Since Furniture Fashion has paid some attention to your cat furniture needs, we felt compelled to show some love for your dog as well. We realize the need for products that are functional and attractive, and the mahogany stain with brass hardware will not take away from your homes décor. Often dogs get into unsafe areas and need to be restrained, but most of the dog gates on the market are a basic eyesore. Here is a stowable and attractive dog gate available from Orvis that is good looking and functional. The solid pine cabinet attaches the pet fence to your wall through predrilled holes and conceals four 2' panels creating a 6' barrier. Two additional panels may be added covering a total of 9'. The price is reasonable at $198 for the 24" and $279 for the 36" height. Additional panels may be purchased $69 and $89.
Looking for a spiral staircase for the new home of you dreams, or remodeling an existing one? Stairways Inc. has a great selection of spiral stairs in wood, metal, brass, metal and wood, aluminum, and wrought iron that are very elegant. Their product line is not limited to residential and does include commercial and custom work. Stairways Inc. does specialize in spiral stairs but also makes straight and curved stairs as well. Stairways Inc. has three generations of experience and craftsmanship in building spiral stairs. They offer blue line drawings, CAD drawings and engineer calculations or an 8" x 11½" shop drawing if your project requires approvals.
If you are in the business of creating renderings of rooms and furniture layouts then 123d.com could be very helpful. This site offers a gallery of all types of furniture including sofas, tables and even staircases that can be simply put into place without any altering or cleanup necessary. The models are fully textured with all materials applied and presented in groups and named for easy selection. Many of the furniture models are classic designs like the LC1 armchair designed by Le Corbusier, and the Wassily armchair designed by Marcel Breuer. In addition to this category there are also gardening, rugs, boardroom, and architecture all in .max & .3ds and .max Vray. plus .lwo & .obj. file formats. This program would be perfect for decorators and designers doing floor planning for a residential or commercial project, and would really help with visualizing the final product in a 3D rendering.
I want to encourage our readers to take a look at the Apartment Therapy website. Our friends over at AT have just completed a website redesign. The clean look and easy to read format puts more information than ever at the reader's fingertips. If you haven't been over there you have to look into their community. I don't know if there is a more active community on the web with readers always leaving comments and direct reader questions often being answered by the experts at AT and their community at large. Our hat is off to Maxwell and his team for the great new look and continued devotion to readers.
I just got back from vacation in Santa Fe, New Mexico where a family member lives. This relative has a great home in Santa Fe. The property is on a side of a mountain at 7,400 feet elevation. This house has over ten acres of land with it so there are some other homes nearby, but not too close.
The first thing that comes to mind about homes in Santa Fe is the prevalence of the stucco / adobe look. There are very few traditional brick or wooden homes. The colors of the adobe vary from light tan to medium colored browns. The interesting thing is that the color spectrum is rather small. Thus, when you walk around the city of Santa Fe all the businesses and homes seem to blend together nicely. I am use to having some crazy neighbor that puts something out that distinguishes their home often to the chagrin of the other home owners.
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