Home Design

Accessible open bathroom

21 February 2011

We have sustained numerous injuries so a normal house is not going to allow us to age gracefully in it. One of the most important things is that the bathroom needs to be designed so we can use it without climbing over things.
Here is a problem few people think about when they buy a home. [...]

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The Entry Room

2 February 2011

Every house has a room that is the main entrance, that one that is preferred over others, often it is the garage entry. And a lot of builder stick the laundry room in there, which is just silly because that leave no room for anything useful.
Not to say that a laundry-bath combo there isn’t a [...]

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How Germans Build Their Homes

31 January 2011

When I was in Germany I visited a development that was under construction. Looking at houses is always fun. What they were doing surprised me. Those houses were incredibly well built. I’m talking about steel-reinforced concrete walls with heavy tile roofs and massive foundations.
I couldn’t tell if they were designed for surviving a war or [...]

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Dream Garage

27 January 2011

Garages take up a lot of space in our homes but hardly ever get any thought put into them. They are just an unfinished box to store the car and lawnmower and maybe some tools.
The worst problem most garages have is a near complete lack of adequate light. There is a bulb or two in [...]

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Dream Bedroom

26 January 2011

How you arrange your bedroom can make a big difference in how you feel.
One winter morning I woke up in serious pain. My shoulders were stiff and sore, I could hardly turn my head. A hot shower and a regular doses of pain reliever got me through the day. After scrapping the snow and ice [...]

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Sinks

20 January 2011

My wife is telling me we need at least 3 sinks in our dream home. One for the kitchen, that is under mounted for easier cleanup and with a garbage disposal. I would add that it needs to have two basins so we can do hand washing and rinsing. I would prefer stainless steel, since [...]

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How Food Flows Through Our Kitchen

20 October 2010

For thousands of years the hearth has been the heart of the home. And that’s true, It provided heat and light and food.
But you know what? I seem to spend most of my time in front of the sink: washing food before cooking or just eating it, cleaning the dishes, getting water to drink and [...]

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What My Dream Home Might Look Like

8 October 2010

What would my dream retreat home look like?
It would be on one level so that if we are disabled, again, with a broken leg or something, we can still live in our home normally. This will also benefit us as we age and lose mobility.
I would want it about square to minimize the surface to [...]

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Design Within Reach – Magazine – The Atlantic

2 October 2010

Okay,” Meub said, “bathrooms.” The plans specified sinks and toilets, but nothing more. “Ideally, I’d want the paper-towel dispenser and trash can recessed and near the sink,” Downey said. Otherwise, he explained, “you go in, wash your hands, now where’s the paper towel? You start feeling around the walls for the paper towel, and by [...]

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Can your grow old in your current home?

1 October 2010

Do you expect to retire in your current home? Are you planning for the future enough to stay out of a retirement home?
It is sad to say that most homes are not really designed for anything less then people being “normal” aka can walk and move within typical parameters. But when you grow old , [...]

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