O pposite:
Sp ace fo r an
o vernight caregiver w as part of
Pam and Clark's plan fo r being
able to age in place. T h e ir
so lu tio n w as to tu ck a w all bed
behind cab in et d oors. She
ch o se a lightw eight table and
ch airs that are easy to m ove
w hen the bed is in use.
Above and rig h t
A false
d raw er front co n cea ls a
cu ttin g board, and p ull-o ut
shelves m axim ize storage in a
co rner. T h in k in g ahead to
w hen she and C la rk are older,
Pam opted fo r handles rather
than kno bs b ecause th ey’ll be
easier fo r elderly hands to grip.
Winning
Wisdom
■ M a k e a m is s io n
S t a t e m e n t . Pam and
C la rk w rote dow n their
goals fo r their
rem odel— both the
requirem ents and the
n ice -to -h ave s— plus
how th ey w anted the
finished space to feel.
T h e y used the
statem ent w hen
interview ing potential
architects and builders.
■ C h a lle n g e
c o n v e n t io n a l
w is d o m . Told that
reclaim ed wood fo r the
ceiling w ould be too
hard to fin d in the
sm all quantity she
needed, Pam found her
ow n local source on the
Internet. “ Be hands-on
w ith the project to
m ake sure it realizes
yo u r visio n,” she says.
■ K e e p i t t o g e t h e r .
Pam kept all the
paperw ork fo r the
rem odel (b ids, plans,
tear sheets) in an
accordion-style
scrapbooking binder.
“ Pm usu ally not that
organized, but the
b inder w as a dream .
I still refer to it.” fS)
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