Thursday, October 29, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Lessons from a Home Stager
The New York Times Magazine has a great article about staging a home today. Eventhough the article is about staging for selling purpose, there are some great tips that you can pick up for your daily life as well...
For example:
1) Start with a white sofa and go from there, as you can change the look quickly by changing the pillows.
2) Have a story, or a theme, and build from there.
3) Do and reedo until it's right.
4) Avoid matchy matchy.
5) Build characters and personality by adding pieces that reflect your lifestyles.
To read this article and watch the video, click here.
Image source: NY Times
For example:
1) Start with a white sofa and go from there, as you can change the look quickly by changing the pillows.
2) Have a story, or a theme, and build from there.
3) Do and reedo until it's right.
4) Avoid matchy matchy.
5) Build characters and personality by adding pieces that reflect your lifestyles.
To read this article and watch the video, click here.
Image source: NY Times
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Gorgeous Silk Flowers from New Growth Designs
When it comes to silk flowers we like them to look as real as possible--this is why you'll never find us buying them at Walmart!
The good ones are pricey, for the very simple reason that they tend to look almost like the real ones.
We found some at New Growth Designs that we just love. The orchids are nice and tall, so they look super dramatic. Some of them are over 5 feet tall. We like putting them on a console table, in front of a mirror along with some other accessories.
Check out some of our favorite ones:
We'll be posting these on our silk flowers section soon.
The good ones are pricey, for the very simple reason that they tend to look almost like the real ones.
We found some at New Growth Designs that we just love. The orchids are nice and tall, so they look super dramatic. Some of them are over 5 feet tall. We like putting them on a console table, in front of a mirror along with some other accessories.
Check out some of our favorite ones:
We'll be posting these on our silk flowers section soon.
Really Pretty Silk Flowers from Atrium Foliage
When the weather starts to get cold and gloomy, we find ourselves craving for colors. That's when we find silk flowers an attractive option--mainly for the fact that it's almost impossible to find fresh flowers in the winter, plus we're super lazy, and silk flowers require no maintenance whatsoever...
Here are some from Atrium Foliage that we really like. Based out of Atlanta, they make the flowers to order, one arrangement at a time... We like them because they look and feel expensive (and okay, they ARE a little expensive, but worth every pennies though).
We'll be posting these on our silk flowers section in a couple of days. Please check back with us to see the complete collection.
Here are some from Atrium Foliage that we really like. Based out of Atlanta, they make the flowers to order, one arrangement at a time... We like them because they look and feel expensive (and okay, they ARE a little expensive, but worth every pennies though).
We'll be posting these on our silk flowers section in a couple of days. Please check back with us to see the complete collection.
More Modern Vintage Furniture-Haute House
We featured Haute House furniture a while back. This line is kinda wild, kinda funky. It's great when you have great imagination and you are looking for statement pieces.
When in High Point last week we saw that they had a new collection called "Histography" that we thought was kinda cool. It is also much more livable and muted than their other pieces.
Here are some samples:
To see the entire Haute House line, check out their web site here. As always, if you need help with pricing, email us.
When in High Point last week we saw that they had a new collection called "Histography" that we thought was kinda cool. It is also much more livable and muted than their other pieces.
Here are some samples:
To see the entire Haute House line, check out their web site here. As always, if you need help with pricing, email us.
Modern Vintage from Noir
We were just in High Point last week for the home furnishings market. The weather was gloomy and cold--so was the mood of the market. This gotta be one of the toughest year for the home furnishing industry. Everyone we talked seem to have a rough time.
But it was nice to see that manufacturers are still coming out with new and fresh introductions. The trend we notice most this year is vintage done in a modern way. Maybe it's because we like to go back to comfortable things when time is tough. Generally the trend is muted, simple and organic.
Noir Trading has a few pieces that we just love. We wrote about them before but we are featuring them again due to the fact that this is a line that keeps getting better everyday. If you love Oly Studio, take a look at this line. It's very similiar but way more affordable.
