Lucy Cohen Blatter

Earlier this month, we took a look at a Boerum Hill townhouse in need of a major overhaul as part of our Flip or Flop? series. The gutsy owner had put it on the market for $2.9 million, about six months after buying it for $900,000--a 322 percent markup. Last time we checked in, the price had already been cut twice.

It's the first rule of space-saving interior design: Use your walls. The Ziggy hook set promises to help you do just that. Made from folded steel and designed for strength, the zig zag patterned hooks can be used alone or doubled or tripled up to create whatever length of rack you need, either in a straight line or a free-form pattern.

Whether you've picked an established firm or a man with a van, it's best to be on your movers' good side.  You're relying on them, after all, to schlep everything that matters to you to your next abode. Here are the major faux pas to avoid so your move goes very smoothly (give or take a broken dish or glass):

1. Not packing all your stuff

Phew, the doormen are staying put. A whole nine days before their contract expired, SEIU Local 32BJ, the union representing residential building service workers in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island, has reached a tentative labor agreement with the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations, the group that represents property managers and building owners, avoiding a strike. The fact that both sides came to a deal so soon is a bit of a surprise; typically, negotiations go to the 11th hour.