BOSTON, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- CSN Stores, the third-largest online retailer of home goods in the U.S., has had its best year ever so far. Compared to the same period last year, sales in Q1 and Q2, 2010 are 60 percent higher. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100730/NE43862) (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100730/NE43862 ...
'Dandelion Clock' by Ecker Architekten, photo by Constantin Meyer Neckar-Odenwald County entrusted the local Ecker Architkten with the realisation of a new quickly and economical to built Kindergarten for children with physical or developmental handicaps. 'Dandelion Clock' by Ecker Architekten, photo by Constantin Meyer Here is what the architects explain: “Four repetitive modules form the building. Each of these units contains two group classrooms and a small therapy room. Large roo
If you've been playing along with my Making Your Dream Room a Reality series, I'm sure you're ready to move on to the next step of your planning, right? Though this series, we have: Identified our decorating inspiration; Decided why we think each photo is inspiring; and Determined what won't work in our households Now's it's finally time to get those creative juices flowing! Part Four - Determining How You Can Work With What You Have You hear this mantra a lot in th
Remember the photo of the polka dots last week? We found more dots. Small dot and a square. Why? It distracts buyers from the nice laminate flooring and French doors. Big dot in a Glendale, Arizona home. Pouf valance and old sculpted carpet too.
Apparently it was pretty prescient for me to have written a post on how to keep cool with no AC . Photo by smlp.co.uk We’re heading into summertime in the south and Chris and I are staying in “The Loft”. The Loft actually has air conditioning but little insulation to keep it cool. At best we are enjoying “warm”…which happens to be loads better than “sweltering mid-day sun”. The experiences of the last year have been rife with these little synchronicities. Like when I decided t
Hello AT. We have a flooring issue. We moved into our 1100 sq ft condo about two years ago, and since the day we set foot in here we've been trying to figure out what to do with the floors. The previous owners installed pink - yes, rose pink - carpeting. Which after 20 years is now dingy, stained, grey-pink that never looks clean, even after professional cleaning... Got a good question you'd like answered? Send your queries and a photo or two illustrating your question, and we'll see if th
Here it is... finally. We've been working on it since October, so it's been four months since I've had a finished room to work in. I took my time deciding what I wanted and now that it's completed, I'm so glad that I did. If I had plowed ahead too quickly, I don't think I would have come up with the color scheme or dared install this floor. Here is the photo that led me to the final results. About the Inspiration for the Room I found my inspiration photo while I was blog surfing. When I say i
