YOUR PLACE.GOING FOR GREEN: Decking your pool or patio has just gotten easier with environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] Eco Decking Tiles, from Eco Woods California, based in Reseda. These interlocking interlocking /in·ter·lock·ing/ (-lok´ing) closely joined, as by hooks or dovetails; locking into one another. interlocking Obstetrics A rare complication of vaginal delivery of twins; the 1st modular tiles are made of tropical hardwoods from South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , including super-strong Ipe wood. The tiles snap together easily, making it possible to cover existing damaged outdoor surfaces in a matter of minutes A Matter of Minutes is an episode from the television series The New Twilight Zone. Cast
- Simone Trimm DESIGN BY THE BOOK: You've watched the shows - now read about them, too. Three popular HGTV HGTV Home and Garden Television home improvement programs have spawned tomes to delve even deeper into homeowners' design problems. --"Curb Appeal" offers ways to add value to your home from the outside in. It's packed with easy, how-to instructions as well as real-life exterior and landscaping before-and-after photos. --"Designed to Sell Designed to Sell is an HGTV American reality television show hosted by Clive Pearse. The show focuses on the fixing up and renovation of a home that is about to go on the market. It is one half hour long and is produced by Pietown Productions. The show began airing in 2004. " features cost-effective strategies to freshen up Verb 1. freshen up - make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate" refurbish, renovate gentrify - renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations; "gentrify a row of old houses"; "gentrify the old your home - for enjoyment or a profitable sale. Complete with practical interior design ideas and insider real-estate secrets. --"Design on a Dime Design on a Dime (sometimes referred to as DoD) is a redesigning television series on HGTV. It features one or more people who want a room, etc. made better. The Design on a Dime team uses a $1000 budget typically and remakes the room. " shows readers how to accomplish creative room makeovers on a $1,000 budget. Included: materials lists, worksheets, shopping lists and budget tips. The books, all published by Meredith, are $19.95 each and are available now in stores and online. - Diana McKeon Charkalis ARTISTIC SINKS: Turn your bathroom into a work of art with Linkasink's growing line of fine-art sinks. The company, which began with copper sinks, now includes porcelain, metal, stone and their exclusive cloisonne sinks. Styles include Ming Dynasty, a blue-and-white-patterned porcelain bowl-shaped sink featuring flowers, serpents and birds. There are also Swarovski crystal sinks that feature hand-placed Swarovski crystals and come in pink, black, blue, turquoise and aurora borealis. The company also sells decorative drain covers to complement the sinks. The suggested retail price of the sinks ranges from $500 to $2,500, and the drain covers range from $100 to $150. Available by calling Linkasink at (866) 395-8377 or visiting www.linkasink.com. - S.T. FUSE IT WITH VELCRO: Create some great fabric decorations or fix minor mishaps with the new VELCRO brand Fabric Fusion adhesive-backed tape. The tape is applied to fabric with your iron's steam setting and bonds permanently to most fabrics. This makes it easy to "sew" projects without the hassle of a needle or a sewing machine. Fabric Fusion allows for a variety of uses, from closures for duvets, cushions and slipcovers to hemming drapes drape v. draped, drap·ing, drapes v.tr. 1. To cover, dress, or hang with or as if with cloth in loose folds: draped the coffin with a flag; a robe that draped her figure. , curtains and dust ruffles. Fabric Fusion comes in 24-inch and 5-foot lengths and comes in white, black and beige. Prices range from $3.29 to $27.99. Available at Jo-Ann stores or online at www.jo-ann.com. For more information, visit www.velcro.com/tips. - S.T. CAPTION(S): 7 photo Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) no caption (Linkasink) (3 -- color) no caption (Eco Decking Tiles) (4 -- 6 -- color) no caption (home improvement TV shows) (7 -- color) no caption (Velcro Fabric Fusion) |
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