Saturday, December 11, 2004

Condo improvements

Short term:

  • Replacement bathroom fan filters available at http://www.rushhampton.com or http://ebmhost25.ebm.bestsoftwarehost.com/iwwida.pvx?;products_no_tree?comp=tek
  • Storage door latch guard (available from Ace Hardware)
  • Install contact sheet
  • Use grout whitener for bathtub tile
  • Match paint for bathroom
  • Living room blinds (72x71)
  • Bedroom blinds (48x36)
  • Paint refrigerator and dishwasher with hammarite ? Rustoleum "Appliance Epoxy"?
  • Label GFCI protected outlet
  • Check outlet (grounded properly) for refrigerator/disposal
  • Replace GFCI protected outlets with 15amp w/ light
  • Replace light switches (white)
  • Replace light switch plates for bedroom closet, garbage disposal
  • Timer switches (founded by digital wall timer) - eg, Intermatic available at Home Depot
  • Connect light switches to ground
  • Replace receptacles and plates
  • Replace phone outlet plate/cable outlet plate
  • Upstairs landing light fixture
  • Finish electrical map
  • Verify outlet grounded properly
  • Add shoe molding
  • Window security - locks, shatterproof plastic or film

Medium term:

  • Bathroom vanity faucet
  • Bathroom hand towel ring
  • Bathroom handshower - same finish
  • Bathroom tub faucet
  • Bathroom wall mount mirror - same finish
  • Curved shower curtain rod
  • Replace kitchen GFCI outlet with ones with lights
  • Replace bathroom GFCI outlet with white outlet
  • Refrigerator (stainless steel)
  • Improved lighting in living room (practice with setting up new light)
  • Change fan with one which has lights, check if support needs to be updated for new fan
  • Storage door
  • New x-10 switches
  • Wiring for alarm system

Long term:

  • Re-do wall finish
  • Fireplace tiles
  • Fireplace mantel (drill behind mantel for holes needed for sconces)
  • Fireplace sconces and recessed lighting above fireplace (faux wall?)
  • Built-in bookcase with lighting (use same wiring for sconces?)
  • Coax, cat5, phone, infrared wiring from cable to bookshelf (use tubing)
  • Coax, cat5, phone, infrared wiring from cable to upstairs (use tubing)
  • Bathroom walls/tiles
  • Bathroom lighting/sconces
  • Bathroom vanity/counter
  • Bathroom medicine cabinet
  • Bathroom extra cabinet
  • Bathroom towel hook
  • Bathroom extra shelf
  • Bathroom wall mount mirror
  • Bathroom new fan
  • Kitchen cabinet - put glass (thermoclear?) in door
  • Kitchen cabinet - put molding on soffit
  • Kitchen counter top
  • Kitchen walls (tiles)
  • Kitchen lighting (replace fluorescent lighting)
  • Kitchen - add task lighting
  • Kitchen stove (stainless steel)
  • Kitchen stove hood
  • Kitchen - Remove walls/soffits or add soffit lights
  • Dining built-in seat
  • Dining chair rail
  • Entry - ceramic tile or stone
  • Programmable thermostat
  • Reverse threshold
  • Bedroom - Built-in
  • Closet - remodel
For "faux" stainless steel:

http://www.alsacorp.com/products/sheetingfx/sheetingfx.htm

But this is a little expensive at $10/sq ft.

http://www.glassdecorandmore.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=s17brushed&type=store
http://www.glassdecorandmore.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=steel-film

Paint:
http://www.liquidstainlesssteel.com/

Forums:
http://www.finishing.com/2200-2399/2394.shtml
http://www.finishing.com/218/94.shtml
http://www.bhg.com/bhg/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/bhg/story/data/1150749889826.xml&catref=bcat32

Curved shower rods:
http://store.yahoo.com/atrendyhome/6cushcubar.html $47.99 for brushed nickel
http://www.eqwip.com/store/ $31.45 for white, $36.45 for brushed nickel

Wall mount mirror:
Considerations: Touch on, finish, reversible to normal magnification
http://www.activeforever.com/product_Jerdon-5X-Wall-Mount-Swivel-Magnifying-Mirro_1500_T18,0010,0102.htm
http://www.mirrorplaceonline.com/mirror/index.html?loadfile=itemsw.html
http://www.ballbeauty.com/speert_wall_mounted_mirrors.htm
http://www.mirrorsplus.com/wallmirrors/95725hw.html(Mirror Image by Kimball & Young)

Saturday, May 15, 2004

Golf cart

I tried to find the golf pull cart company I saw at the golf store in Vienna. I thought it was something like Golf Caddie and that it was based in Canada, but I could not find anything like that.

While surfing though, I saw a nice push cart by Club Glove. This may be a good cart to have. In addition, I saw that there is a fairly nice motorized cart found at http://www.hillbillyusa.com, so that is a consideration. However, the remote model seems a bit pricey and does not look as nice. I'll have to continue looking.

Thursday, May 13, 2004

Movie: Star Trek Nemesis & Everyone Says I Love You

Watched Star Trek Nemesis. Pretty entertaining movie. Since I had problems sleeping, also saw the rest of Everyone Says I Love You. Interesting, but ....

Wednesday, May 12, 2004

The Office

Watched The Office for the first time. Was rather interesting at the beginning but then was sort of tiresome. The main character is not a very likeable character, although he's not a bad person either. Some of the interaction between the other characters was a little interesting but the manager does tend to become a bit tiresome.