YOUR PLACE A BRAND-NEW ANTIQUE, AS SEEN ON TV.

Byline: Barbara De Witt  Staff Writer

Fans of ``Antiques Roadshow'' who wish they had some of the treasures brought in for appraisals on the popular PBS series (airing 9 p.m. Mondays on KCET) are in luck.

Pulaski Furniture, in Virginia, long known for elegant china closets, has teamed up with ``Antiques Roadshow'' to re-create 60 pieces in the show's archives that were voted the most popular according to a consumer survey. They're not exactly like the originals but adapted for today's lifestyle, explains Bob Handler, Pulaski's vice president of corporate development.

The results are from numerous periods, from a $2,000 Louis XV bombe curio with a hand-painted lacquered panel depicting a quaint courtship scene, to a country-style sideboard and hutch reminiscent of a style favored by Germans who settled in Pennsylvania in the 1800s. It has traditional motifs, including hand-painted birds and hearts, and is priced at $1,500. Other pieces include bedroom dressers with huge round mirrors, pedestal tables, grandfather clocks and ornate arm chairs, each sold with an information tag about its heritage. If you don't find any of your TV show favorites, wait until spring 2004. They'll have a second installment in the collection.

You can find the current ``Roadshow Collection'' locally at Dillard's in Palmdale as well as at the Pasadena Furniture Co. and Fedde Furniture Co. stores in Pasadena. Also visit furniturefind.com.

TRICKS OF `TRADING': For those fans of the Learning Channel's ``Trading Spaces,'' there's no furniture line on the horizon but a whole lot of decorating ideas in its new book, ``Trading Spaces: Behind the Scenes'' (Meredith Books; $19.95). Readers will find tips and tricks used on the show, help with decorator terms such as ``neo-classic'' (which means modern adaptions of ancient Greek and Romans designs), and even pull-out posters of each of the designers.

If you're thinking that TV viewers have become as attracted to decorating show hosts as to soap stars, you may be right.

In October. ``Trading Spaces'' hunky carpenter Ty Pennington of Los Angeles will have his own book, filled with photos that have nothing to do with carpentry. In all fairness, ``Ty's Tricks of the Trade'' (Hyperion Books; $19.95) does have lots of hands-on help ranging from koi ponds to hardwood flooring. Instructions are written for beginners on a budget.

Among our faves are his tips on renting an electric sander on a Saturday instead of a weekday because you'll get it for the entire weekend and won't have to return it until Monday morning (more time for less money); and when painting, he suggests that you poke holes in the rim with a nail and hammer so the paint will drip back into the can instead of down the sides and on the floor.

OPEN HOUSE: UCLA's Extension Programs are looking for students interested in interior design and landscape. If you're curious, check out their free open houses. The Interior Design Program's open house will be at 7 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Lindbrook Center on campus, room 204. For reservations, call [phone]. If you've got a green thumb, attend the open house at UCLA Extension's Landscape Architecture Program at 9 a.m. Sept. 6 at 1010 Westwood Center, room 320, Los Angeles. To RSVP, call [phone].

Barbara De Witt, [phone]

barbara.dewitt(at)dailynews.com

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(1) This dresser, a replica of one seen on ``Antiques Roadshow,'' can be purchased from a Virginia furniture store.

(2) no caption (book: ``Trading Spaces: Behind the Scenes'')

(3) no caption (book: ``Ty's Tricks of the Trade'')