Here are a few of our faves:
If you would like to see more of Noir products, visit their web site here. If you need pricing for any of the pieces, drop us a line...
But it was nice to see that manufacturers are still coming out with new and fresh introductions. The trend we notice most this year is vintage done in a modern way. Maybe it's because we like to go back to comfortable things when time is tough. Generally the trend is muted, simple and organic.
Noir Trading has a few pieces that we just love. We wrote about them before but we are featuring them again due to the fact that this is a line that keeps getting better everyday. If you love Oly Studio, take a look at this line. It's very similiar but way more affordable.
Here are a few of our faves:
If you would like to see more of Noir products, visit their web site here. If you need pricing for any of the pieces, drop us a line...
Friday, October 23, 2009
AmericanMuscle is the Promised Land of Aftermarket Mustang Parts
Even with the whole Internet at your disposal, finding one place that can provide you with all the top-quality, most affordable aftermarket Mustang parts and get them to you cheaply and quickly is still a major hassle. That is, until you come across AmericanMuscle, and find the Promised Land of Mustang performance and styling parts. Our huge supply of everything you need to make your Mustang as original as you are is constantly growing, and our policy of FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ORDERS means you'll pay nothing to get the parts you want, and you'll get them fast.
One style upgrade that any and every Mustang needs is a new set of Deep Dish Mustang Rims. Whatever stock rims you're rolling on, you'll never get the unique, powerful and aggressive look that a set of Deep Dish Mustang Wheels will provide. AmericanMuscle offers these spectacular looking wheels in chrome, black, white and a slew of other colors, on some of the most popular wheels we sell. You can get Deep Dish Bullitts, FR500s, Magnum 500s, Cobra Rs and many more, and we'll professionally mount and balance them right here for you, for FREE!
And now that's you've got a Mustang with some original style, it's time to enhance that engine as well. Now, you could fool around by adding a bunch of little mods that will jump up your horsepower one or two notches, or you could go all out and pick up an aftermarket Mustang Camshaft and start pushing out 30+ more HP right away! Designed specifically for muscle cars like your Pony, we stock Mustang Cams from the trusted names of Ford Racing and Comp Cams. Not only will your Mustang be able to breathe more easily, which results in more HP and top end gains, but these camshafts help maximize the performance of just about any other mod you add to your Stang. So you'll keep seeing iyea who mprovements long after you've added your new cams.
One style upgrade that any and every Mustang needs is a new set of Deep Dish Mustang Rims. Whatever stock rims you're rolling on, you'll never get the unique, powerful and aggressive look that a set of Deep Dish Mustang Wheels will provide. AmericanMuscle offers these spectacular looking wheels in chrome, black, white and a slew of other colors, on some of the most popular wheels we sell. You can get Deep Dish Bullitts, FR500s, Magnum 500s, Cobra Rs and many more, and we'll professionally mount and balance them right here for you, for FREE!
And now that's you've got a Mustang with some original style, it's time to enhance that engine as well. Now, you could fool around by adding a bunch of little mods that will jump up your horsepower one or two notches, or you could go all out and pick up an aftermarket Mustang Camshaft and start pushing out 30+ more HP right away! Designed specifically for muscle cars like your Pony, we stock Mustang Cams from the trusted names of Ford Racing and Comp Cams. Not only will your Mustang be able to breathe more easily, which results in more HP and top end gains, but these camshafts help maximize the performance of just about any other mod you add to your Stang. So you'll keep seeing iyea who mprovements long after you've added your new cams.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Modified BMW 135i
Eurotuner Magazine, April 2008 photoshop contest: Modified BMW 135i, originally uploaded by Joelh085.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Southern Accents Magazine Closing Down
We have been really blue lately.
It started out a couple of months ago, when we got our September Vogue issue. What is normally 10 lbs worth of magazine, the coveted issue is bare-thread and just ...wimpy. Then when we pick up our LA Times newspaper along with our latte in the morning, it is so thin one can browse through it in five minutes.
