Home & Garden

If you love a traditional, old-world Christmas, you probably won’t think much about a color scheme for your Christmas decorations. You’ll gather together everything with sentimental value in any color, and find just the right place for it and your home and tree will be lovely.

Our elves have been working overtime in our Winter Wonderland to bring you another glorious Christmas display.  Our showcase trees are filled with all styles and colors of ornaments, from glass and crystal, to Victorian, to traditional, to birds, dogs and cats and more.

If you’re thinking of remodeling your kitchen, when selecting the kitchen cabinets one of the first decisions that must be made is whether to choose a face-framed or frameless cabinet box.

Imagine having bottled water quality at every tap in your house.  You don’t have to imagine the benefits of bottled water quality from every tap with EcoPur by DuPure International.  It’s all built in!  Imagine spot free glasses, dishes and silverware from your dishwasher.  You won’t have to imagine your dishwasher operating efficiently with EcoPur by DuPure International.  Just enjoy the efficiency of your dishwasher.

It’s about transforming one of the most valuable things you own—your home.  It’s about making your home a reflection of who you are—making your personal space one of peace and tranquility.  Dress your windows with Alpine Shutter and Window Fashions, and be the envy of all your neighbors!

So, you have found that luminous house with the floor to ceiling windows you had always dreamed about.  Now, all your friends can envy your crystalline existence in your new residence, but there is definitely one thing they won’t envy — having to deal with outside prying eyes! 

With a goal to bolster the program with new curriculum and increased opportunities for students, College of the Canyons has named former Santa Monica College athletic director Dr. Rhonda Hyatt director of the college’s Recreation Management program.

Are your clothes closets stuffed?  Can you even see your floor?
Here are a few tips to cope with closet clutter:

Everybody sing, and the heat goes on and the heat goes on.  With temperatures topping 100 degrees and the kids back in school, the swimming pool business has taken off like a rocket. 

As a professional organizer, I hear from people who are seeking to achieve a “balance” between their “stuff” and their lifestyle.  So many people have garages and homes filled with “things” they have not used for a long time (i.e. sports equipment, clothes two sizes too small, new bicycles) or need to use, but can’t get to them because of all the clutter!
According to Peter Walsh, author of It’s All Too Much, you can achieve that balance by following these steps:

Zonta Club of the SCV will be honoring a longtime friend at this year’s Celebrity Tribute dinner, scheduled for Friday evening, November 7, at the Odyssey Restaurant in Mission Hills.  This year’s honoree is Un-Zon (the husband of a Zonta member) and 2003 SCV Man of the Year, Duane Harte. 

“Art is the Queen of all sciences communicating knowledge to all the generations of the world.” — Leonardo da Vinci  (1452-1519)

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Codes are updated regularly and building inspectors are required to not only be certified, but also maintain their knowledge by attending continuing education courses and providing the same to the regulating agency, The International Code Council (ICC).  Both our City and County here in Santa Clarita Valley have some of the best-trained inspectors in the nation. 

Every year the concept of the “outdoor living room” grows larger.  Having a functional patio set is important for dining al fresco, but in Santa Clarita, where the weather is beautiful year round, having a functional deep seating set, like a sofa and loveseat, is equally desired. 

I received a notice by mail from the sanitation district advising that the rebate program for home owned automatic water softeners will soon be ending.  For those who want to comply with the L.A.C.S.D ordinance and get money back for their softener, it may be wise to act now while there is still money left for that program, as the L.A.C.S.D slogan says, “Take the money and run.”

The age of your roof is usually the single biggest factor in determining when to replace it.  Most roof systems last many years if properly installed and often can be repaired rather than replaced.  The average life expectancy of a typical residential roof is 15 to 20 years.

When you choose innovative Carrier products for your home heating and cooling needs, you don’t just get the most advanced products available–you also get solid warranty coverage to protect your investment.

Redesign will define the space, create intimacy, and enhance the flow of the room(s), one to another.  It will give you a new appreciation for your home and your furnishings.  It’s starts by taking pictures, measuring out the area and making a floor plan of your space.  While walking through your entire home, taking notes and learning from you, the purpose of your desired space to be redesigned, you’re ready for the process for your new transformation.