Stairway to Heaven

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It’s just a stepladder, but it’s beautifully designed for housekeeping. It’s featherweight, has a rail to lean on, and a small toolbox lashed to the rail. It’s narrow for easy maneuvering around furniture and there are no angles in the aluminum to gouge woodwork. It’s worth the trouble to hunt for it.

Yesterday I used this little ladder to subtract my life from overhead, as I downsize in place. However, for years I used it to double and even triple the amount of usable space in the house by expanding upwards. This single hundred and twenty dollar purchase paid for itself the first month, and I can’t visualize one dwelling that it would not make more productive.

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