I am a firm believer in using all the available space you can for storage. This home needed a place to store a broom and a mop, but we created so much more! We used an area that was behind the kitchen door that was only about 6 inches deep by about 4 ft wide. Most of you would think that this area is not enough space to do anything with… wrong. We were able to create shelving that is 5 1/2 inches in-depth, which is enough to hold can goods, cleaning products, and of course, the broom and mop. The great thing about this shallow pantry is that you don’t have to dig for anything, you know how things always get lost in the those deep pantry closets. Now check out the video and you will see what a “micro” storage closet is. And by the way the owners are thrilled!
A Great “Before” and “After”
This project might be considered a teardown…. NO!!! Nothing is beyond saving, especially when a local city ordinance may require it to be moved over (in this case 3 ft) from the property line. That’s right, always check with the city before tearing down a detached building or garage that is sitting close to the lot line. This is especially true if you live in an older neighborhood. The requirements for setbacks on lot lines have been revised over the years. If your building is still standing… renovate it, because once it is torn down you may not be able to rebuild it in the same spot. This is why we renovated this little single car garage… Of course we changed it’s use to a small studio with garden storage in the back. I must say that this little building was brought back to life with style!
A Great Kitchen Renovation
https://musiciselementary.com/2024/03/07/m718d82ypq This is one of my favorite kitchen renovations. I have posted before, during and after pictures that you must see! We not only put new cabinets and counter tops in, we changed the functional obsolescent of the existing kitchen. We opened the wall going to the basement, reconfigured the basement door which added about 4 more foot of counter top, base cabinet drawers and exposed a hidden window in the basement stairwell. We took out the pantry closet located in the small eat-in area,neither of which were functional and added glass door front cabinets and a window seat. We even reclaimed and refinished the pine floors that were hidden under several layers of vinyl flooring! This was a top to bottom renovation that stayed within the original character of the house, and in the process added even more!
PAINTING DOORS…ugh!!!
Painting doors has to be hated by professional painters too (they tell us this by their price for painting them).I have discovered an easier way to get that professional look, without the professionals. No brush marks, just a smooth crisp look as if you had the doors sprayed .Well…all you need is a small Tramadol Online Cash On Delivery foam roller and time to do the painting.The foam roller puts the paint on light, but so smoothly… after two coats,and maybe a touch up roll here and there, you will be amazed at the quality of your job! Remember it is work that you can do, and it is easy, but time-consuming. Think of all the things that you can do with the money you saved by doing it yourself… move on to the next project. Stephen
