Space Saving Solutions For The Modern Urban Home

Have you noticed that dwelling places seem to get smaller and smaller as real estate prices continue to soar in recent years? I have friends who now live in condo units and who lament over the limited spaces they can move around in every day. 

Although my family lives in a typical bungalow-type house, we still need space-saving products to accommodate all the stuff that seem to multiply as years go by. Thus, I'm always on the lookout for solutions to conquer the diminishing spaces inside our home. Here, new products that may answer our space-saving dilemmas. 

Press Release:

With the rising population of urban dwellers, more and more home and property developers are producing high-rise condominiums to meet the demand of availing the city lifestyle. While the traditional bungalows and residential properties in villages provide for more space with bigger lots, condo-dwellers are faced with the challenge of small spaces to house what a typical Filipino family brings in to the home. Stuff, stuff, and more stuff.

Newly-weds Grace and Joseph, 28 and 29, recently moved in to a 35 sq.m. condominium in Makati City. Grace works as a Marketing Assistant while Joseph is a Call Center Supervisor. As individuals coming together, each of them brings in personal belongings from their ancestral homes with the hope of making everything fit in their newly purchased home.

Like Grace and Joseph, many condo-dwellers or homeowners face the daunting task of constantly having to maximize their living space while trying to bring in and retain more stuff to make their homes as complete as possible.

“We see the need for solving small space challenges. We cannot stop the trend of high-rise condo living because it is also very effective especially for working professionals in the city who want to stay near where they work,” says, Thelma Alix, Vice President, 3M Philippines. “While this challenge is real and present, we want to help the typical Filipino family to make everything fit in these small spaces. The idea is to organize their walls and make organizing through hanging a habit,” Alix adds.

In order to maximize living spaces, the solution is wall organization. No need to utilize every floor area, if you could maximize the wall. Thus, it is essential to use hanging solutions that can provide the best space saving techniques with strong, handy, easy to use features while doing away with drilling holes that can cause more damage to walls and ceilings.

3M Philippines re-introduces the Command™ Brand, hanging solutions that offer a wide variety of products in home organizing and decorating. They hold strongly, remove cleanly, and lock in place without wall damage. Items could now be delegated for hanging instead of occupying more space thereby giving customers such as Grace and Joseph the freedom to customize small home spaces.

What separates Command™ from other products is its “unique” adhesive technology that can  be easily removed from walls without destroying them as opposed to drilling holes by using screws and hooks which are permanent and can cause damage. In addition, it is designed to be strong and secure, capable of holding up to different weight limits for every product categories. It is very simple to use and remove as well.

3M Philippines Consumer, Home and Office Business Division Head (the manufacturers of Command™) Vivian Faustino underscores the need for space saving hanging solutions for homes with limited spaces. “For every part of the home, Command™ has products that can let consumers hang their stuff easily. With its simple pull-tab strips coupled with easy instructions on how to use it, homeowners will worry no more on how to create more spaces,” she adds.

With 7 product categories covering every part of the home, (Decorative, Multi-Use, Home and Office Organizers, Cord Management, Picture Hanging Systems, Replacement Strips and Bathroom Solutions), Command ™ has all the product offerings and smart solutions for every part of the home. From designer medium hooks that can save space and can hang dustpans in the kitchen, to Sticky Sawtooth Nails that can hang heavier pictures or artworks for up to five pounds; smart and space saving hanging solutions are endless with every Command™ product.

For more information about Command™ and its products, visit www.command.com.