As many of you know I usually maintain a certain level of seriousness on the WIHTJ blog, but I decided to momentarily veer off course while keeping the post on the lighter side and somewhat humorous. So over the last couple months, my wife and I have been preparing the house for our new arrival. A little baby boy, Inshallah. So we’ve had to do a bit of reshuffling of the furniture, but more importantly, maximizing the space in our apartment. For those of you who live in the 5 boroughs, apartment space is a valuable commodity and every square inch needs to be maximized to it’s full potential.

One area of the apartment that has been a complete disaster is my workout area. I mean, I love working out, especially when it’s time to getting down on some flat bench dumbbell presses or some bartendaz.

1. Enter the disaster:

2. Enter the solution. A Body-Solid Best Fitness FID Folding Bench:

3. FID Folding Bench in folded mode:

4. Enter dark espresso console table:

5. Time to move the workout equipment under the console table:

6. Enter the African cloth cover that my wife and I picked up at Kaarta Import & Export in Harlem on 125th street. We actually got it custom made for the console table and the tailor was able to put it together in a couple hours. We dropped off the dimensions and chose the fabric then picked it up in the evening

With a bit of creativity and organization you can utilize as much space as possible. Here is a list of items that went under the console table:

1. 2 5 pound dumbbells
2. 2 10 pound dumbbells
3. 2 20 pound dumbbells
4. 2 25 pound curling bar plates
5. 1 folding bench
6. 1 Ab roller
7. 1 floor mat
8. 2 10 pound dumbbell plates
9. 1 curling bar
10. 1 Doorway Gym (Push Up and Chin Up Bar) [I call this my bartendaz bar]