ANSON DESIGN

Pantry shelving and cabinets do deserve, and get, that extra attention. Not just from homeowners, though. Manufacturers heap all sorts of alternatives on us in a constant barrage of innovation and new modern designs. We really are spoilt for choice when it comes to pantry storage, in the form of cabinets, racks or open shelving units.

Shelving solutions in the kitchen always have triple priorities: convenience, safety and hygiene. If you take all three into account in your kitchen planning, then you are on the way to a perfect pantry.

What types of shelves can you expect to choose from? First of all, every kitchen will use shelves in one way or another. Most will be behind the doors of kitchen cabinets or enclosed cupboards or dressers; others will be out in the open. Some will be for storage, while others are for storing and displaying tools, crockery, pots and pans and other kitchen equipment.

Whether you’re searching the Web, sifting through magazines or shopping show homes you’ll need some sort of resource to help you catalogue the plans you’re looking at to compare them. So before you even go to Google to look I recommend having a place to store all your ideas and I’ve always found a binder to be the very best. This way you can not only sort all of your favorite plans into a set of tabs but, if you’re going to have someone do a completely custom design for you, you can also store plans and photos that have ideas you would like to incorporate.

Right off the bat you know more about what you want in your home than anybody else just based on what’s happening in your life. You know if your family is growing or shrinking. You know what kind of land you have to build on. You know if you might need a bit of help with the mortgage, can anyone say legal suite?

In case you are unfamiliar with the FHA Rural Development housing project, Rural Housing Service (RHS) was created in 1994 as a result of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act to meet housing and community development needs of rural America.

More rural families and individuals may be able to become homeowners with the help of the Rural Housing Service Programs. The USDA Rural Housing Service has various programs available to aid low- to moderate-income rural residents to purchase, construct, repair, or relocate a dwelling and related facilities.

This federal program has become extremely popular over the last few years and is only increasing in prevalance…especially in the Southeastern United States where the vast majority of stock house plans are sold.

If you’re looking to build a new home, one of the most critical requirements is to have your house plans certified by a Certified Professional Building Designers (CPBD) who specializes in affordable residential designs.

There are only a few home designers in the United States who are FHA approved and have the required design background and professional certifications to offer this review and approval service.