Archives: Design & Planning

Mantel Decorations – Before and After

By Todd Fratzel on Interior Decorating

Mantel Decorations I built a custom mantel for our new home and it’s been sitting “naked” for almost two years with the exception of a few Christmas decorations this year. My darling wife has been begging me to go shopping with her to pick out decorations for our mantel so it wouldn’t look so plain.…

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Custom Walk-In Closet Update

By Todd Fratzel on Closets & Storage, Design & Planning, Interior Decorating

Walk-In Closet Order Yesterday I placed the order for our new custom walk-in closet from EasyClosets. Once again I’m quite impressed with the folks at EasyClosets. When you place an order by 6pm it will ship the following day. So our custom closet will ship today and arrive on Friday! So technically if all goes…

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Ordering Walk-In Closet Materials From EasyClosets.com

By Todd Fratzel on Closets & Storage, Finish Carpentry, Interior Decorating

Walk-In Closet Design-Build Project We are currently working on a walk-in closet design-build project for our master bedroom suite. The first step of the project was selecting a color pallete for the walk-in closet and painting. However, the biggest decision we needed to make was selecting a company to purchase all the closet organizer materials…

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Walk-In Closet Organizers | Design

By Todd Fratzel on Closets & Storage, Design

Choosing Closet Organizers & Materials As part of our walk-in closet design-build project I’ve been researching and shopping for closet organizers and materials. Our wish list includes a cherry finished style of closet shelving, drawers and a hanging rod. It has been our experience that shopping online for these type of products can save  money.…

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Painting | Walk-In Closet

By Todd Fratzel on Closets & Storage, Interior Decorating, Painting and Finishing

Walk-In Closet Color Pallete We are in the process of finishing our walk-in closet that’s part of our master bedroom suite. Our walk-in closet design-build project will include painting the room and installing wood closet organizer products. We are currently trying to evaluate which closet manufacturer we want to use but we have decided that…

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Walk-In Closet Design-Build Project

By Todd Fratzel on Closets & Storage, Design & Planning, Interior Decorating

Walk In Closet Design Existing Walk-In Closet Layout We’ve decided that it’s finally time we finished our walk-in closet that’s in our master bedroom suite. One of the features that my wife really wanted in the new house was a walk-in closet in addition to our his and her reach in closets. Unfortunately, when we…

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Underground Storm Water Detention

By Todd Fratzel on Design

Storm Water Detention Almost all new construction today requires some type of drainage analysis of the project property. Whether the developer does the analysis of the entire project in a sub-division or whether your local government requires an analysis most regulations prevent new water runoff from leaving your property. Obviously this is a simplification of…

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Can House Trusses Be Modified?

By Todd Fratzel on Design, Framing

Can Truss Members Be Cut? I received an email from a reader today asking me some questions about trusses in his home. The homeowner is interesting in creating a spare room in his attic. He noticed that there’s lots of room up in the attic that might have the potential for a spare room. So…

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