So our blueness is even more accentuated when we heard that Southern Accents is closing. This is in addition to Gourmet, a fabulous food magazine. What is the world coming to?
One can argue that the Internet kills the newspapers and magazine industry, but to us there is nothing more pleasurable than seeing the mailbox full of new magazines. Nothing beats holding a new stack of fresh magazines with delicious pictures to look at and glossy pages to hold.
So may we ask for your support of the newspaper and magazine industry? It's not a lot of money to keep your subscription going. A subscription to Elle Decor, say, costs less than $10/year? The New York Times is more, but oh it's so worth it.
We can not live in a world without things to read, stores to visit, beautiful things to look at. Let's do our part to keep our world from being more isolated than it is.
It started out a couple of months ago, when we got our September Vogue issue. What is normally 10 lbs worth of magazine, the coveted issue is bare-thread and just ...wimpy. Then when we pick up our LA Times newspaper along with our latte in the morning, it is so thin one can browse through it in five minutes.
So our blueness is even more accentuated when we heard that Southern Accents is closing. This is in addition to Gourmet, a fabulous food magazine. What is the world coming to?
One can argue that the Internet kills the newspapers and magazine industry, but to us there is nothing more pleasurable than seeing the mailbox full of new magazines. Nothing beats holding a new stack of fresh magazines with delicious pictures to look at and glossy pages to hold.
So may we ask for your support of the newspaper and magazine industry? It's not a lot of money to keep your subscription going. A subscription to Elle Decor, say, costs less than $10/year? The New York Times is more, but oh it's so worth it.
We can not live in a world without things to read, stores to visit, beautiful things to look at. Let's do our part to keep our world from being more isolated than it is.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Tips on Home Earthquake Resistant ( TAHAN GEMPA )
The technology used was developed by various parties as a quick solution to build a house, usually made of simple construction with the structure of lightweight construction materials and cover a roof and walls are light. Buffer structure quickly build a simple house can be made from the framework of iron, wood, and bamboo. In principle, the draft can maintain rigidity of the structure and has the flexibility to move with the earthquake, and maintain the roof and walls of the cover in place with minimal damage.
Tips for arranging furniture and home accessories to keep them in place when the earthquake occurred (not broken or scattered everywhere): ( Rumah tahan Gempa )
1. Use the screws that can be used to attach objects such as cabinets, bookshelves and so on to the wall
2. Use the screws to put things like computer monitors, desk lamps and so forth in the table
3. Use the lock on the drawers so that when the earthquake did not come out and endanger the occupants
4. Ensure that the dependent objects, such as pendant lights, chandeliers, ceiling fans below, and so dependent and well embedded in a strong structure
5. Use safety security film or layer of glass to coat the glass windows and doors so that broken glass can be detained by this layer
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Anuncios de coches
In Spanish...
Les presento una página nueva de anuncios de coches que está comenzando a rodar y que nos ayudará en la búsqueda de la mejor oferta para nuestra demanda y posibilidades. Además de la búsqueda lógica y necesaria por palabras clave, tenemos una clasificación por provincia que siempre es una ayuda. La página está bien organizada y con una interfaz simple y sencilla, quizás demasiado, lo que nos permitirá encontrar el coche que andamos buscando, o simplemente enredar para ver los precios del mercado. Más de 16.000 coches a nuestra disposición. Alguno habrá que nos sirva.
Los resultados se pueden ordenar por precio y antigüedad, lo que unido a la búsqueda por provincia, nos permitirá afinar el tiro. Fotos, fotos y fotos de coches de todo pelo, con su dinerito puesto al lado. También una descripción general y detalles técnicos como la fuente de la oferta, color, año de fabricación del coche, potencia, kilómetros que lleva a sus espaldas… Y el sitio exacto al que tenemos que ir a ver y comprar el coche.
Además, ianuncios, el portal bajo en que se engloba este servicio, también ofrece búsquedas de casas y de trabajo. Un nuevo sitio para comprar y vender, buscar y enredar con los coches, que es lo que nos gusta.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Saturday, October 3, 2009
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