Small Galley Kitchen Remodel Ideas for Best Use of Space
Of all kitchen remodeling ideas for galley kitchens, proper layout and workflow design are vital. Cupboards and storage should be carefully considered as well. Since galley kitchens tend to...
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Another holiday season has passed, and with it the marathon cooking and baking sessions. The hours spent using every kitchen appliance and inch of counter space had a potential benefit more lasting than a good meal: When we really use our kitchens, we discover what does and doesnt work in this very important room.
Remodeling a kitchen can be expensive and challenging, but you can make substantial cosmetic changes with just the help of a painter and electrician, says interior designer Betsy Burnham of Burnham Design in Los Angeles. And if youre ready for even bigger changes, its still possible to stay on budget and create a gorgeous kitchen with a minimum of stress.
Step one is deciding what really needs to be done. Can you work with the appliances and cabinets youve got, or is it time for a full-scale remodel?
Step two is the budget, coming up with a realistic estimate for each expense, says designer Brian Patrick Flynn of Flynnside Out Productions.
Then, the fun can begin. Three areas where a little improvement can go a long way:
Storage
A smoothly functioning kitchen has space for everything to be stored away, within reasonable reach. Can you achieve that with your current cabinets? If so, Flynn suggests keeping them and just replacing or refinishing the doors. Cabinetry installation adds a lot to a budget, he says, so saving by simply reusing what youve got can be a massive help.
If your cabinet doors are stained wood, consider painting them. Then, change the hardware. Drawer pulls and cabinet door handles can make or break the look of the space, says Lee Kleinhelter of the Atlanta-based design firm Pieces. Take time choosing new ones.
Flynn agrees: I always use high-end hardware regardless of how high or low my budget is, he says. Adding an interesting metal and finish to your doors just really adds character and uniqueness. You can never go wrong with dull black pulls and knobs, and Im also a huge fan of antique brass. When it comes to silver tones, I try to stay classic and go with polished nickel.
If you do need to add or replace cabinets, Burnham suggests having them custom-made. It can be expensive (Flynn estimates that ready-made cabinets cost about one-third as much as lower-end custom designs). But they are worth the investment, Burnham says. Youll get well-made pieces, built to your needs, that will last through time, kids and tons of use.
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Two important State agencies the Police Department and the Mysore City Corporation appear to be at loggerheads over the construction of a new office building for the Mysuru City Police Commissioner.
Months after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah laid the foundation stone for the mammoth building to be constructed at a cost of Rs. 14 crore on the Police Band Bungalow premises, city councillors objected to it saying it was being constructed without obtaining prior permission from the MCC.
Turning their ire towards MCC Commissioner C.G. Betsurmath for remaining a mute spectator to the ongoing illegal construction, the councillors demanded that a notice be issued to the Police Commissioner to stop the work.
But, Police Commissioner M.A. Saleem was in no mood to oblige the naysayers. There is no need for the Police Department to obtain a building licence from the MCC, he said, citing exemption for construction of police buildings under the Karnataka Municipal Act.
Why was the MCC silent when the Police Department constructed more than 20 buildings in the city in the last few years, he asked.
A new building was also constructed on the City Police Commissioners office premises in Bengaluru. Sources in the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike said the civic bodys permission was not required for the building as it was constructed by the Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation Ltd.
Kannada activist and former MLA Vatal Nagaraj will win hands down if there is ever an award for the most eyeball-grabbing protest. His modes of protest range from threatening to urinate in public while demanding construction of toilets to riding a chariot around Bengaluru on Valentines Day in solidarity with young couples targeted by Right-wing activists.
The ever-in-the-news leader has a penchant for using animals in his protests.
Donkeys, buffaloes and cows have routinely walked with him on his marches.
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Charlottesville, VA (PRWEB) January 12, 2015
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Installation and construction occurred from Friday to Sunday, with the core building put into place over these three days. The addition attached to the existing building with a site-built entry vestibule and a corridor to create two seamless access points to the newly constructed permanent modular building addition
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PMT2013-02987 635 Arapahoe Ave., Unit B; $491,000; Britton Holdings; CDC Development/Porchfront Homes; Unit B New three-story duplex (one of two principal buildings on this parcel, one single-family dwelling and one duplex). Total of 4,357 square feet with 456-square-foot attached garage. Also includes deck and porch (totaling 480 square feet). Scope of work includes all associated MEPs. Elevator and fire sprinkler system shown on drawings to be permitted separately. (Was previously addressed as 640 Streamside)
PMT2015-00005 909 Arapahoe Ave.; $65,000; Housing Authority; West Senior Center: Interior remodel to add partition walls to create nine new offices inside existing multi-use rooms.
