of Styrofoam. Under $5, I'm guessing. Maybe more, but not much more.
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4-25-2008 @ 3:24PM
kasey said...
I have a small apartment and yeah, I really can't think of a safe place to stick these. I could see myself accidentally knocking into them all the time and being mad about having to pick them up and re-stick them. They look cool and artsy tho so points for that. Maybe in a bigger apartment.
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4-25-2008 @ 5:27PM
Maddie said...
When I first saw the picture I thought they were hooks for hanging things on. I wouldn't want to use them for eating... Too exposed- not just the dust that could gather on them, but if someone sneezes in the area, I would feel like I would have to wash them before putting them 'away' and again before using them. What a waste of water and time.
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4-25-2008 @ 5:32PM
rainey said...
Too funny! I'm not sure it fits into the decor of my kitchen but I want one anyway. ...actually, I'm not sure the kitchen is the right place. You could really get maximum effect if it were in some completely unlikely spot.
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4-25-2008 @ 8:53PM
Valinda Chantrell said...
Why would you spend $300 to display your LOW GRADE stainless steel. The money would be better spent upgrading your flatware.
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4-27-2008 @ 9:48PM
Christine said...
I once went on a few dates with someone recently divorced. The way he found out that she had left for good was that she took everything from the apartment, except for a few forks that she stuck in the wall. It's hard for me to imagine this as aesthetically pleasing and ditto what Maddie said.
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4-28-2008 @ 2:31AM
Lig Grebsnip said...
You know how in the 1989 "Batman" movie, when Bruce Wayne knows that the Joker is going to shoot him in the chest, so he puts that metal serving tray or something under his shirt to take the impact of the bullet? (Marty McFly does something similar during the duel in "Back to the Future III," and it's apparently all from an old Clint Eastwood movie.) So do you think if I put this flatware tile under my shirt and then someone THREW knives at my chest, would the magnets grab it so it looked like I'd been stabbed but really it was just holding them in place? That might be cool.
* (Attention Hollywood producers: I hereby claim credit for this idea, so don't put it in a movie without giving me my usual rate of $4.65. Unless it's a James Bond movie, which gets the $0.07 discount, check payable to me for $4.58. You're welcome.)
-- Zero Windchill.
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