Great Ideas - Page 3 of 6

Double-Serving Shelves
The desire to bring more natural light into a kitchen is often compromised by the need for upper cabinets for storage. At the same time, conventional kitchen design and cabinetry…
Dressed up Laundry, in the Hall
When Jessica Helgerson (JHInteriorDesign.com) met with new clients, they asked that she move their laundry room out of the basement and up to the second floor as part of their…
Kitchen Waste Station
Designing a small house for a large, busy family is a challenge, but it can be a fun one. Even reconsidering the mundane task of taking out the garbage can…
Cutlery Cabinet
I built all the cabinetry in our remodeled kitchen, a job that demanded intense decision making. For example, when I built the corner cabinet, I knew I would have an…
A Surprise Window in a Small Bath
Fitting the required amenities into a small bathroom can be a big design challenge. With limited wall space, windows and the valuable daylight and views they provide can easily find…
Dish Rack in a Drawer
No matter how hard they try to make dish drying racks beautiful, industrial designers will never solve this fundamental problem: When in use, a dish-drying rack looks like a pile…
One-Step Storage
We’re not a short family, so when we renovated a first-floor half-bath, I wanted to raise the vanity height to 36 in. But we also have a 4-year-old, Max. Rather…
Clothesline Deck Shelf
When my wife and I bought our house, one of the first things we decided to add was a clothesline. Our dryer uses about 945 kwh of electricity each year,…
Laundry-Room Trifecta: Hamper, storage area, and drying racks
Tucked in a hallway that leads to an exterior side door, our laundry “room” was neither functional nor attractive. Outfitted with just a washer, a dryer, and two sagging particleboard…
Grocery Shelf
The back door at Michael and Liannes’s house gets more use than the front. It’s the route for most departures and arrivals, and often a package needs to park somewhere.…

Page 3 of 6 Previous

Fine Home Building

Newsletter Sign-up

Follow

Fine Homebuilding

Dig into cutting-edge approaches and decades of proven solutions with total access to our experts and tradespeople.
Start Free Trial Now
- Facebook
- Instagram
- X
- LinkedIn
GBA Prime

Get instant access to the latest developments in green building, research, and reports from the field.
Start Free Trial Now
- Facebook
- YouTube
Old House Journal

Learn how to restore, repair, update, and decorate your home.
Subscribe Now
- Facebook
- Instagram
- X

Fine Homebuilding

Dig into cutting-edge approaches and decades of proven solutions with total access to our experts and tradespeople.
Start Free Trial Now
- Facebook
- Instagram
- X
- LinkedIn
GBA Prime

Get instant access to the latest developments in green building, research, and reports from the field.
Start Free Trial Now
- Facebook
- YouTube
Old House Journal

Learn how to restore, repair, update, and decorate your home.
Subscribe Now
- Facebook
- Instagram
- X

Fine Homebuilding receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs.

Great Ideas - Page 3 of 6

Fine Homebuilding Magazine

Fine Home Building

Newsletter Sign-up

We hope you’ve enjoyed your free articles. To keep reading, become a member today.

Great Ideas - Page 3 of 6

Fine Homebuilding Magazine

Fine Home Building

Newsletter Sign-up

Fine Homebuilding

Green Building Advisor

Old House Journal

Follow

Fine Homebuilding

GBA Prime

Old House Journal

Membership & Magazine

We hope you’ve enjoyed your free articles. To keep reading, become a member today.