Interior – Modern Anachronist

Utility hooks from Amazon.

Given the flat floor in the back of the Ridgeline and some spirited driving, the shopping can come a bit unsettled. I need a way to keep the bags from sliding about.

Honda has a $46 solution, where Amazon has a $15 solution.

Folding hooks attached to the under side of the back seats.

Simple Fix For the Smart Blinds

Last summer when I redecorated the dining room, I installed IKEA FYRTUR smart blinds in the two west facing windows.

One of those blinds had been a source of embarrassment until just recently.

Garage Door Openers (pt.2 – the physical install)

I (mostly) installed both garage door openers (GDO) in a single day.

First scratch!!!

Luckily it’s on the center display screen.

Honda was kind enough to include a “microfiber” cloth to clean the screen. One day, about a week into ownership, I was cleaning fingerprints with the official cleaning cloth & it dug into the screen & scratched it.

🤬😡🤬😡😡🤬😡🤬😡

ProClip phone mount & MagSafe charger

When I saw that the Ridgeline come standard with a wireless charging pad, I was super excited.

When I used the wireless charging pad, I was super disappointed.

ProClip to the rescue.

Wheelskins

I’ve installed these custom steering wheel covers on three vehicles so far. I’m pretty sure I’ll install them on all my future vehicles.

The rim needed some additional girth.
And color (Burgundy & Charcoal)

Hanging plant rack

My wife’s friend has plants hanging from iron pipe on her front window. She’s been after me to recreate this for a few years now.

Picking paint pigments

My brain is pretty bad at making a final decision. I’m very good at visualizing alternatives. Brilliant at building pros & cons lists. But choosing something I’m going to have to live with for years – utterly paralyzing to me.

So choosing a paint color when redecorating a room is a special kind of hell for me. Luckily I’ve found a solution. I call it the slow decay decision making process.

Sometimes it’s the little things

Back in the days when I maintained foreclosed homes, I saw these installed in basements all over Philly. They never had the outer can, just the grinders, so I left them there. I finally broke down and bought one, and couldn’t possibly be happier.

Re-lamping the upstairs hallway.

In which I attempt to correct the poor decisions made 50 years ago by the lowest bidding electrician; five years ago by a corner cutting house flipper; and ease the unease of a 9-year-old boy; all with an overly complicated hardware and software solution.