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Archive for February, 2011

Have your jumped on the vertical garden bandwagon?  No? Is it because it all seems a bit tricky? Maybe you (like me) worry that you might ruin your walls?  Perhaps if you could use Germain Bourré’s Etagères potagères system, things could get a lot easier and less stressful?

It’s a self contained wall unit for plants — kinda like a botanical bookcase. It’s one o

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Feb
28

Love, death and the garden

Posted by Jim Parker under Home Renovation Guide

  My dad, in July of 2009, when he was 82.

Another long interruption in blogging. Another death. My sister Susan died two and a half years ago. This December, on the Wednesday before Christmas, my father died.

Connie, my mother, had called me that Monday to report a sudden decline over the weekend: Friday Dad could walk a kilometer, over half a mile; Saturday he couldn’t stand up.

On the phone, Connie and I went back and forth about whether I should fly out next day and decided it would be better to wait. More than likely Dad would linger on; more than likely there’d be greater need next week or next month. The staff at the nursing home, downstairs from Connie’s apartment, had dozens of stories about residents who’d lived for months after such setbacks, and as far as Connie could tell, without eating. When Con

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Feb
27

The Circula Seating

Posted by Katy Wally under Home Improvement News

 

While the shape may not necessarily carry the expected modular seating one would expect, the Circula Seating can blend in perfectly with any modern home setup. The seat takes on many different shapes ranging from circular to floral designs.

The Circula Seat is a brainchild of Taurus Designs and produced by Brune. It showcases various geometric patterns and can be easily customizable to suit your needs and existing modular home interior setup.

Any size of kitchen can be remodelled. If you think that there are more difficulties associated with remodelling a larger kitchen, then you are perhaps right. Remodelling a large kitchen can be expensive; it also depends upon how much you want to invest. Remember, remodelling can be expensive or cheaper, according to the extent of remodelling you want to conduct in your kitchen. More often than not, when you begin remodelling a kitchen, your budget change with each passing day, every other day, a new idea crops in your mind, and you set out to invest more in order to fulfil your goal. You can buy granite counter tops online from a wide range of suppliers.

Therefore, you are advised to hire a kitchen remodel specialist as he would be in a better position to guide you in your endeavour. Read more text…

If you are the kind of person who fancies owning a vineyard and brewing your own brand of wine, this is the place for you. The L’AND project in Portugal targets the type of tasteful gentlemen who might envy Russell Crowe in the movie ‘A Good Year‘. The project, which is still under construction, is a major undertaking which includes 5 different architectural firms from across Europe.

The architects have been briefed to provide a sophisticated natural experience for the inhabitants with modern style of architecture that reinterprets Mediterranean patio houses. The interiors too reflect this modern taste and deviate very much from the typical rustic charm you normally associate with vineyards and villas.

Source Reference: :: modern vineyard villas in portugal :: the L’AND project in portugal