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Home of the Week Offers Ranch Design

Damon Meehan — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:00:41 +0000

Featuring the highly popular ranch condominium design, The Orchards Groups Home of the Week is perfect for active adults. Located in The Orchards of Brannon Oak Farm in Cumming, the home is one of the neighborhoods most affordable plans. Originally priced at $267,000, the home has been marked down to $244,950. It has never been a better time to buy in this upscale, active adult community!

The Ashewood has two bedrooms and two baths with plenty of storage space. The home has a two-car garage with storage area for trash can, tools, etc. and a large, unfinished storage area over the garage accessed by a true walk-up staircase.

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Sales uptick could boost traffic at Tupelo Furniture Market

Peggy Hutzler — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:08:31 +0000

Beckham Home’s Tupelo introductions will include this No. 007 92-inch sofa, shown in a reptile textured Tinga Caramel bicast leather.

TUPELO, Miss. — Suppliers are hoping that reports of better business at recent shows continue this week at the Tupelo Furniture Market, which officially opens Thursday.

Most expect that on this, the market’s 25th anniversary, retailers will continue taking advantage of Tupelo’s reputation for traffic-building promotions.

Bethel Poston, executive director of retail buying group The Buying Giant, said an uncertain retail environment has recently given way to a current window of steadier sales. He s

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Home Staging Arcadia – Beautiful New Construction Home

Mildred Arredondo — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:09:34 +0000

Arcadia home staging company, Moving Mountains Design staged a beautiful, new construction home in a very nice part of Arcadia this week. This brand new home has 4 en suite bedrooms, 3 upstairs and 1 on the main floor. We staged an upstairs master bedroom and a downstairs master bedroom. In addition, it has a large family room with wet bar, a spacious kitchen with a center island and prep sink, a second kitchen, a breakfast area with breakfast bar, an office, formal living room, formal dining room and very high ceilings. In addition, there is a second floor sitting area outside the master bedroom.

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Beautiful Winter Whites: 4: Living Rooms

Damon Meehan — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:33:21 +0000

Today we take a look at white living rooms. One of the positive aspects of using white in a living room is that it can be used for all styles of homes – traditional, modern and contemporary. We can be inspired by other countries, including Scandinavia and France. A typical French bourgeois home with include lots of soft whites as well as ivory, while Scandinavia homes are predominately white irrespective of their age. It has to be said that a white living room is not ideal for those with young children for obvious reasons! H Read full post…

Great Greenhouses for Farmers and Garden Hobbyists

Mildred Arredondo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:09:28 +0000

Great greenhouses for farmers and garden hobbyists can range from the small sized portable greenhouse to the elaborate commercial greenhouse. Farmers and garden hobbyists alike enjoy greenhouse gardening, and you can join their green ranks and experience the bountiful rewards of tending your own greenhouse garden. To get started, consider which type of greenhouse is right for you. Things to Consider in Selecting a Greenhouse

Size of Your New Greenhouse

One of the biggest limiting factors in selecting a new hobby greenhouse is how much space you have available. You can choose from a lean-to greenhouse, a freestanding greenhouse, or convert existing building space for greenhouse use. Wi

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February, Feng Shui & Valentine’s Day

Mildred Arredondo — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:22:11 +0000

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Are you aware that you will spend 1/3 of your life on average sleeping? Your environment for sleeping should be of great concern.

We typically decorate and maintain the areas of our home that the ‘public’ sees. Why do we not take the time to create a beautiful space for ourselves?

February is the month for Romance so now is the time to focus on your Master Bedroom.

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Regio by Inax

Peggy Hutzler — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:33:18 +0000

When I get up in the middle of the night during the winter months, I pray to one day have a toilet with a heated seat. If I set my sights even higher, then I would definitely wish for the Regio toilet by Japanese company Inax. Not only does it feature a heated seat, but it also includes a temperature control—and that is just the beginning of Regio’s advanced attributes.

Leaving aside the heated seat, I can still admire all the other smart components of Regio. For example, the product comes with a silent stream flushing system—so you won’t wake anyone up if you need to visit the bathroom at 3 a.m. But lots of toilets are now equipped with such features, you might be saying. Well, how about some soft light and relaxing music while you sit on the throne? These details should turn a daily activity into a spectacularly pleasant experience.

