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Just the phrase “kitchen cabinet refacing” sounds daunting, doesn’t it? But it’s really not, says aspiring interior designer Rachel Ortega, who recently tackled a kitchen renovation in her Albany, California home, where she lives with her husband, four-year-old daughter and three-year-old son.  Their 2009 house came with a lot of pluses: a magical view of the redwoods, a functional open floor plan and an overall modern feel. But the cherry wood floors and kitchen cabinets were a major eyesore. “All the pretty rugs and home decor could not cover up the sea of red,” says Ortega.  Before the renovation. Courtesy...

Last year, I was granted a patent for what I describe as ‘over and under’ closet rod and shelf supports. As a designer and consumer, I believe this unique “two-piece product idea” can offer new product line possibilities to the world’s closet design, parts manufacturing, and sales markets. The product idea came about several years ago while I was designing four modular cabinet prototype closet arrangements to suit both reach-in and walk-in closet spaces at my home. Living in a condominium, overall bedroom spaces were tight with not much room for furniture. My ‘reach-in closet’ concept to begin was having...

The good news is that copper is in a bull market for the rest of the century.  What that means is that major capital investments are now needed to build inventories.  All good for copper mining which has been weak for decades.Maybe now it will be possible to activate North American copper mining.I understand one copper mining district up along the Alaskan panhandle where we have dozens of prospective open pit potential copper mines.  any such mine will expect to open with around eight pounds of copper per ton mined and a likely minimal volume of 200,000 pounds per day...

Making your bathroom all that it can be is on every homeowner’s dream list. But sometimes, it’s hard to take that vision in your head and turn it into something real. After all, our visions have all the details, but it’s hard to describe them. Image from Cornerstone Architects So when you see that perfectly placed towel bar, you may wonder where it is in relation to the ground. That’s what we are here to talk about. Here is what you need to know about the average towel bar height.  What Is A Towel Bar? A towel bar is a...

Hi, Friends,Look at me, blogging twice in a week. Life must be getting back to normal. How's it going? It's time to reveal another room in our East Texas house. There is no natural light in this space so I've had a terrible time getting good photos for you. I've given up! I think you'll want to see the transformation anyway. The laundry room was scary when we looked at the house. It was part laundry room, part pantry and part workshop. We cleaned it up and it looks pretty cute.  Do you want to see what we did? Of course you do. That's why you're...