If your home could make New Year’s resolutions, what would they be? Does your home dream of exquisitely appointed closets or cozy, inviting rooms for family gatherings? In Episode 87 of The Architecture Happy Hour podcast, co-hosts and residential architects, Laura Davis and Holly Hall talk about ways you can help your home be more healthy, better organized, and budget-smart in the new year!

In this episode

Sorting, purging, and organizing
Donate to local charities, recycle, pay it forward
Areas of the house that need attention, replacing, cleaning, and maintenance




Air filters
Clothes dryer lint exhaust
Exhaust fans in bathrooms
Batteries in smoke detectors
Carbon monoxide detectors
Fire extinguishers
Lead paint
Popcorn ceiling texture and asbestos
Carpet cleaning
Mold/mildew in bathrooms
Weather stripping
Low-flow shower heads and toilets
LED light bulbs
Water filter in refrigerator




Home Design Tips




How to make your New Year Home To-Do List
Get organized to tackle projects each month



Links

AHH podcast episode 80: tidying up with marie kondo: expectations vs. reality

Kidde recall on fire extinguishers

Lead paint info from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Asbestos info from the EPA

 

Products and Resources

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Air filters for furnace

Carbon monoxide detectors

Steam cleaners for floors

Weather stripping

Low-flow shower heads

LED light bulbs 2700K color temperature



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