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RELAXING VISIONS: When you switch off your big-screen TV, you can now turn it into a colorful focal point with Screen Dreams smokeless fireplace. The new ``living fireplace'' DVD, which functions like a screen saver for your TV, offers eight fireplace scenes with six ambient soundtracks to complement them.

``It's a great way to avoid having a big black hole on your wall when your flat panel TV is off,'' says company president Stephen Spivak.

In addition to a roaring fire, his company also offers images including beaches, butterflies and a tropical-fish-filled aquarium, one of their best sellers.

``It's like having a real aquarium, but there's no maintenance.'' The DVDs cost $19.99 each and are available at www.screendreamsdvd.com.

- Diana McKeon Charkalis

ARTSY LAUNDRY ROOMS: Now that laundry rooms are no longer exclusively in the basement or other out-of-sight areas, their appearance has become of greater importance. That also goes for garages and other areas of the home. Wilsonart International's line of laminate can be used in rooms other than the kitchen to create attractive spaces for organized storage, work and hobby areas.

Wilsonart laminate comes in more than 200 designs and is durable and easy to maintain. The fun colors and designs add character to laundry rooms, children's rooms and even look good on bookcases, desks and walls. The suggested retail price ranges from about $1.93 to $4.95 per square foot. Price depends on color and style. Available at EB Bradley Co. in Los Angeles. For more information, call [phone] or visit www.countertop.com.

- Simone Schramm

FRESHEN UP YOUR ICEBOX: Rid your refrigerator of messes and spills with Duck Brand Fridge Fresh Liners with baking soda. The replaceable liners feature the company's patented liner technology and combine it with baking soda to make your refrigerator even fresher than before. The liners trap leaks and moisture from fruits and vegetables as well as spills from sodas, juices, sauces and more.

The liner is as durable as a standard shelf liner and is seven times more absorbent than a paper towel. It can also lessen messes in other areas of the kitchen. Foods such as washed fruits and vegetables or thawing meat can be placed on the liner to prevent countertop leakage.

They're available in trial packages with four perforated 6-by-10-inch liners. The suggested retail price is $1.50. Available at Wal-Mart stores nationwide or by visiting www.duckproducts.com.

- S.S.

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