The Modular Product & System Database

Skip the wobbly card table phase. After 3 years of trial and error, here's what actually matters when picking quilting furniture (and what's overpriced).

I wasted money on 3 reception desks before learning this: cable management and tech integration matter more than looks. Here's my 7-point checklist.

My first outdoor kitchen rusted out in one Minnesota winter. Here's the material specs and sizing rules I wish I'd known before buying.

That useless 23-inch gap behind your couch? It's prime cat real estate. Here's how to pick a modular tree that won't eat your floor space.

NRC measures absorption, STC measures blocking. Most operators confuse these ratings and buy the wrong partitions. Here's what actually matters for your space.

Went through 3 desks in 8 months before figuring out what streamers actually need. Here's my formula for sizing a dual-monitor setup that won't drive you crazy.

We burned 3 months on custom thermal design before realizing modular would've worked. Here's the 4-variable framework that would've saved us.

Manufacturer said the part doesn't exist. I found it for $3 on AliExpress. Here's the visual search trick that works for any broken furniture hardware.

Custom wine cellar quotes hit $22K. I built mine for $6,200 by treating it like a tech project. Here's the basement audit that saved me thousands.

My Roomba kept getting stuck under the couch until I measured properly. Turns out, 5 inches of clearance is the magic number for most robot vacuums.

After a zipper blowout in Chiang Mai, I stress tested roll top vs zipper expansion systems across 3 continents. Here's where each one actually breaks.

I've broken 4 cube organizers across 3 countries. Turns out those weight ratings are legal fiction, not engineering specs. Here's what actually fails first.