Do you know when National Bathroom Reading Week happens (keep reading)? Do you know why there's a hole punched in the Farmer's Almanac? According to ABC News/Entertainment, "... The Old Farmer's Almanac still embraces the annual's history as a commode companion ... when the magazine would hang on a …
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Kitchen Pulls, Knobs & Other Hardware
Homeowners don't realize how much cabinet hardware is in their kitchen, until they decide to replace their drawer pulls and door knows and count them. My kitchen has 21 door pulls, 14 drawer pulls plus 1 matching bar for dish towels, for a total of 36 pieces of hardware. All pulls and no knobs? …
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Kitchen Activity Centers for What?
Kitchens are the hub of most homes and it's not always about food. Traditional kitchen design focused on the "work triangle" and placing appliances, storage and the sink in close proximity for all activities around cooking food. The assumption was one person was cooking but we now have multiple …
Kitchen Remodels Take How Long?
Kitchen remodels can take years if we're honest about it. Remodeling projects start as an idea and you first have to justify the cost ... to yourself. Next comes your research which takes more time than anything else, looking through magazines, books and online websites like Pinterest and …
Budgeting to Replace/Upgrade Interior Home Components
Sometimes you need to replace an appliance in a hurry and that's not much fun. You might not have enough time to research, shop or get the model you really want -- we had to wait 4 weeks for this refrigerator to get delivered. There's also a matter of money and whether you can afford to buy a higher …
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Buy Versus Reuse Building Materials
When building a home, will you use new or old materials? Americans are consumers so building a house means piles of new materials -- lumber, gravel, cement, drywall but not anymore. The green movement is challenging architects, builders and homeowners to reuse materials for new construction, …
