"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow."
Melody Beattie
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
New Trends in Home Upgrades
1. Hidden, Wall-mounted TV
Have your big screen TV with big style! Designers are choosing to hide a huge TV in the wall and cover it with a mirror or artwork so when you’re not watching it, you don't even know it’s there! Above the fireplace, it can be a framed mirror or piece of art, or you can mount it in the closet behind the mirror, hidden by a removable panel in the closet. TVs require proper ventilation, so this is NOT a do-it-yourself project.
2. Water Feature with Fire
Combine your fire pit with a fountain and create a fabulous feature for your back yard! It can be rectangular trough-like structure with broken glass in the middle where the fire shoots out, or circular. It can be freestanding, attached to a pool or a big ridge of fire in a stoned wall. As an added bonus, it’s remote control!
3. Pop-up Ventilation for the Kitchen
Vent hoods are necessary in the kitchen to combat smoke smells and cooking fumes, but they can be clunky as well as greasy and dirty. A pop-up hood vent on the other hand can be placed in an island or other countertop, as long as it has an underground vent to the outside. All you have to do is press a button and up it comes to suck all the smoke and fumes out of the air, then press another button and it vanishes!
4. Cooling Drawer
For an extra “cool” kitchen, opt for a cooling drawer! These drawers have several different temperature settings, so they’re great for soda, wine, ice cream or snacks for the kids. You can have any number of them scattered around the kitchen!
Have your big screen TV with big style! Designers are choosing to hide a huge TV in the wall and cover it with a mirror or artwork so when you’re not watching it, you don't even know it’s there! Above the fireplace, it can be a framed mirror or piece of art, or you can mount it in the closet behind the mirror, hidden by a removable panel in the closet. TVs require proper ventilation, so this is NOT a do-it-yourself project.
2. Water Feature with Fire
Combine your fire pit with a fountain and create a fabulous feature for your back yard! It can be rectangular trough-like structure with broken glass in the middle where the fire shoots out, or circular. It can be freestanding, attached to a pool or a big ridge of fire in a stoned wall. As an added bonus, it’s remote control!
3. Pop-up Ventilation for the Kitchen
Vent hoods are necessary in the kitchen to combat smoke smells and cooking fumes, but they can be clunky as well as greasy and dirty. A pop-up hood vent on the other hand can be placed in an island or other countertop, as long as it has an underground vent to the outside. All you have to do is press a button and up it comes to suck all the smoke and fumes out of the air, then press another button and it vanishes!
4. Cooling Drawer
For an extra “cool” kitchen, opt for a cooling drawer! These drawers have several different temperature settings, so they’re great for soda, wine, ice cream or snacks for the kids. You can have any number of them scattered around the kitchen!
Monday, November 1, 2010
ELECTION DAY TOMORROW - GET OUT AND VOTE!
No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent. ~Abraham Lincoln
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