New house, GADGETS
In areas where items always get pushed to the back and are hard to reach, install turntables, which make it easier to see and access the cabinet’s entire contents. Alternatively, Cohen suggests using these blind corners for rarely used items, like holiday serveware, or for storing bulk items, like paper towels, that you don’t necessarily need to see in order to grab.
Pegboard systems, which feature adjustable screw-in dowels to keep plates in place, can be purchased for existing drawers. The dowels can be moved to accommodate the size of whatever you want to store in the drawer. (Depending on your drawer’s construction, the bottom may need to be reinforced for heavy dishes.)
take photos of wires that will be hidden in the wall. Or use phone to take a video of every pre-wire I complete. In the video, I explain the purpose and thought process behind each wire. If, for some reason, you can only take photos, then write notes on the wall and capture those notes in your picture. In the image the exact location of two studs in the wall and where wires were ran. Taking a photo with the tape measure in it easily locate the wire and studs after the home was finished.
modern farmhouse sink with a metal front, single handle faucet. Are edges rounded? Want 60/40 (soak corn) 36" Sinks with sound-absorbing pads, placed on the exterior's bottom and sides, were quieter than those with a spray coating. Bowls are usually 6 to 12 inches deep. The deeper ones reduce splashes, but uncomfortable to reach the bottom of a very deep sink. go 9" Undermounted sinks will be up to 1 ½ inches lower than a top-mounted. make sure to allow more than a finger’s width behind the faucet for cleaning.
adding fridge drawers directly below a countertop, ideally at the end of an island that opens out to a walkway or on the back side of an island in a spot that doesn’t compete for vital workspace. Add a single drawer and have a drawer for pots underneath, or stack two refrigerator doors together for more storage.
store in pantry or back door?
Cut a piece of wood to go on top of the crate and cover it with a textile. Just be sure that if you put a breakable item such as a lamp on top that it will stay in place when your dog is moving around in the crate. Here, the crates’ placement between the sofa and the walls keeps the items on top secure.
average roof, fully installed, costs $7,060. The average roof is 3,000 square feet, meaning the cost of a new roof is $2.35 a square foot. The average home will support a 7 kilowatt solar array, which currently costs about $3.20 per Watt installed, for a total cost of $22,400. Add that to a $7,060 roof and your solar energy system plus your new roof costs $29,460. That's significantly less than the Telsa Solar Roof cost of $65,500, which is a 3,000-square-foot roof at $21.85 a square foot.
Greeting cards can lend so much charm to a room. They are typically beautifully printed and tend to be standard sizes, so you can use less expensive off-the-shelf frames. Buy a card that strikes your fancy — or use one you’ve saved — and elevate its status by displaying it. If it contains a sentiment you’d like to be able to read when the mood strikes, you could display the card on a clipboard instead of inside a frame.
coffee appliance garage. AND portable ice makers. BUT inability to store the ice once it’s been generated. Portable ice makers aren’t refrigerated. All of their cooling power is concentrated in the evaporator assembly and the cooling prongs. Once the ice slides down into the ice basket, it begins melting. If it’s not removed, it will all drain back down into the reservoir and get sucked up by the water pump to form new ice cubes. ALSO Portable ice makers have to be refilled manually. at countertop height with outlets so there's no need to fuss with cords. “Instead of the roll-up door that looks too much like a garage, use a lift door to create an attractive look when open or closed,
If there are more than 4 switches in box, stack 2 rows of 4 to better remember what switch works what. Use option pictured if only have 5-6 switches or dummy switch. Also locate switches as close to where the door casing will be to preserve wall space for artwork. Request higher switches for John & Theresa's desk area. Research plug mold for under kitchen cabinets.
Home Standby Up to 20,000 watts $2,000–$6,000 Pros: Permanently installed (usually next to the house), they kick on automatically during an outage to provide uninterrupted current. They can power everything in a typical home simultaneously, up to their maximum output. They can be set up to run indefinitely on natural gas or can be fueled by propane. No need to connect cables, flip a switch, or start the engine.. SUMP PUMP. ALSO Whole house surge protector ~$200
Storage benches are a good spot to keep rarely used platters and pans because they are out of the way but still close by
DIY sideboard paint job for Aunt Isabelle's?
The drawer of this 18-inch garbage and recycling cabinet has been customized to be a compost receptacle that’s easily accessible yet out of sight. Prep your meals on the island and sweep any food scraps into the open drawer. Any scraps not compostable can be swept into the garbage bin below by simply closing the compost drawer. Consider lining the drawer for easier cleaning. Wide, easy-to-grab cabinet and drawer pulls are something else to be on the lookout for. This style is easier to grasp than small knobs and pulls.
organization of cleaning supplies: two plastic bins under sink. The sides are about four inches high...so they slide under the pipes and will also hold any leaks from the pipes or from the cleaning products in the bin. can easily remove them when hunting for something; and also use the bins for other housecleaning projects - portable washtub.
baking pan storage. love divided drawers for kitchen, but might be able to get by with just divider above frig
necessary if eliminate wall cabinets
deep drawer nice
would rather store vertically if drawer height works. 30+ spices
buy this for pizza pans and cookie sheets
modular walnut bookcase displays the homeowners’ travel mementos, adding useful storage while also creating a visual ancho
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