I'm learning to cope with the shelving. Everything is at a 45 degree angle because the shelves in the cabinet are not tall enough. A packet of blades did fall out this morning and go down the toilet which had to be manually extracted. Urgh.
On a positive DIY note. I have a Honda lawnmower and on the weekend I ran over a very large piece of wood which bent and jammed the blade. Using a spanner a hammer and some oil I managed to remove the blade and unattach the offending piece of wood. At which point the blade returned to its normal shape and I was able to reattach it with ease. There was no cross threading of any nuts, the blade didn't have to be bent back into shape, it didn't blow up or catch fire or do anything else that happens whenever I try to do DIY.
Following this morale boosting experience I've come to the conclusion that everything in the world no matter what it is should be made by Honda. If my coat hooks and bathroom cabinet were made by Honda I would have no troubles.