WAF

Summer Kitchen ...

Submitted by Boris on Sun, 24/07/2011 - 09:43

One of this years summer projects was to "fix" a summer kitchen.

With some of the wood we had left from the front porch and some creative shopping in Ikea (we got the sink for 99 SEK and our favorite tap called Hjuvik for half the price) we got this little beauty up and running in a day.

DIY: The Walking Closet Lights

Submitted by Boris on Sun, 18/01/2009 - 11:09

One of our great WAF factors is for sure the Walking Closet and the way the lights are handled there.
You open the door, et voila ... the magic happens.

Offcourse this is not something revolutionary new to have lights going on when you walk in, and you can easily walk into any DIY shop and buy a motion detector aka PIR and have it hooked up to the lights, but if you want to take something that is scalable and reusable for the futher, and can be easily extended and controlled from a central place in the future, then do read on.

WAF

Submitted by Boris on Sat, 17/01/2009 - 21:53

Wiveka acceptance factor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The Wiveka Acceptance Factor (WAF) – sometimes referred to as Woman Approval Factor, Wife Acceptance Factor or Woman Acceptance Factor – is the playful estimation of the acceptance or refusal of a new acquisition or project by the significant other, also referred to as Wiveka or the Resident Project Manager. It relies on the cliché that men are driven by a certain geekiness when it comes to acquisitions like home automation gadgets ... "

The Future ...

Submitted by Boris on Sun, 11/01/2009 - 11:04

Well, we are making good progress and are getting to get a house feeling.

While I am writing this, I am sitting in our new "library" aka "atelier" aka "art room" aka ... no longer rebuilding and making dust, but being creative, and so it becomes to time to think what we will be doing with this one little blog called xhm.

Shall we end it once the real xhm is over ?

Nope, as we do still have a few phases ahead for us in 2009 and 2010, but one constant in the progress will be the increase of home automation in our little house in the Skärgård.

So, while we started this adventure in the stone age and moved ahead to the modern ways of building in wood, the future will be more and more focused around eXtreme Home autoMation and the wonderfull world of using homeseer , X10, Z-Wave and other stuff to make life easy.

Walk-in Closet

Submitted by Boris on Sun, 04/01/2009 - 19:19


Bubbles ...

Submitted by Boris on Sun, 04/01/2009 - 18:59

Starting 2009 with some bubbles is always a good idea, but our PM took it to the next level when trying the bubbles with the foam in the new bath ...

Feeling Blue ...

Submitted by Boris on Tue, 30/12/2008 - 00:48

As you can see we take the new color hype of 2009 very serious and have started to paint everything blue ...

Anyway, just a heads up we will be publishing a major review of where we are soon as we do understand it looks a little bit fragmented for the once in a while bypasser ...

Women ... ?

Submitted by Boris on Tue, 14/06/2005 - 05:52

Words Women Use

FINE
This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and
you need to shut up.

FIVE MINUTES
If she is getting dressed, this is half an hour. Five minutes is only
five minutes if you have just been given 5 more minutes to watch the game
before helping around the house.

NOTHING
This is the calm before the storm. This means "something," and you
should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with "Nothing" usually end
in "Fine."

GO AHEAD
This is a dare, not permission. Don t do it.

LOUD SIGH
This is not actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often
misunderstood by men. A "Loud Sigh" means she thinks you are an idiot
and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with
you over "Nothing."

THANKS
A woman is thanking you. Do not faint. Just say "you're welcome".

THANKS A LOT

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