Everyday Allies Storage

Two planners who met over a mislabelled spice rack

Mette Holst and Jonas Eriksen founded Everyday Allies Storage after a shared Trøjborg kitchen renovation left three households arguing over identical glass jars. Mette trained as an interior architect at Aarhus School of Architecture; Jonas spent a decade specifying joinery for Danish housing associations. They combined measurement discipline with everyday usability.

The studio name reflects their belief that storage should ally with how people actually cook, unpack groceries, and rotate seasonal gear — not fight against narrow Latin Quarter hallways or 1970s concrete slab dimensions common in Aarhus C.

What we measure before drawing a shelf

Every commission starts with container audits: which cereal boxes, vacuum bags, and bike helmets must fit on day one. We note door swing arcs, radiator offsets, and whether your building allows fixed wall brackets without landlord approval.

Aarhus humidity and salt air from the harbour influence material choices for open pantry zones versus enclosed cupboards. We flag these early so your joiner does not specify the wrong board grade.

Who walks through your door

Mette leads kitchen and pantry layouts, sketching tier heights on site with a folding rule. Jonas handles utility rooms, gear walls, and dimension lists for carpenters. A part-time studio assistant maintains the ledger catalogue and schedules measurement visits across Aarhus N, V, and the inner city.

We do not sell cabinetry or run installation crews. Our output is planning documentation you can take to any workshop or assemble from modular systems yourself.

Local buildings we know well

Pre-war Latin Quarter apartments often hide shallow pantry niches behind plaster arches. Trøjborg row houses frequently offer under-stair voids wasted on loose paint tins. Post-2000 harbour-front flats tend toward open kitchens where storage must disappear into full-height runs.

We reference Danish building practice for ventilation gaps behind washer cupboards and minimum clearances for pull-out larders in 60 cm cabinet modules.