When it comes to thinking about the space that you have available in your garage you may have a hundred different ideas as to what to use it for. Once you have ensured that you have is suitably secured and easy to access by using a Barnet Garage Door Installation company such as https://garagedoorsrus.co.uk/garage-door-installation-barnet/ you can start thinking about the interior.

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Here are some examples of how you might want to use your garage.

• Storage – many people simply use their garage space as an extension to their home and will store all sorts of items in it including bikes, tools and garden equipment. In order to make sure that everything stays organised you should install some sort of shelving.

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• Home Gym – if you enjoy a good bit of exercise but hate having to travel to a gym then why not turn your garage into your own exercise oasis. Domestic gym equipment is relatively inexpensive and you can add simple weights, an exercise bike and any other items that you want to use.

• Workshop – for those people who like a bit of DIY or perhaps making a bit of woodwork or items for your garden you might want to turn your garage into a makeshift workshop. You can have a workbench and all your tools close to hand.

It’s a very good question isn’t it? You might think that that little plastic box that has seen better days is pretty much a much of a muchness. However this is not the case. The Electric Meter box is one of the most important parts of the house. Why is it one of the most important parts of the house you ask? Read on and I shall tell you why.

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First of all, picture the scene. You are driving or walking down a street what’s one of the first things you notice? Now, it won’t surprise you that it’s the front of the house but when you do look I’m pretty sure that you’ll be making a judgment on the frontage as to what type of person lives there. As you check to see the windows are clean and the frames are still white what is the one other part? I will tell you know, it is the electric meter box.

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You know the types I mean, door hanging of or partly open even if it is there one at all. You can see the meter bared to all the world looking guilty as if to say “it’s not my fault, I’m supposed to be in a box”. Don’t be that person. Get a decent box.

Planning a large Charity fundraising event takes a LOT of planning, preparation and time but if you get it right the rewards for your chosen Charity can be bountiful.  The first priority is to decide on your chosen cause, if it’s something personal to you or your family even better.  Think about how much money you would like to make and how you can achieve that goal, raffle tickets, live/silent auctions, donations and an actual party event are a few ideas to get the ponds rolling in.  Choose an appropriate venue and discuss the charity event with the property owners, some might offer you a discount or even donate their space for a great cause.

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Spreading the word about your event once a venue has been found is crucial, get onto Social media, one of the biggest allies you can find.  Get the word out there, promote your cause and try to make it as much fun as possible so that more people will get involved and attend. Speak to experts in the field and listen to the advice of professionals such as https://outdoormedicalsolutions.co.uk/  make sure you’ve got trained first aiders on hand, Event Medical Hire is essential.

Think of several ways to accept donations, for on the day sales use a ticket provider that can expedite an app that allows last minute sales.  Pre-sales are crucial so decide on a platform that takes mobile and digital payments in advance. If you get it right your chosen charity will be the recipient of a VERY LARGE MONITERY DONATION.

One of my favourite animated films in recent years is Ratatouille. Watching the little rat Remy on his quest to become a chef and his unlikely friendship with the bumbling Linguini and their attempts at cooking in a bid to both become renowned chefs and to be respected by those around them.

My love for this film meant that like any typical fan I went in search of any facts that I could find on the film and its making. I thought I would share some of my findings with you.

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The animators, actors and other staff working on this film became a very close little community and were also hardworking and determined to make the voiceover and other noises in the film as life like as possible. Some examples of this dedication include:

• The motorcycle that Colette rides is branded as a “Calahan” which is the surname of the Director of Photography who worked on the fil – Sharon Calahan.
• During the emotional scene where Remy hugs his father the noises you can hear are in fact the noise of Patton Oswalt (the voice of Remy) hugging the film’s director Brad Bird.

Research was key to ensuring that the film was true to the cuisines of France and that the film followed real life in terms of some of the images that were created. Some of the ways in which this was achieved include:

• Brad Bird and Brad Lewis (the film director and producer) spent lots of time researching the Paris restaurant world and spent many hours sampling meals at Thomas Keller’s restaurant in Napa in a bid to make the dishes shown in the film as authentic as possible.
• Over 270 pieces of food were created. These items were created in a real kitchen, were styled and decorated, photographed and then digitally remastered for the animation. Everything down to the Marble Tiles on the floor were recreated in animation.
• When researching Paris as a city and also the restaurant world the film crew took in excess of 4,500 photographs that they used as reference materials when creating the digital animation shots.
• The team wanted the compost heap that is depicted in the film to be as life like as possible. To do this they took items like apples, bananas and lettuce amongst other vegetable and fruit-based items and left these to rot. Whilst they were rotting photographs were taken at various stages and this enabled them to recreate the compost heap as a graphic.

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If you haven’t seen the film, it is definitely worth sitting down with a glass of wine (French preferably) and enjoying the delights of Remy and Linguini.