Monthly Archives: March 2010

Accessible Kitchen Design

By Susan Allison posted on in Design, General, Susan Allison | Comments Off

Continuing on our posts dedicated to our disabled Olympic athletes, today’s post covers kitchen design.  Similar to accessible bathroom design, the three main considerations in barrier-free kitchen design are: wheelchair mobility, work space comfort, and accessibility to cabinets and storage spaces. When planning a kitchen for a wheelchair use, make sure you know the measurements … Read More

Bathroom Design for Disabled People

By Christina James posted on in Christina James, Design, General | Comments Off

With the Paralympics recently in town, we wanted to dedicate a couple of our posts to all of our disabled athletes who had the vision and perseverance to do what many thought was impossible. If you are physically disabled or have ever had to use crutches to move around, then you know how difficult it … Read More

Spring Cleaning Checklist

By Ripan Gill posted on in General, Maintenance, Ripan Gill | Comments Off

Once again spring is upon us!  There’s no time like now to get your spring cleaning done and get all those months of winter grime off your house for a fresh start.  Get your your home in tip top shape for summer soirées with our handy Spring Cleaning Checklist: Wash windows & screens for sparkling views … Read More

10 Steps to Burglar-Proof Your Home

By Scott Belway posted on in Design, General, Scott Belway | Comments Off

Planning to go on vacation this summer?  Make sure you take precautions to keep burglars out of your house: If you have deadbolt locks in all exterior doors, then be sure to lock & bolt all entryways.  If you don’t have any deadbolt locks installed, invest in a few. Change or re-key your locks if … Read More

In-home Gyms

By Shân Warburton posted on in Construction, Design, General, Shân Warburton | Comments Off

Courtesy of GVHBA We all know how much gym memberships cost. And even though we may have paid to go every day of the week, we don’t always make it every day of the week. So how do you make it easy to go every day and less expensive? Bring the gym home! You could … Read More