On the jobsite this week, talking about how we use our homes today…”I don’t know anyone who lives in their living room anymore” was responded to by “yeah, unless their office is in the living room”.
Think creatively about the (often) front room of your house- an office or library may be the best way to use the space. Make it and your whole place work for you and the way you live.
Archive for August, 2009
Thinking outside the box- inside your home.
Thursday, August 13th, 2009Green at Great Prices in Chicago
Friday, August 7th, 2009The Rebuilding Exchange in Chicago has GREEN materials at great prices- a very rare combo! All from Meegan and her crew at the Rebuilding Exchange.
Source: www.rebuildingexchange.org
The mission of the ReBuilding Exchange is to divert building materials from the waste stream and make them accessible to the public for reuse, protecting community health, creating jobs and saving resources. …
Grab bars 2.0
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009Grab bars have been considered a necessary evil- to be avoided if possible due to their ugly, utlilitarian design.
Ginger, the bath accessory company gingerco.com has changed all that. Now you can get grab bars that are the same design as your towel bars, etc- so you can prepare for the future without your bath looking like it’s wearing pocket protectors.
A great showroom for Ginger and all stuff plumbing related, is Crawford Supply, crawfordsupply.com. Martie runs the showroom and is very knowledgeable- and fun to work with!
