hey Luke. do you have a hard water problem? that often hardens towels. vinegar in a hot wash helps for this. also, ordinary detergents generally make towels harder - they build up a soapy residue. silicon in fabric softeners make towels water resistant the turkish towel company advises: because of the effect of fabric softeners, use 1 cup of white vinegar every 6 weeks. run the normal cycle, then a vinegar one. Don't tumble dry totally/too often. the heat damages cotton towels. The partial line - partial dryer works. you can also use the dryer set cool after line drying. leave a tennis ball or dryer ball in the dryer wash fewer towels at once

Don't feel bad about it. The thing to have in the back of your mind is that no "free" planning service is really free - if you give them the work you will be indirectly paying for this service (it just wont be a line item on your bill) along with a portion of the costs for "free" planning services given to other folks who didn't give them the work to cover their cost of doing business. "Free planning services" - are bait to get you through their doors (or rather their foot in your kitchen). By all means test the water but, personally, I'd be inclined to use an independent designer who has no affiliation with kitchen companies and is going to design a space for you that will deliver what you need from a practical perspective, look great and will fit in with the rest of your home and who will be able to recommend products from a range of suppliers at a range of cost points (they'll also be able to guide you on where to spend money where to invest a lot of money and where you can save because their fees aren't based on you buying the most expensive of everything). I hope this helps.

Do you want cheap? Or do you want good design? It is hard to make generalistaions but a kitchen pro company will probably have a large overhead of a showroom with a number of impressive display kitchens and an in-house designer/salesperson, which will be incorporated into their pricing structure. The builder's cabintemaker won't have this overhead, but then probably isn't up to speed with the latest design trends, and will leave the choice of finishes up to you. Yes, your builder will put a percentage mark-up on his cabinetmaker as he still has to co-ordinate the other trades with the installation of your kitchen, such as the plumber, sparky, tiler etc. If it is his usual cabinetmaker then the process should be smoother and faster than bringing in a kitchen pro company who he doesn't know. If you pay to get your kitchen designed by a professional you can then compare prices from different cabinetmakers. As your new kitchen should last twenty years or so, you should be thinking about the value of good design rather than how cheap you can get it for.

Hi James, Some time ago I also faced such an issue. I've gathered some information, thought everything out and applied to one of the Melbourne companies and I'm too happy to meet them .They provided me with a shed design that to perfectly suits me. What I needed was just tell them the size and they delivered a shed of the size I wanted. So, if you want a durable shed, I can give you a link to their site.