PMT2014-05476 1780 Norwood Ave.; $107,000; Matthew Geraghty and Marybeth Schuh; Bruce Leahy Construction; Interior remodel of single-family residence including portion of basement, flop staircase to basement, conversion to a hydronic heating system, remodel main level with structural modifications, add three-quarter bathroom and additional sink in relocated master bathroom. Demolish walls around enclosed and covered rear patio.
PMT2014-05479 2525 Fourth St.; $35,000; Mapleton Hill; Cross Line Construction Corp.; Addition onto accessory Genset enclosure (120 square feet unconditioned) Minor modification approved under ADR2014-00170.
PMT2014-05499 2525 Fourth St.; $80,000; Mapleton Hill; Cross Line Construction Corp.; Adding a 173-square-foot vestibule to the southwest corner of the building. Addition footprint remains under the existing roof overhang. Reference ADR2014-00170.
PMT2014-05578 2996 25th St.; $21,000; Katherine Dean; Biggs Home Remodel; Single-story remodel of 243 square feet to include a replacement of roof and facia and soffit (not included in square footage), remodel bathroom (fixture replacement under separate permit PMT2014-05620), new dishwasher, move kitchen sink and cabinets and add refrigerator recess, new french door, replace french door with window, and new front porch. Scope of work also includes electrical work, drywall and insulation repair, and new gutters.
PMT2014-05653 1650 38th St.; $15,907.00; 1650 38th; MPB Contractors Inc.; Unit 101: Tenant interior remodel to remove and relocate a couple walls for office reconfiguration for Edward Jones. No changes to lighting, plumbing or mechanical.
PMT2014-05666 592 Union Ave.; $13,030.62; Jason Gore; First-time basement finish of 246 square feet Scope of work includes associated MEPs and setting existing plumbing rough-ins for new bathroom and utility sink. Further work includes a new bar sink.
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TRAVERSE CITY - Scientists who have reported that the Great Lakes are awash in tiny bits of plastic are raising new alarms about a little-noticed form of the debris turning up in sampling nets: synthetic fibers from garments, cleaning cloths and other consumer products.
They are known as "microfibers" - exceedingly fine filaments made of petroleum-based materials such as polyester and nylon that are woven together into fabrics.
"When we launder our clothes, some of the little microfibers will break off and go down the drain to the wastewater treatment facility and end up in our bodies of water," Sherri "Sam" Mason, a chemist with the State University of New York at Fredonia, said Friday.
According to new report by scientists, the Great Lakes are awash in tiny bits of plastic. Know as microfibers these fibers are found in garments, cleaning cloths and other consumer products. (Journal file photo)
The fibers are so minuscule that people typically don't realize their favorite pullover fleece can shed thousands of them with every washing, as the journal Environmental Science & Technology reported in 2011.
Over the past couple of years, Mason and colleagues have documented the existence of microplastic litter - some too small to see with the naked eye - in the Great Lakes. Among the particles are abrasive beads used in personal care products such as facial and body washes and toothpastes. Other researchers have made similar finds in the oceans.
A number of companies are replacing microbeads with natural substances such as ground-up fruit pits. Illinois imposed a statewide ban on microbeads last year. Similar measures were proposed in California and New York.
But microfibers have gotten comparatively little attention. They've accounted for about 4 percent of the plastic litter that Mason and her students have collected from the Great Lakes. The group drags finely meshed netting along the lake surfaces, harvesting tens of thousands of particles per square mile, and study them with microscopes.
About three-quarters of the bits they've found are fragments of larger items such as bottles. Smaller portions consist of microbeads, Styrofoam and other materials.
But when Mason's team and a group from the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant program took samples from southern Lake Michigan in 2013, about 12 percent of the debris consisted of microfibers. It's unclear why the fibers were three times as prevalent in that area as elsewhere in the lakes, although currents and wave actions may be one explanation, said Laura Kammin, pollution prevention specialist with Sea Grant.
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