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Overhead Garage Storage
Since my basement is finished, I don’t have much room to store bulk items. Closets can help to de-clutter. Basement and garage shelving can go a long way towards solving the storage problem. However, one often overlooked option is the garage ceiling. Depending on the ceiling height, you may have one or more storage options. [...]
How to Assemble a Swing Set
A couple of months ago, we purchased a Rainbow swing set from Costco. The set was pretty large- seven boxes and a slide that, in total, weighed about a thousand pounds. Getting it home was a chore, but we managed to do it in two trips with a Ford Explorer. We solicited a couple of [...]
How to Build a Media Room – Part 3
In Part 1 and Part 2 of the series of how to build a media room, we provided ideas for planning, constructing, and decorating a home theater. As a follow-up, here are a few pictures of our finished product.
Here is the entrance. We chose double doors because we wanted more of a grand entrance [...]
How to Build a Media Room – Part 2
In Part 1 of this article, I discussed reasons why you may want to build a media room, choosing a location in your home, pre-wiring, and adding lighting, flooring, and sound insulation. In this post, we’ll discuss the remaining steps.
Painting the Room
The ideal paint for a media room is a dark color in a flat [...]
How to Hide a Spare House Key
For many people, having a spare key for emergency situations is a must. Whatever the reason- as a backup in the event you lose you primary key, so that your children don't need to keep a key with them, or for emergency entrance by others, the important things to consider are location, disguise, and [...]
