As our name (the art of storage) indicates we spend our days and many nights thinking about the storage and hanging problems. That may be the reason that we keep designing new products that help solve problems. As a matter of fact since you are on our web site you might want to take a look at the various coat hooks, hangers, coat racks, bedroom valets and even garage and sports organizers we continue to create.

In each case we’ve tried to take what could be considered utilitarian items and with fresh innovative thinking raise the bar on creativity, function and quality. Taking the old (poke a hole in your coat) coat hook past its design boundaries we have spent hours developing products that are as kind to your clothing as they are pleasing to our design aesthetics. While at the same time making sure that our cost/solution ratio keeps providing great value. As you will note we even offer finish options in stainless steel or a mat powder finish to go in any room.

We are not about to tell you that these products are right for everyone on your gift list. However we do find that our products find their way into lots of Christmas stockings and at the top of many “Honey Do” lists in the post holiday season.

Each Tuesday of every week we all gather in our lunch room to have a casual brainstorming meeting about what we have all seen in the previous week and to check progress on new and developing ideas. This week’s forum over the usual coffee, granola and muffins took a very unexpected but welcomed turn when someone brought up the subject of how we might all help those who are less fortunate.

It is no secret that there are lots of people out there who are suffering for lots of reasons. We all feel a great corporate responsibility to help in any way we can. In better times we might have thought about simply writing a check but we all know this has been a tough year for every company and the funds are simply not available as they have been in the past. We also realize that we should look to have our efforts travel past our doors if we are going to do any good at all.

So in our usual creative ”half full” brain set we have all agreed on a fresh new idea which fits our profile as storage utilization specialists and makes great sense for the art of storage to become the flag bearers for not only this year, but for many years to come. We look forward to passing it along to you in our next writing.

TICK TOCK, TICK TOCK, THE CLOCK KEEPS MOVING….HANGING IN THERE

WE WILL NOT PANIC……WE WILL NOT PANIC… THIS IS THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER………AGAIN ? YIKES, WHERE DID THIS YEAR GO? We wish we could answer that question for you. It seems to us at “the art of storage” that we have spent the entire year designing, creating, and improving our products. We know that some of you must wonder how and why we do that. The answer is that we are just like you, we start exactly where you do, with a problem that needs a solution. In our case we identify a problem we have in our own lives and then set about finding a solution that is well thought out, well designed and well manufactured. Of course the solution also has to be practical and smart from a cost/solution basis. After all anyone with enough money can solve a problem. But speaking about smart cost/solutions answers to problems and since you are on our web site you might want to do a little shopping for some gift ideas for friends and relatives. What better gifts to give than ones that solve problems that we all have? Just a mind jiggle for you, we will bet you that you know someone who is either getting a bike or giving a bike. We will also bet you that unless they are under the age of 7 they won’t be spending 24/7 with their tail attached to the seat. So why not provide a solution before it becomes a problem and the car gets scratched or runs over the newest addition to the space in the garage. Take a look at our bike rack solutions. More gift ideas next addition… Happy shopping…tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock…. Time she’s a wasting.