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Looks great, but I wonder if the total price / time / effort wouldn't be comparable to having something done custom. Bookshelves are relatively inexpensive to have made. While Billy is a great value, the shelves do warp after a few years.

Totally understand your concern about critters, and especially bed bugs, which can be incredibly time-consuming, difficult and expensive to get rid of.

If you really love the piece, it may be worth investigating having it fumigated (this has to be done in an off-site location by professionals to really work) - or perhaps hiring a company with critter-seeking dogs to check it out?

Extreme measures, but an ounce of prevention ...

Besides this looking cool in a blog post, as others have said, I think a shelf hanging from the ceiling would make for much more accessible - and flexible - storage. With this system you're wedded to the bins. With a shelf you could store larger items like skis, kayak, etc.

Seems like it would be cumbersome to have to hold the edge of the bag onto the cap bottom while pouring, or to reconfigure after each use. I like TwixIt plastic clips to re-seal bags. Much easier and studier than twist ties.

To further get a sense of how much space a piece will take up, you can also mock it up in 3D - even just putting a suitcase where your table might go will help you determine if it's too bulky for your tiny place.

Getting double- and triple-duty furniture also helps in a small space.

RIP TinyLiving.com which had a great collection of items scaled to fit a small space and help maximize every nook.

It's now up for sale - says something about its livability - or lack thereof. A friend is househunting in NJ and looked at it. Her comment "For $2million your don't want your children living in cinderblock cubes." Cool idea. Dumb house.