 Happy Spring! Luna and I are just hanging out waiting for the grass to grow.
I don't know about you, but the change of seasons was a startling experience for me this year. Last week on my morning walk I still found ice and snow on the rail-trail here in Wolfeboro. Ice-out on Winnipesaukee was only ten days ago, and this weekend the lawn needs mowing. Time to muscle the old snowblower out of the barn doorway and dust off the mower.
Yikes! Who the heck put this mountain of clutter in front of my lawnmower? |
| Garage Splendor: the math of storage systems
by Bill huntley
Math! I know, you're yawning already. But stay with me, it's pretty basic stuff. Let's look at the average garage. Yikes! Bikes, skis, trash bins, skates, hockey sticks, shovels, tools, kayaks---I could go on for pages, but you get the picture. Thecar?---maybe if you get out and move a skateboard or two, you can squeeze it in there.
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Closet Prices: cost vs. value
by Bill Huntley
Recently a client ask me how an investment in remodeling his closet might impact the resale value of his home. I don't blame him. We were talking about a high end, custom wood closet that could run over twenty thousand in cost. So, conscientious businessman that I am, I set out to find an answer that would satisfy my customer's concerns even though I already knew what it was.
Like many folks these days who have let their library card expire, I began my search with Google, then the archives of Closets Magazine. No luck. But then mysterious cosmic forces aligned with my desire, and the next morning I opened my email inbox to the headline, "Cost vs. Value Report" in my monthly issue of Remodeling Online. "Hallelujah!- Heaven's door had opened and spilled out gold. Read more... |
