The peninsula is the main work space in my kitchen, as it is in many kitchens. Chopping, mixing, rolling out cookies, kneading bread dough — a lot of food preparation happens here. So you’d think that storage in the peninsula would have to do with food preparation. Like most kitchens, this one falls a little […]
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Kitchen Remodel: Six Steps to Improve Storage
One of the goals in our kitchen remodel was to improve the amount of storage available. This is the pantry wall. For this wall I wanted it to be storage from floor to ceiling and to make the refrigerator look like it “belongs”. We met — and exceeded — the goal so much that I’m […]
3 Reasons to Remodel a Kitchen
Below are pictures I used to show designers of the old kitchen and the problems I needed to solve. Using pictures made it easy to compare the designs and to keep the focus on what needed to be done. Improving storage is the number one reason given for remodeling a kitchen. It certainly topped my […]
Garage Storage
Since we are in the garage looking at the turquoise door and the mini mudroom, I’ll show you the cubby storage that gets a lot of attention whenever we have a garage sale. Everyone comments on it! It was born from the different styles Wheels and I take toward storage — and a little […]
Build a Mini Mudroom in Your Garage
We lived here only a very short time before realizing that a house designed and built in 1977 needed some work to make it livable for today! When our house was built, it was a big deal to have a two car garage open directly into the kitchen so groceries in paper bags could be […]
Dress up your garage entry
When you park the car in your garage, do you walk around to the front door to enter the house? I didn’t think so! If your family is like most, chances are you come and go by the garage entry door something like 97.3% of the time. I totally made up that statistic out of […]
Welcome! I’m Charlene. I love to share quick and easy recipes, whatever I’ve learned in our last DIY project – anything that helps make life easier, better and more fun!! I hope you will find inspiration and add a pinch of joy to your day!