Home & Garden

It would be difficult to imagine a landscaped garden without roses.  With ample sun, average water and good air circulation, roses can be enjoyed by almost anyone.

Shutters are the only window treatment available that are specifically designed to last the lifetime of your home.  In light of this fact, there are certain considerations that should be taken into account before deciding which shutters to own and which company to use to acquire these elegant window coverings. 

With large decisions, smart choices must be made.  California Pools is your smart choice in pool building.  Locally owned and operated, California Pools and Spas assures personal relationships with the luxury of a corporate backing.

Oasis Garden and Patio has finally opened at 21182 Centre Pointe Parkway, Suite #100 in Santa Clarita.  Their first location in Ventura had such a large Santa Clarita following, they decided to open a second location to easier serve this clientele.  The owners Chris and Amy Boswell are Santa Clarita residents as well and are looking forward to working in their own community. 

Removing wallpaper is probably last on your list of favorite things to do, but if you don’t want to stare at those dingy, floral walls anymore it’s a job that has to be done.  Luckily, the task isn’t quite as abominable as you might expect.  

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As soon as your cabinets are installed, wipe all surfaces with a soft, damp cloth and dry immediately.
Never use kitchen cloths or sponges that might have detergent or grease on them.

Part 1:  Understanding what you want creates an accurate sense of expectation and preparation between the homeowner and the contractor, leading to a satisfying pool construction process.

The retailers and shoppers at Gateway Village Shopping Center are jumping for joy at the early opening of a critical link in the Cross Valley Connector. 

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Your ideas can change the world.  And creative ideas can take an approach that no one else has thought about.  The Getty Museum is using some new ideas in their current lobby exhibition.  In fact the Getty has gone contemporary. 

Santa Clarita fashion mavens will have a rare opportunity to indulge their shopping fantasies, while also supporting a good cause at the Designer Purse and Shopping Gala on Thursday, May 3, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. 

Excite your garden with luscious botanical florals.  This spring offers an array of splendid colors ready to attract and excite your garden.  Both you and your backyard guests will delight from the glorious sight.  So, stop dreaming and start color splashing for this new spring season.

One of the most critical decisions to be made when constructing a swimming pool is choosing the right edging, or coping to surround the pool.  Different coping materials lend themselves to certain shapes and styles; in general, one uses flagstone on more curvy free-form shapes. 

It’s time to emerge from winter hibernation and prepare to greet the spring season.  Along with the usual change in weather comes a change in daily activities and, often, a desire to clean-out or clean-up and move our focus of activities outside the home.  Here are some suggestions to help:

Let’s face it, as wonderful as it is to own your own home, you dread all those maintenance projects.  Warm weather means that honey-do list is already growing, exponentially. 

A lot of questions have been asked about water softeners in the Santa Clarita Valley.  Let’s start with why new installations have been banned in our valley. 

"Appliances" through "Window Treatment"!

One of our faithful readers was looking over the January issue of The Magazine of Santa Clarita and caught the article about cleaning candle wax from candleholders and carpeting.  The article stated that as a last resort, cut the damaged carpeting out.  Debbie Lopez, Canyon Country, says she has a less drastic full-proof method.  She recommends placing a hot iron over a paper bag and then over the carpet where the melted wax has hardened.  As you press the iron to the bag, keep moving it around the area as to absorb the wax and not burn the bag or carpeting.