Home & Garden

I am pleased to offer my opinion on the quality service and stellar integrity I encountered when I decided to contract with Eddie Lasala at Millennium Woodworks to build a wood entertainment center for the family room area of my Stevenson Ranch home.

Summer is over and school is here!  With some planning and organizing, the change from summer schedules to school schedules can go smoothly and without stress.  Here are some tips for middle to upper grade students and parents.
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For years, bidets have been found in homes around the world.  Water cleansing has long been embraced by most of the world as much healthier and more comfortable than wiping to get clean (as with toilet paper).  However, this particular bathroom accessory has been slow to catch on in the U.S.

Is it time to give your home a new look?  There are many things to consider before you begin your renovation--let the professionals at Surfaces USA help you.  With the world’s finest quality natural stone product, Surfaces USA is an exclusive dealer in 12 western states and customers are guaranteed the widest selection and best quality of stone.  Owner, Lawrence Joselowsky states, “We are excited to offer Roma Stone, beautiful velvet finish granite, and limestone in honed polish. 

The true key to clutter control is changing bad habits and replacing them with good ones.  Relieve some of the stress, turmoil and chaos in your life by trying some of these.

A backyard retreat means something different to everyone — a quiet corner in the shade with comfortable chairs for reading or chaise lounge for sunning.  Would you prefer a table for two for quiet dining or a large table seating six to eight with an outdoor kitchen — which would be perfect for dinner parties?  You also need to consider what features you wish to include, maybe a bubbling fountain, koi pond or trees and flowers in a beautiful container.

Today’s ever-changing technologies are now beginning to filter from our phones, mp3 players, and electronic gadgets into other facets of our daily lives.  It is hard to imagine how big an impact these new technologies would have on the world of fabrics and interior design, but looking at the new digital printing techniques some manufacturers have begun to implement, one would hardly believe that we were basically still in the stone-age only a few years back.

Art is an experience.  Good art gets you involved because it’s an experience.  It allows you to live through an event — to participate in the past, to glimpse the future.  Going to a museum you will see exhibits of masterworks from old Europe to the more modern works in a contemporary Museum like the Museum of Modern Art in Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Art Museum.  Visiting art museums gives visitors a look at different styles of creativity in creating visual art. 

Is it time for your kitchen cabinets to be upgraded?  Give them new life by refacing with the professionals at Homecraft Kitchen Cabinets and Refacing Company.  “Our high quality craftsmanship, performance, and price have been second to none,” states owner Harry Fischer, “Since 1973…Exceeding Your Expectations.”

Are you confused by all the ads and offers from so many carpet cleaners?  They say that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery.  Have you ever noticed how many try to capitalize on the Chem-Dry name by using similar names or by comparing themselves to us?  It’s because we are the world’s best.

I guess I have a fascination with the building codes; one of my most sacred treasures is in my antique book collection. It is an 1899 Building Inspector’s Hand Book from Kansas City Building Department.  Did you know that it cost 50 cents for a building permit if the value of the work was under $1000 in 1899?

The votes are in and have been tabulated, and in a monumental landslide victory, yes, it is the perfect time to build a pool!
As new homeowners are taking possession of their “deal of a lifetime” homes in Southern California, they are finding the space, that at one time they did not have, in their pocketbooks to build a pool.

Does your bedroom need a facelift?  Do your children wake up sneezing every morning?  Then Maid to Design was made for you.  They offer a unique combination of two services: cleaning with eco friendly products made from scratch and creative designing.  This professional, dependable, honest and reliable company wants to make customers feel like they are the only ones and are treated with the utmost care and consideration, as would their own families. 

The arrival of autumn signals the beginning of flower bulb planting season.  Tulips, daffodils, narcissus, freesias, hyacinths, and many other spring blooming bulbs should be planted now.  A little time spent in the garden this month will ensure a wealth of color in the spring.

Talavera is the term used to describe faithful reproductions of the china and pottery that is made in the Spanish village of Talavera de la Reina, whose craftsmen have made tremendous contributions to the world’s knowledge of fine ceramics down through the centuries.

There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding water treatment in the Santa Clarita Valley these days.  What used to be simple and straight-forward has become confusing and often misleading. 

Babies born into the Santa Clarita Valley!!

Santa Clarita Artists’ Association Art (SCAA) is gearing up to host its 19th annual fundraiser, the Art Classic on Nov 9, 2008.  Artist Jane Mick was the big winner in last year’s Classic.  For over 18 years she has been a professional sign painter at “A Sign of Quality” in Newhall.  She can be seen producing and installing signage around town at locations such as: Steve’s Florist, Auto Spa Car Wash, Custom Floors, Frontier Toyota and Valencia BMW.