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How to Ensure Your Wardrobe is Protected During a Move

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:15:31 +0000

Moving your wardrobe is just like moving any other piece of furniture. However, moving the contents of the wardrobe is a little tricky. Before the invention of the wardrobe box, garments where draped on the back seat of the car and transported to the new home. This method is awkward and clumsy because there is a chance that the garments would slip off the back seat and unto the car floor.

Without the wardrobe box as the protective packing for moving wardrobes, the home owner has nowhere to store the clothes until the movers have finished moving in the furniture. This means that the clothes will stay in the car for several hours. Exposing the clothes to direct sunlight may also damage clothes. Full article…

Advice On Saving Money When Hiring A Moving Firm

admin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:01:29 +0000

How would you like to skip all the headaches of moving? This is something that can easily be done but you will have to hire the help of a moving firm. Although moving firms will cost some money, they are not as expensive as many people think they are. Not only that but there are many ways that you can save money when hiring a moving firm. Something that has to be done prior to anything else is to just get quotes from various moving companies and then compare them to one another.

One piece of advice that I have for you is to hire a moving firm to do only a partial move. What this means is that you won’t have the moving firm come over and pack your stuff, move it and then unload it. S Full article…

Easy Handmade Love Coupons for Valentine’s Day

Becky J. Cagle — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:17:57 +0000

Happy love day friends! Hope you are surrounded with smiles and warmth. I am not into the over-commercialization of this day; expensive gifts and heart-shaped everything. Instead, I prefer a more thoughtful and personal approach such as cooking your partner a lovely dinner, or putting together a mixed playlist on their itunes, washing their car, helping them with their to-do list itemsget creative!!

This year, I brought back an oldie but goodie.

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Three Impressive Baby Furniture Recall Resources

Anthony B. Ibarra — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:00:21 +0000

It’s up to you as a parent to keep your kids safe. A great way to make sure your home is as safe as it can be is to stay up-to-date on baby product recalls to make sure that all your baby furniture and baby products are hazard-free. Below I’ve compiled a short list of three great resources where you can get the latest recalls on baby cribs, baby furniture, nursery accessories and baby products.

It’s a great idea to make a list of your baby’s nursery furniture, baby toys and other baby items then bring that list to your computer and search the recall lists to make sure all your baby items meet today’s safety standards.

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Tips to Use Carpet Cleaning Machines in Hotels

Angelo W. Stokes — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:02:20 +0000

Carpet cleaning machines have a variety of uses. Sometimes, one can be surprised at the sheer number of uses of these machines, especially considering that these machines are good only for soft surface cleaning. These systems are used for cleaning automobiles, specifically the interior parts of vehicles. These are used in shopping malls and retail stores for cleaning mats and carpets. They are also used in hospitals for cleaning various kinds of soft surfaces. These are just a few of the many applications for this equipment.

Carpet cleaning machines are also commonly used in hotels to clean hallways, rugs, upholstery and more.

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GardenTenders’ Event — The Fairy Door Challenge

Anthony B. Ibarra — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:44:03 +0000

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Have you visited GardenTenders.com recently? Did you know there is a challenge going on? And .. did you know that our dear friend Karson has donated the extraordinary prize for the winner?

Do you know what a fairy door looks like? Or have you ever wondered? Now is a good time to put your creativity juices to the test and create a fairy door.

Check out the challenge details here.

(Deadline for entries is Feb. 29/12)

The Lolilla Chair by Ahsayane Design

Angelo W. Stokes — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:57:20 +0000

Try as I might I just can’t find a definition for the word “Lolilla.” But given that manufacturer Ahsayane says that their extravagant Lolilla chair is modeled after the cultural traditions of Flamenco, I have to assume a definite Romance derivation.

Perhaps I should re-phrase that last assertion. For w

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Current Project: Transforming a Neutral Master Bedroom into a Grey and White Retreat

Becky J. Cagle — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:05:43 +0000

A successful entrepreneur and mother of two came to us looking to tranform her master bedroom. After a long day at the office, both her and her husband wanted a place to unwind and relax. Before the neutral cafe walls and dark brown window treatments represented a blah feeling to our clients. After being inspired by an upscale hotel in New York City for business, our client envisionized a grey and white color scheme, so Ashley ran with the color scheme transforming the master bedroom into the room our client has always dreamed of.

Ashley selected crisp white furniture which included a new chest and vanity from Hickory Chair. The existing white upholstered bed and nightstands still go well with the design. We added a wonderful grey and white faux pony skin bench from Lazy Susan for her vanity and a fun zebra bench at the end of the bed from OLY Studio. I love adding a touch of black in the room and the zebra bench is perfect! says Ashley.

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Rooting for Spring

Becky J. Cagle — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:26:35 +0000

The art of Peter Bowden My display of prints is now at the Hewitts on Western Ave. Drop by for a look! They are 11 X 14 printed on Kodak Endura paper for 100 year colorfastness. Signed, framed and on sale for $49.99. Enjoy!

Need a garden speaker for your club or business? Contact: pbowden2@nycap.rr.com

Rooting for spring It is still a little too early to start even the earliest seed for our gardens, but there is something I can do right now that will add to my display in my flowerbeds.

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Pocket Door Hardware

Anthony B. Ibarra — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:00:08 +0000

We have all kinds of styles of pocket door hardware (see here).

This Privacy one from Kwikset in particular is great because you dont need to make a rectangular cut in the new door like most brands require. Just install with a simple screw driver and DONE!

Also, see Kwikset Passage Pocket Door Hardware here.