I LOVE closets that are offices! It's such an amazing idea if you don't have a lot of space, or you just want a small area for your work. They would also be great for students living in dorms or small apartments and need a work area. I featured a picture of one in my past blog Got a Closet? Want an Office? It shows how a closet was taken and transformed into an office, so check that out if you want an idea of how it works.
Okay, yes. This light fixture is a big bit out there, but I happen to think it's kinda awesome. It's super fun and inviting. Who wouldn't want to walk underneath this thing?!
In most homes, the kitchen is usually the most used in the house. Because of this, the kitchen work triangle was developed so that people could live happily and productively in their home. Here is the main concept for the kitchen work triangle:
There are three main work areas in a kitchen:
Refrigerator - the cold storage area
Stove - the cooking area
Sink - the cleaning area
These three areas make up the triangle in this concept. More travel is done between these three areas than any other areas in the kitchen. More room between these 3 areas means extra steps. Less room between these three areas means a cramped work space.
Therefore, the main goal of the triangle is to place the three main work areas the most efficient distance apart while minimizing the amount of traffic that passes through the zone.
Here are some Kitchen Work Triangle basics:
Each leg of the triangle should be somewhere between 4 to 9 feet.
The combined total of all three legs should be between 12 and 26 feet.
No obstructions (such as islands, cabinets) should intersect a leg of the work triangle.
No household traffic should pass through the work triangle.
Take a look at these kitchens and see if they follow the Kitchen Work Triangle!
I have recently discovered that the McCalister's house in the Home Alone movie is for sale!
Want in on some of the action?
Located 50km from downtown Chicago, this house can be found at 671 Lincoln Avenue in Winnekta. The asking price is US$2.4million. This is a 1920's Georgian colonial style home and has been refurbished since the filming of Home Alone in 1990. I have some photos of the home and I also found a video posted by Coldwell Banker to advertise the listing.
Here are some stats that I was able to find on the house:
Here are some pictures that I found on The Chive. They give an idea of what the house looked like in the Home Alone film compared to what the house looks like now. The renovations have been quite extensive and give the home a totally different feel. It's definitely more of a modern, yet classic approach to the decor. Mainly neutral colours throughout with punches of colour. It's very effective for this size of a space.
If you want to check out the official house listing, click here.
Here is a video that Coldwell Banker put together to do a feature on the interior and exterior of the house. Check it out!
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If I had one of these, I'd never leave it. Seriously. It looks amazing.
This child's play bed was designed by Yusuke Suzuki. The concept is that that a child can have a place to play and have fun and then they can "turn" a page and have a place to sleep.
