I have heard recently from one of my friends about a funny accident he just had backing up into his garage. I won’t go into specifics but let’s just say he had a bit of a surprise when he found that the opening system of the garage door malfunctioned and without realizing i he backed up straight into the door. This reminded me about the series of funny accidents that have happened to me around the house in recent years. Of course everybody who tells a story like this ends with the phrase you should have been there, and it doesn’t help that you can’t see me flailing my arms around in an effort to explain the situation further, but I am sure you can relate to some of these stories and you may even find some of them funny. Also I urge you to post your own mishaps around the house in the comment section below. Now let’s get down to it and let me tell you some of the funniest accidents that happened to me in my own home:

1.    Diehard trout. I had just returned from fishing for about two hours. I had a pretty good catch and I was planning to make a perfect fish dinner. So I proceeded to take the scales off of the biggest fish I had caught. Of course what I didn’t count on was the fact that the fish was still alive. This had never happened to me before because by now it was supposed to be dead. Needless to say the fish slipped out of my hands, jumped of the cutting board landing on the table making a complete mess of anything there and giving my wife a great scare in the process. Looking back of course we booth realize that it was just one of those funny accidents we could always get a laugh out of at a party.

2.    Banana peel slide. I’m sure that this is one of those funny accidents that everybody has heard of, or has seen in cartoons, but I never thought it would ever happen to me. I’m sure you can guess what happens when a full grown adult meets a banana that has fallen on the floor trying to get outside the house in a hurry so I’ll spare you the details. The only thing I feel the need to say is: who knew hardwood floors were so unforgiving for your back?

3.    The nut cracker. This is one of those funny accidents if you were the person watching the other person get hurt, so let’s just say my wife had a laugh while I was not so happy. I was opening some walnuts while watching TV, using a hammer on a chopping board. Needless to say, my pinky somehow managed to find its way right between the hammer and the chopping board when I was focused on the fact that my team had just scored. Let’s just call it a matter of the wrong place at the wrong time, for my pinky, which has subsequently recovered from the traumatic experience.

4.    Whipped cream fiasco. I bet this has happened to everybody who ever tried to use a much too small bowl to whip some cream with a blender. Let’s just say that, two seconds after I had turned the blender on, it seemed like the kitchen had just witnessed a snow blizzard.

5.    Kitty surprise. I love my cat, but sometimes it just drives me crazy. One of those times was when I came home tired like never before from work and crashed on my couch. It took me a while to realize that the cushion was somewhat moist and had a funny smell to it. When I realized what had actually happened, I could swear I heard my cat snickering in the background.

6.    Mild shock. Trying to fix the reception on my TV didn’t prove to be one of my smartest ideas to date. Of course plugging it out wouldn’t have a good idea either but maybe I could have been more careful as to not get electrocuted, mildly of course, nothing serious.

7.    Too hot to handle. Everybody has done this. Taking something hot out of the oven and finding you have no place to put it, and while you struggle to think of a place you realize that the oven glove you were using becomes pretty inefficient after a while. 

I hope you had fun reading the misfortunes of others. I’m kidding, but I hope this article has managed to spark some interest for the subject and maybe I will see some of your funny accidents around the house in the comments section. Don’t be shy; everybody went through something like this at one point or another.      

I have been working in the field of interior design for a couple of years now. One of the most common questions I am asked is what to do to have a beautiful kitchen? Well there are a number of steps you should follow, and I shall talk about them more in detail in the paragraphs that follow. What I do want to state first of all is that, as with everything that’s worth while, you need to take some time to figure out what works for you. Another very important point I would like to make is that if you can afford it always ask the advice of a specialist. If you cannot afford a specialist, than you should check out specialized sites or magazines in order to get the answers you are looking for. I don’t mean that you can’t do a good job by yourself, and I am not suggesting copying a kitchen straight form a magazine. I am just saying that you should take inspiration from great examples and transform them in your own personal way. So let’s go on and see what I believe the most important steps in creating a beautiful kitchen are:

1.    Cleanliness. Most important of all, in order to have a beautiful kitchen you must always keep it clean. I know this might sound too obvious but I must stress the importance of this aspect because you need to take it into account even in the design phase. A very well thought out kitchen will be much easier to clean than one where this aspect wasn’t taken into consideration. The kitchen is the place that gets dirty the fastest out of every other room, and I believe that keeping it clean is the most important step you should take in order to have a beautiful kitchen.

2.    Functional. A good kitchen should function properly. The needs of the person using it should be taken into consideration. For example if you have a limited amount of space and if you can afford only one long countertop: than this is the logical way you should organize the space: The fridge where you store the food, than countertop where you can take out the food from the fridge, the washer, to wash the food, another countertop to prepare the food, and at the other end the stove and burner. A functional kitchen is a beautiful kitchen.

3.    Organized. A kitchen should be very well organized. Everything should be placed with the users needs in mind. Drawers where they are more useful, enough space to deposit everything you might need in a kitchen and flexible seating arrangements to suite the needs of everybody.

4.     Matching color and textures. Once you get the practical side of the way, and your kitchen functions properly you can move on to the color scheme. There are a few things to consider here. One is the fact that a kitchen should scream health, so you can’t go wrong with a mostly white kitchen, maybe combined with black, and some accents with red. But a kitchen should also fit the type of personality you are, so for example if you are bachelor you can go with much bolder colors such as red. When it comes to textures my personal opinion is that you should stick to natural textures in the kitchen: wood, fabric, marble, and so on.

5.    Accents. Accents will bring your kitchen alive. All you need to remember is to not go over the top. Stick with three accents as a maximum, and if it’s possible keep them from the same family. Nothing can ruin a beautiful kitchen faster than a over-cluttering with little objects that are meant as accents. 

6.    Space. Remember that space is the most important characteristic of any room. So you should always keep in mind the proportions of the room and buy furniture that fits and doesn’t seem out of place. You should also take into consideration the fact that you need extra space behind every chair, about a meter form the table so that everyone seated can get in or out form the table with ease.

7.    Personalize. Don’t be afraid to personalize your kitchen. You can add little objects or sentimental gifts here and there as long as you don’t go overboard. Personalizing your kitchen will make it feel more snuggly and it will add to the overall effect of a beautiful kitchen.

These are some of the elements you need to consider while creating your new kitchen. Of course it doesn’t mean that if you follow these rules you will necessarily have a beautiful kitchen. This is why I feel I have to insist on the fact that if possible you should always ask the advice of an expert or at least browse through some magazines and some sites specialized in interior design.

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