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Building or Remodeling? Do yourself a favor and increase your knowledge of the construction process and your options. Being informed can have a direct positive effect on the bottom line, the conveniences inside your home, and the future cost of running the home.
The Difference is in the Details: The Homeowner's Planning Guide to Building a Functional Home not only provides hundreds of tips like these, it also provides lives links to suppliers and organizations. This photograph-filled e-Guide shows you how to adjust the building sequence to your financial advantage while helping you create a healthy, energy-efficient home that works for your family - inside and out, from the foundation to the rooftop. “With dozens of “how to build
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Kitchen Drawer Organization on Steroids I just got back from a trip to upstate New York where my sisters and I met to continue our family history research. One of the best aspects of our trip was our stay at an amazing bed and breakfast, www.wyndbourne.com, run by an incredible couple. You’re probably asking what on Earth does this have to do with kitchen drawer organization. The kitchen in the bed and breakfast (a remodeled home originally built in the late 1700s) had the most well organized drawer systems I’ve ever seen. They were able to achieve this incredible use of space by having the kitchen company supply the stock cabinets and doors for the rest of the kitchen, but the drawer fronts and drawers were custom made. The kitchen was full of incredible ideas. Here are a few.
The top drawer under this sink was notched to accommodate the plumbing and divided to hold cleaning products. (Photo bottom right side.) The lower drawer also offers divided storage for more cleaning supplies. (Photo above, bottom left side.)
Cutting boards and cookie sheets, if considered at all during the kitchen design, are not commonly stored in the handiest places. The large cabinet drawer under the oven, pictured above left, offers ample organized storage and easy accessibility for these items. Wouldn’t you love to have this? I sure would!
What storage problems exist in your current kitchen that you’d like to avoid in your new or remodeled kitchen? Pose the problem to a custom cabinet maker. He / she may come up with the perfect solution. IS THERE A SUBJECT YOU'D LIKE ME TO COVER? Let me know by sending an email to tracy@tracystips.net. WANT TO SEE MORE ARTICLES LIKE THIS ONE? All past issues of this ezine are in the Ezine Archives on our web site. Click here for Ezine Archives ! WANT TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR E-ZINE OR WEBSITE? You can, as long as you include this complete blurb with it: Tracy DeCarlo, author of "The Difference is in the Details" publishes the idea-packed, monthly e-zine "Tracy's Home Building Tips." If you're ready to learn how to plan a more durable, energy-efficient, and easy-to-live-in home, get your FR*EE tips now at www.DetailedSolutions.net.
By working with homeowners to focus on their daily habits and preferences, she helps them create living spaces that support and compliment their lifestyles, while at the same time teaching techniques to manage the bottom line.
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Drawers
under the sink? How is that possible? Here’s the scoop. The homeowners made sure the plumbing was lined up from front to back and they took into consideration
the location and size of the osmosis water treatment system – the two white tubular containers in the right of the photo. (Show these photos to your
plumber prior to plumbing rough-in enlisting his/her help to achieve maximum drawer space.)
Even
less accommodated in most of our kitchens are lids for pots and pans. That’s not a problem for the innkeepers. Wooden slats running
from back to front provide easy visual and manual access to their array of lids. Add this drawer to your wish list too.
Last
but not least is the custom built knife storage drawer. What a wonderful use of space incorporating the best method for proper knife storage.
Tracy
DeCarlo owner of Detailed Solutions, Inc. and One Stop Green Home Certification, has more than fourteen years'
experience in the residential construction industry. As a Home Building Function Analyst,
Certified Green Professional, Green Certifying Agent,
and Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist, Tracy addresses the functional aspects of home
construction, design, and usage, including items such as energy efficiency, disaster mitigation, air quality,
aging in place, green building, plumbing, electrical, lighting, and storage. 
