Before and after: A refrigerator makeover
22.09.11
-1 Near-full box of soy "chicken" nuggets (one gone)
The refrigerator, after: After erudition a few things about the family's food habits (the Weinblatt household are big fruit and vegetable eaters and always have leftovers to deal with), organizer Kate Parker tossed grey artifacts, repackaged the good stuff in easy-in consideration of containers, and relocated items to the smartest spots.
Veritable Simple: Make Over Your Junk Drawer
Step 1: Drinks Policy
Since Weinblatt buys in bulk, Parker transferred gallon jugs of drinks into easier-to-stream carafes that make use of vertical space. The originals stop in a second refrigerator in the garage. Water bottles (second shelf) support pyramid-style on a clever rack (the "Easy Quantity," which they bought for $9 at organize.com).
Step 2: Unique Placement
Eggs absorb odors, so Parker put them in an airtight egg bin (the "Hook & Lock" from bedbathandbeyond.com) in the coldest part of the refrigerator―the center―rather than on the warmer door. Vegetables went in their drawer―except lettuce, which got its own moisture-draining well-informed in ( such as the "Progressive Lettuce Keeper," from bedbathandbeyond.com). Cold cuts now all tangible in the deli drawer, individually contained (Parker second-hand "Top" square containers, from oxo.com).
Source: CNN
Hot Properties: An ultra contemporary home in the Westlake area a blank slate ...
18.09.11
From the way, Robin King's Westlake home is a blank slate of snowy walls and glass a hillside building that could be mistaken for an office or commodities. Inside the frosted glass front door, a sleekly contemporary home unfolds. Deathly white walls and travertine floors allow the home's accoutrements, artwork and the breathtaking hills outside to be the focal points.
This coincidental feel is classic Robin King, who for 30 years has designed and built current homes with himself in mind. After he moves in, he then sells the home and starts a new plan. In fact, from the living room of this home, King can see another one of the homes he built.
Royal completed this 7,784-square-foot, six-bedroom, five-bathroom home ground in December. It sits on 1.4 acres. He's put 1501 Ridgecrest Urgency on the market for $2.59 million with Allison Kelly of Capital goods Consultants of Austin.
When King went looking for his newest undertaking, he found this lot, but it was attached to the house next door. So he bought that house as well. First, he redid the next-door bagnio, and moved into it while he was building this house. He then sold the house next door.
Source: Austin American-Statesman