Adding a breakfast bar to an existing countertop requires a lot less effort than installing the countertop. There is no need to create a stable base of cabinetry when adding a breakfast bar, as there would be when installing a countertop.
Safe access to a loft area is required to make maximum use of the extra space in your home. If the loft area is used only occasionally for storage, then a simple loft ladder is sufficient. If the loft area is used frequently or as a living space, loft stairs are a safer and sturdier alternative to a ladder.
Adding a linen closet to your bathroom or hallway can be as simple as constructing a built-in cabinet. A built-in cabinet is attached directly to the wall, making it sturdier and potentially a more efficient use of space than a stand-alone cabinet.
Pasta boards, also known as pastry or noodle boards, have flat, portable surfaces for dough to be worked and rolled. Some are made of marble or granite, while others are made from various types of wood.
Yard lighthouses are both decorative and whimsical, transforming your plain, boring lawn into one that appears more colorful and festive. Although you can find yard-sized lighthouses from a garden supply store, they are often costly or require a great deal of construction.
Cabinet and drawer knobs are more than a decorative touch added at the last minute. The size of the knobs will determine how well they are used. Width and projection of the knobs will help you decide if they are the right-sized accessories for your cabinets or drawers.
An electrical panel, also known as the fuse box, holds the fuses for the entire home in one recessed metal box. This box is not an attractive addition to the wall.
For something more sophisticated than a rectangle or a square, make your new deck hexagonal in shape. A regular hexagon, with its six equal corners and six equal sides, is a fairly straightforward shape to work with.
Proto brand toolboxes have a hinging lid, side handles, keyed locks and drawers with ball-bearing drawer slides. While the drawers are meant to open but not come out of the toolbox, sometimes removing a drawer is necessary for cleaning or to access the interior of the toolbox if something has fallen inside.
Weiser front doorknobs and locks, like many other brands, are susceptible to dirt, oil and moisture that build up inside. Over time, the mechanism becomes gummed up enough so that it becomes difficult to lock or unlock, and the knob itself doesn't turn well.