Troubles with space constraints...wasted corner space

One thing nice about lazy Susan type turn trays is the ability to use a corner somewhat...I have tried to put drawer cabinets but theres still a gap of a corner

I think I could have put train tracks  together or stack some burps or stack the huge premade wing parts of planes.  For now I stuck the lego box container there but the corners are such wasted space.  One idea I've had and started was getting metal pipe the diameter of lego hands so I could attach minifigs to the rods for storage.  It'd be like foosball or lego skewers!

My only worry is damaging the lego hands so that they wont hold accessories anymore

Credit to inspiring photos on internet

The biggest 2 pics that inspired me were  from brickshelf to user named whistlepig...

And another really cool photostream on Flickr from fuzzy thoughts and lego storage extravaganza

I just thought it was so cool to have a place where you could spend hours buildin . .and enough legos to lose track of how many and what types you have.  In a way though I sometimes started to think it's like trying to collect grains of sand.  The idea of having a tv with legos was such an awesome idea I saw.  I appreciate the pics from the two people above..they really gave me a vision of what I wanted before I had nearly the amount of lego that I have now.

The mistakes I made in making my lego room part 1!

I wish I had kept a running total of how many legos were there based on tracking sets I bought...of course half the legos were bought just from random bags found here or there.  I hated that I'd buy a 2.00 bag of thrift store toys for the 3-20 legos there, but I'd usually re-donate the remaining toys or find a kid with parents there to see if theyd want them.
The second mistake I made was covering the peg boards that I could have used for more storage
Third mistake...could have been anyways, is not saran wrapping the legos when i moved ..I'm still convinced pieces fell out where the lid could have lifted during moving.  I never thought of this til I saw another afol move his lego room... brilliant idea.
Fourth mistake:no shelving.  Eventually there were so many sterilite containers stacked that the lids began to cave in...enough to where I distorted some of my plastic wings. .that's when I got some heavy shelving and it has worked well.  I love the look of the stainless steel wire type shelves available at target. But I'm glad I got heavier ones more like what Sam's club has as warehouse industrial shelving.  I did work at a start up company with at least 50 of the stainless type that were industrial grade.. every time I went in for equipment all I could see in my head was a room full of boxes of legos...so many that I wouldnt even know how much was there or even what pieces i.e. beautiful treasures were there waiting to be found.  However on the other hand..how inefficient would that be...and unfortunately, there wouldnt be enough time needed to sort through...but it was a nice daydream for the workday.  I guess my ultimate goal would be to have the legoland workshop.

legoland workshop picture from google image search, 2013

First lego room attempt...

So in my lego room initially I had the sterilite containers...mostly pieces from childhood and early star wars.  Initially no one wanted the star wars and A big boost to my collection was clearance kmart star wars legos.  Walmart also had several clearances.
I went to chicago in late 2006 and absolutely loved the cranes from city theme...so much that I ended up with 5 of them...I thought the vertical part of the crane could be the perfect base of a control tower or the stand for approach lights for the airport I hoped to make someday...

Why I like lego

I think the thing that makes me like lego is the idea of being disconnected from the constraints of electricity...no matter how dark due to power outages, the legos are there..such a nice reprieve from modern tech.

I think on a deeper level there are 2 other reasons I like legos...the memories of times where I could just sit and build with no adult stress...homework and school were stress but my mind could just relax.  Putting legos together is always so fun trying to find the absolute perfect piece needed at just the right time.  And of course that piece would inevitably be buried under a flap of the bottom of the cardboard box!
The other reason I think I like lego is the idea of having the different pieces available...pieces can be used so imaginatively...an antique car wheel can be a pulley...an antenna as a ski pole...limitless possibilities...
These 2 pictures from idea book 265 shows in 2 pages why I like lego

In this picture there are so many small details that I feel like it's like deciphering the details of a Norman Rockwell painting

1)such an international perspective  as seen by the flags.  And the first 2 flags are similar design just different colors as well as 3 of the flags on the right...I think this symbolizes although different colors, we are similar in our patterns.  The majority of cars hit this point home too...same design, but diverse colors create different and more interesting images.

2) in the race, there is room for different style cars...different sizes and shapes and colors all create an interesting inclusive photo.  A simple car on the right can be on the track with a multiple steps to assemble car competing together as equals...in this day of phenomenal size lego collections, there is still room for the smaller collector with less diverse or vast number of pieces I hope this spirit of lego is never lost in the continued progression of larger, specific sets with specific pieces...theres always room for any size collection or age collector in the lego world.

How I started my lego room

Davidslegoroom, David's lego room.

How I built a lego room and random lego thoughts:

In 1998 I found a box of legos from a garage sale...sounded fun..I soon had a few hidden in boxes in the closet that I started collecting.
Then at a hospital book sale in 2002, I had another lego find -- a book for kids with legos enclosed..  I bought 4 of them and had a new pile of legos...I thought to myself that I  could make trucks and had 4 minifigs...just like when I was a kid.

Then in 2003. Walmart did a clearance of tie fighters....I bought 3 and the rest was a blur.  $10 each..at that time they couldn't get rid of them!!

Kmart kept putting star wars sets on clearance too!
I knew there was an issue when my wife said what's going in with legoland in the basement!
I had a life long love of lego...I used to mow 4 yards at 10$-5$ and get 28$ a week where at times, I would buy legos when I could get to kiddie korner toy store..I did that 3 times I think.  Every time I went though I would come home (no matter how lucky I was to have gotten anything) and feel after looking at the catalog that there was a kit that was better that I couldnt afford.  I dreamed of the day I would have an adult income to spend on lego... because all adults get to spend their check in whatever they want...right?

I moved from my first house with about 6-7 medium sterilite boxes, then we moved.
I needed my room to hold our tools and books too.  The room was a woodshop before I lived there!

2006 above

2021 above

On a subconscious level, My Jr. high friend Mike had grandparents who had a whole room of the space legos from 1978-1984.  He also was my chemistry partner in 7th grade; this kid was so smart and organized.  I guess I thought in my head that if I had the cool legos he had as well as the organization skills, I could be smart too.  He could put the sets together so easy while I took forever!!!