Archive for the ‘ Home Furnishings ’ Category
This Rival Crock-Pot® Slow Cooker Model 3355 was received as a wedding gift (way back when...), and has proven to be an essential appliance in our kitchen inventory. It cooks extremely well for its size, and maintains an even, constant heat throughout the entire cooking process. The insert removes easily for cleaning, or to store the meal in the fridge and return it to the base the next day for a quick re-heating. A removable crock is essential for cleaning purposes, but many don't realize what a convenience it can be as a storage unit also. By replacing the lid and transferring to the refrigerator, a major step has been saved in the cooking / storage process. We simply love the flexibility and portability of this Rival Crock-Pot® Click on the title to read more[ READ MORE ]
Vintage Lucite coffee tables - Occasional tables make the perfect finishing touch to the furnishings of any room. End, coffee and accent tables complete groupings of chairs, sofas and love seats. For a table that blends with any color scheme, furniture style or decor, the perfect choice is a Lucite coffee table. Its clear, transparent surface adds a touch of glimmer to any room. Lucite is the trademark name for hand-cast methyl methacrylate, a durable acrylic. The term is often used interchangeably to refer to acrylics and clear resin products. The key difference is that acrylics are generally produced in large sheets then cut and assembled for furniture, whereas Lucite pieces are usually hand-cast and seamless (Click on the title to read more...)[ READ MORE ]
If you're looking for a great hand blender, then there is one that seems to fly off the shelves faster than all the others, and that's the Cuisinart Smart Stick hand blender CSB-76 200w home appliance. If all the reviews at Amazon are any indication, then this is the blender of choice for the discerning home owner and budding home chefs (click on the title to read more...)[ READ MORE ]
Full spectrum LED grow lights - Are you starting out growing plants indoors? Maybe you're an experienced grower who has an HID or fluorescent grow light set up. Whatever the case is, you should know that LED grow lights are worth exploring. Over time it can save you money, and provide beautiful plants. This article will explore the benefits of LED grow lights (click on the title to read more...)[ READ MORE ]
Do you have an urge to breathe fresh life into your wicker patio furniture? As they say, a little paint can go a long ways! If you have DIY dedication and a weekend to spare, you can make your old patio set look like it was bought just yesterday! It may not be the easiest fixer-upper job, but refinishing old furniture is a fun task and often worth the effort (click on the title to read more...)[ READ MORE ]
Hamilton Beach 33967 Set 'n Forget 6-Quart Programmable Slow Cooker review - Finding the right slow cooker, or crock pot as this gadget is also known as, can be a tricky venture, especially considering just how many products and variations there are to choose from. Luckily for consumers though, there are many reviews and critiques of retail market products, and the advent of the internet has made it much easier for us to choose the right products to serve our needs. In fact, between sites like Amazon and Youtube, you should be able to find the right products to suit your family needs, in almost any niche or genre (click on the title to read more...)[ READ MORE ]
Graber also allows you to choose among stained or painted varieties in a color of your choice. Other kinds of cornices and valances are the Symphony Cornice and the Majestic Valance, which have a more ornate look and are perfect for more formal areas of the home; and the Regal Cornice and the Classic Valance, which have a more streamlined look and are better for more modern and minimalist homes. For exterior shutters, on the other hand, Graber also allows you to create a cleaner look for your shutters. Their cloth tapes can be attached onto the sides of the shutters where the holes are punctured through the louvers. This also helps you block more light and have more privacy. These cloth tapes are available in colors that can complement the make of your shutters, whether they are wood or vinyl (click on the title to read more...)[ READ MORE ]
Hunter Douglas plantation shutters - Measuring is a vital phase in getting the perfect window treatments for your home. It is important that you take accurate measurements, so that you get the perfect fit for your window shutters. There are a lot of guidelines for measuring your windows, but there are a lot of extra difficulties you may encounter if you have irregularly shaped window frames (click on the title to read more...)[ READ MORE ]
Cheap corner sofa beds - It really doesn’t matter how much you spend when buying a sleeper sofa. If the sofa you get hasn’t been designed well, then it is going to wear out before long and it will also probably be pretty uncomfortable. The majority of sofa beds are unwieldy and take up quite a lot of space. All of the mechanical joints needed to make the bed function make it look as if it is an overstuffed sofa. If you need to have a sofa bed then a corner sofa bed would be a better option (click on the title to read more...)[ READ MORE ]
Why would you settle for a standard, run of the mill coffee table from one of the boring retail outlets in town, when you could add style and character with a reclaimed wood coffee table? Reclaimed wood coffee tables are made of... you guessed it, wood that has been reclaimed from other buildings and projects. The wood can come from anywhere really, so long as it still has preserved some of it's original characteristics and austere wooden qualities. Obviously, wood that has gone through irreparable changes due to harsh elements and exposure to the climate is not suitable to be re-used for anything other than scrap kindling and firewood (click on the title to read more...)[ READ MORE ]
