Deep kitchen drawers are, in and of themselves, not hardly a bad invention. Nevertheless, they, like all storage areas, must be utilized responsibly, lest chaos and clutter ensue. Let's review some best practices, shall we? Go Big It follows that if you have a large space, you might as well use it to store your largest stuff. In the kitchen, that group usually includes pots and pans and smaller appliances. Fit as many of your ...

Every day, millions of people are living with sticking drawers. Especially those who have a preference for antique furniture are sure to be suffering the plight of having to wiggle and jiggle and shove their drawers free whenever they want a pair of panties. It's just not right that this should continue. Clients, my poor clients, will attempt to show me the contents of their drawers, and some of them, I'm sorry to say, have ...

I want to tell you a story. A few weeks ago, I was home in Detroit for my mom's birthday. It was the morning of, which is the biggest moment there is birthday-wise in my family. My sister and I picked up my mom's most favorite breakfast dish (arguably favorite dish, period)-- a pecan waffle from the Original Pancake House, which is absolutely not to be confused with Original House of Pancakes. The table wasn't quite ...

Oh guys, I'm sort of jumping around in my seat as I put this post together so you can imagine. I came across this residential space by Emerick Architects, a Portland Oregon firm, and my jaw sort of dropped and my interiors juices starting getting all bubbly and I started hopping up and down and clapping my hands and it was out in public which was unfortunate. But such is life. This space is industrial. ...

Last week or something I wrote a post about the versatility of binder clips, which my dad would advise that you definitely not check out. Afterwards, I got to talking with my bestie about the post (because some people liked it, DAD), and making things and repurposing and so on. She was quite excited because the final application featured in the post was one she, herself, has replicated. She sent me a picture of her ...