But Regio doesn’t stop there. It also features a fully automatic flush and slow-down seat and lid. Still not impressed? How about a fully automatic toilet seat system, adjustable water pressure and temperature, a deodorizer, and a warm air dryer? You can feel good after using some of Regio’s specialties—and people who follow you will also benefit, both from the deodorizer and the antibacterial surface.

Inax maintains a corporate philosophy that stresses comfortable design and exceptional quality. The company keeps the customers’ current needs and desires in mind, as well as those of future generations: “smart means style conceived with both today and tomorrow in mind,” Inax explains.

Reader response: Tricks and tips for maintaining beautyberry in a bouquet

Damon Meehan — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:56:49 +0000

Jacki Dougan of Sherwood gets the most out of her beautyberry shrub (Callicarpa) bouquets by moving arrangements to a spot outdoors after an initial stint inside. The spot is protected from the weather but not the birds; the robins, however, add a lovely element to the displayThe deep violet berries of the beautyberry shrub (Callicarpa) scream to be taken inside for a winter-happy display. But, as I recently revealed, no can do. I asked for help. It seems the best solution is to give up — not my style — or use them in an outdoor arrangement. That works. Read full post…

Repurposed Lighting – REWASHLAMP made of used washing machines

Peggy Hutzler — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:05:21 +0000

The REWASHLAMP Project by Portuguese designer To Martins really turns us on! Made from salvaged washing-machine parts, this repurposed lighting design is modeled on a photographer’s tripod, boasting a slightly industrial, considerably cool aesthetic ideal for the living room, bedroom, home office or library. These floor lamps feature adjustable-height bases in a range of finishes, and are topped with a selection of tres chic lampshades decked out in a rainbow of colors, materials and textures to suit every style preference. <

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Plant Propagation Bench for Seedlings and Cuttings

Damon Meehan — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:33:15 +0000

I’ll continue with the Seed Starting 101 Series tomorrow but I thought I would use today’s post to share with you a related project. Recently I purchased a seedling heatmat that I’ve been testing in the garage to see how seedlings will grow out there. The results have been pretty good so far with good germination rates for kale, chard, spinach, and even heuchera. In fact the heucheras are nearly ready to transplant into larger pots. They are small but I’m estimating in a week I can transplant the tiny heucheras individually into pots. Related to the heat mat is my new project which I made significant progress on over the weekend, it’s a seedling and cutting plant propagation bench! I Read full post…

European Luxury Living Room Furniture Dining Room Bedroom

Mildred Arredondo — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:53:34 +0000

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Homebuilder Confidence Reaches New Highs

Damon Meehan — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:47:06 +0000

Homebuilders are counting the glass half-full going into 2012, according to recent survey results released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

Despite the significant headwinds that suggest a housing recovery may be years in the making, the NAHBs monthly builder confidence index shows that builder confidence was at a 19-month high of 21 in December, marking gains since the industry suffered one of its worst years on record in 2011. Growth in some local markets, some stabilization in employment, record low interest rates and high housing affordability are just some of the factors buoying spirits in this hard hit sector.

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Intriguing Grand Canyon Table by Amit Apel Design

Peggy Hutzler — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:15:49 +0000

Having a decorative crack decorating half the table, in one corner deep in to the center, the Grand Canyon Table captures a natural shape right into a well-designed bit of modern furniture. Amit Apel Design , the designers of the wonderfully different table, offer residential and interior planning and planning services from the boutique, custom web design firm located in Woodland Hillsides, California. This specific project is dependent on the visual recognition from the form of a canyon, but waters down the sharp edges and rough composition right into a contemporary presentation of the natural element.

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U.S. furniture factory orders climb 11% in October

Peggy Hutzler — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:18:02 +0000

HIGH POINT — Furniture factory orders in October were 11% above October 2010, according to the latest survey of manufacturers and distributors by the accounting firm Smith Leonard.

The October increase came on the heels of a 12% jump in September and a 9% increase in August.

For the first 10 months of 2011, orders were 7% ahead of the same period in 2010, according to the survey.

In the firm’s monthly Furniture Insights newsletter, managing partner Ken Smith noted that the October increase marked the seventh time in eight months that new orders were up, compared with the same month a year ago.

“We believe this is a good trend,” Smith wrote in the newsletter. “W

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