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8 HAWAII RENOVATION DECEMBER 12, 2021 GRAHAM BUILDERS
Improve your existing space
BY CAROLINE WRIGHT
According to Malia Yee, senior designer for Graham Builders
of Honolulu, sufficient stor- age space is a coveted ame- nity on most homeowners’ wish lists.
“Most of our clients in- clude improvement of their current storage situations as a major goal of a remodel or new build,” she says.
Whether constructing more storage, improving the efficiency of an existing space, or finding new and inventive storage locations, Yee and her team at Gra- ham Builders enjoy help- ing homeowners unclutter their homes.
A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING, AND EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE
Over the years, Graham Builders has designed and built countless storage so- lutions for its clients. The team has created storage for surfboard, paddleboard and kayak storage for is- land homeowners. They’ve customized workshops and studios to hold the tools and materials of the artists who work in them. And, they’ve created kitchen with storage space that would make any home chef turn bright green with envy.
“A place for everything can prevent clutter on coun- tertops and in other areas, which tend to collect stuff and make it less convenient to clean,” says Yee.
Accordingly, many clients ask for walk-in pantries, generous linen storage, and a designated place for brooms, mops and vacuums.
FINDING OPPORTUNITIES ON THE FLY
Even during the construc-
tion phase of each project, the Graham Builders team finds opportunities to cre- ate useful new spaces for families to store stuff.
“We didn’t think about in- corporating storage space into ‘dead areas’ during the design phase, so it was a nice surprise during a walk-
through when our foreman, Mike, showed us all of the added storage space that he had his crew install,” comments homeowner and Graham Builders client Bruce Miyoda.
Miyoda, whose com- pleted home was featured on the Malama Manoa His-
toric Home Walk in 2019, was grateful to Mike and his team for their creativity and foresight.
“He knew that these things would be important to a homeowner, like taking space that may not have been considered on paper and providing access to ar-
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