Subject: BOWA Home Advisor - News you can use.
From: "Kathy Kelly" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 09:22:54 -0500 (EST)

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Dear Hunter,
Each month, the BOWA Home Advisor provides you with important tips on how to improve
and protect your home's value and family's safety. We hope the following is helpful.
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Have you Maximized your Home's Livable Space?

In the greater Washington DC area, there's no question that space comes at a premium.
But, with careful planning, a number of area homeowners have found creative ways
 to maximize both their storage and livable space during renovations of all sizes.
Following are examples of just a few creative living solutions we've seen in recent
projects.

Backsplash Appliance Garages

Having an appliance garage in your kitchen is nothing new, but the twist comes in
creating one or many storage areas hidden behind your backsplash. If you are in 
need of more counter space (and who isn't with all the must-have gadgets?), and 
have an unused area behind your kitchen wall, this is a great option to keep in 
mind when you're looking to renovate. Appliance garages can be created in tile, 
granite or many other materials to compliment or blend with your kitchen design.
 During their recent renovation, one McLean, VA homeowner borrowed unused space 
from the adjacent car garage to create a recessed backsplash appliance garage, which
is easily accessible from the kitchen and provides significant additional storage
behind a beautiful set of sliding frosted-glass doors.

Consider Renovating Down

In areas where home additions are often limited by lot and historic restrictions,
some homeowners are turning to experienced design build remodelers to help make 
the most of their home's existing footprint. For example, one Georgetown homeowner
had existing basement ceilings that were less than seven feet high and, with some
of that height occupied by exposed pipes, wires and other required infrastructure,
the space was essentially a crawlspace. During a renovation, this area was dug out
to lower the floor, and the walls and footing were extended to underpin the foundation.
In the end, this once unusable space was transformed into a sizeable living area
 for the homeowners complete with two bedrooms, two full baths, two offices, a gym,
a kitchenette, a laundry room and a large family room.

More Creative Ideas

So, you've reclaimed the space under the stairs, have beautiful multi-purpose storage
benches and use decorative covered baskets to conceal odds and ends, but what else
can you do inside and out to maximize your living space? Again, an experienced design
team can help. For example, that same Georgetown renovation housed the AC equipment
and pool pump and heater on the roof to free up space in the homeowners backyard
 and create a much more aesthetically pleasing outdoor environment. Incidentally,
even the pet cat was not overlooked in this renovation, as a small hole was built
into the wall underneath the stairs in the foyer, giving the family feline her own
room. The food and litter box were tucked out of sight, but a closet door provided
the owners access to the area as needed - truly the 'Cat's meow'!

Another renovation needed an auxiliary water heater on the second floor, but the
 residents did not want to lose any of the space in their already tight master bathroom.
The solution was to have a tankless water heater built into the dead space behind
a vanity cabinet where pull-out drawers revealed an access panel, if needed. Similarly,
a Washington DC condo used the space behind a closet wall to house a full AV panel,
as well as an access panel for the washer and dryer shut-off.

There are countless ways for homeowners to maximize the usable space in their homes
- limited only by one's imagination and budget. If you're considering a renovation
or addition, your design build contractor can help you identify options that best
suit your needs, home and lifestyle.
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For your convenience, past issues of the BOWA Home Advisor are available in the 
"News" section of our web site [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=rfegbsn6&et=1104704257472&s=5682&e=001FwPR4x8fm75cexEzyTLIw1ipzdaiR_6pB-dYlffvCB1O2BLThca2_YPz0Zj_zKzu4y5ai6mUA7frvQ8J1ZFnyt79UT-04uo9C-FZSkI7cDjI0FkBwYoVsxbhJS7b64PP].

If you would like more information on any of these topics of if there are other 
ways we can be of service, please contact BOWA [mailto:[email-masked]].

Regards,
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Kathy Kelly Hines
BOWA

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