5 levels of home improvement Archive

0May 31, 2011
Seven Uncluttering Tips for Large Families

This is a guest article by John Brook. More about him at the end of the article. Now, listen up!: Whether you’re in a slightly large family of six or…
0April 30, 2011
Case study # 1 – Replacing the garage with a two story extension

A family of six with four children from newborn to preteen, needs more space for a new main bedroom and bathroom. Their current situation is that they’ve outgrown their house…
5March 23, 2011
The levels of Home Improvement – and Why Spring Cleaning is an important Home Improvement ritual

Have you noticed how, come springtime, the dust and cobwebs seem to jump out to greet the light? During the winter you dream of longer and warmer days, and when…
9March 10, 2011
Project #3 – Teen Room Makeover – the Reveal

A few weeks ago, my daughter and I started on a joint venture; to transform her room into a place for solitude and concentrated work, more in tune with her…
0March 1, 2011
Get going with your Unfinished Business

It isn’t the things you do, but the things left undone, that are the most stressful. The most annoying are the ones that only take an hour or two to…
2February 22, 2011
Project #3 – Teen Room Makeover – Planning phase and creative shopping spree

Phase 2: planning the solution (continued) Since we started the task of redecorating her room, my daughter and I have been bouncing a few ideas around on how we want…
2February 15, 2011
Project #3 – Teen Room Makeover – Define the Problem and Start Planning

Phase 1: define the problem When we moved into our house 3 ½ years ago, my daughter and I were both involved in picking out the colors and style, layout…
6February 8, 2011
Project #2 Reorganizing the Storage Rooms of the basement – the Reveal

Welcome to a guided tour of our new storage room (of about 10 square meters, so it won’t take too long). For every step of the way, you can read…
7January 25, 2011
5 ways to get the kids to participate more in the household chores

My daughter recently had a school project enforcing upon her to do household chores for one whole day. A suitable opportunity to address the complex issue of how to get…
3January 18, 2011
Help, we’re building a new house, how do we make it our dream home?

Ask the architect: Hello, we’re a family of six planning to move out of our current home once we’ve built a new house in the garden. Could you give us…