Mahatma Gandhi once said, “There is more to life than increasing its speed,” advice that has been part of my life for so long that I really cannot remember when it was not. There is a fair amount of work that I want to accomplish before I die, but I have deliberately lived a more measured life.

What most impressed me about what I saw from Cypruss Custom Millwork was the innovation with which they designed the wall unit you see pictured here. It is a storage unit that can be used in any number of different ways, up to and including, incorporating a fold-away desk!

The Statura compact sink by Blanco brings the “do it in the sink” idea to compact kitchens, which is an idea that warms the cockles of my heart, I can tell you, because my kitchen is a postage stamp! The Statura is a long overdue idea simply because it is designed to be used in tight quarters.