Kitchen cabinets keep me organized

Guest post from my neighbor Barb Tattio

Kitchen cabinets are some of the most used part of any kitchen. My kitchen cabinets by sears act as a base for a countertop as well as providing adequate storage for all of your kitchen belongings. Kitchen cabinets come in a variety of colors and styles that allowed me to select a cabinet for what I am going to use it for.

I was happy to know that I could customize my cabinets for my needs. Drawer base cabinets offer a great storage solution for utensils, knifes, washcloths, and dish towels. They store everything in one location, which is convenient for me when you I am in the kitchen and need to clean off the counter space and select a knife to prepare my foods for dinner. Sink base cabinets offer adequate storage for all of your pots and pans, right below the sink. This is extremely helpful when putting my dishes away after washing.

Overhead cabinets can provide great storage for wine bottles, and dishes for your food. These make them easily accessible while standing and keep them out of reach of small children. Over head cabinets can also act as a decorative asset if in my kitchen as I selected glass doors for the cabinet front. This allows me to beautifully display my most precious chine collection.

I am so happy to know that my kitchen cabinets allowed me to organized all of my kitchen belongings and house them away beautifully.

A Vinyl Siding Project

This is a guest post by Mark Alterson

Painting a home is a pain. It chips and eventually looks bad again. We decided to install vinyl siding ourselves, although we bought some sears vinyl siding beforehand. Having a ranch made it easy, and more affordable. Although it can be done alone, my husband recruited his friends to help.

Choosing the type of siding is difficult. My husband wanted dutch lap and I agreed. But there are so many color choices. Making sure it matched my new roof, we went with a beige. We purchased the materials from the local supply company, and we already had the tools. A good ladder, a table saw with a reverse blade, and some nails were the biggest materials that we needed.

Once we started the project the guys prepared the house, prepped the windows, and wrapped them with pre-formed window molding. Installing the vinyl siding seemed like a relatively smooth process. One guy measured, one cut the siding, and my husband installed it. It seemed to just fit together, one over another. I am sure it's more difficult, but I'm a girl. It got a little more tricky around sliding doors, windows and up into the eaves. They did it and it looked great.

We also went with some super corners in a cool white color and I loved it. The rake edge trim was a little hard to do and it looked awesome when it was finished. I am very happy with my home's new face. If you are mechanically inclined, you can do it too.