Cozy hardware? What?
I was just musing today that it take a lot of attention to detail to make a new house feel secure and cozy. It seems like I'm forever hopping in the car to make yet one more trip to the hardware store. Today I got tired of the sofa always sliding backwards on the carpetless floors. Solution? Rubber stick-on pads. And the little Japanese bucket I use to rinse the shower doesn't have a permanent place, so I picked up some Command brand no-adhesive hooks.
One of my main problems is making sure the basement is safe and secure since Eli's playroom is down there. I bought multi-packs of night lights to make sure it doesn't feel spooky. But how do I keep kiddos from playing hide-and-seek in every single corner? I got a few ratchet locks as well as flip locks to make sure kids don't venture into closets with cleaning supplies, paint cans, or hidden Christmas presents. And then there's the potential problem of kids locking themselves in one of the rooms. The upstairs doorknobs can be unlocked with a wire coat hanger, but the basement ones can't. Thus I bought a super-skinny flathead screwdriver that can open any indoor lock in the house. (Click HERE for a post about making sure kids can't get locked into rooms and making sure you can't get locked out of the house. And if you'd like to read about my Chuck Norris moment of breaking down a door to get to a friend's kid, click HERE.)
Gratuitous cozy images for your viewing pleasure...
(P.S. The picture above was taken at a favorite local barbecue place, not our new house. See what I mean about gratuitous?!)
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