There are many different ways that you can change the appearance of the furniture that you have, or of any other object. One of the ways is to do distressed wood finishing. When you do distressed wood finishing, you are really giving yourself a chance to have an amazing piece of furniture come to life …
Monthly Archives: August 2019
Feng Shui in the Garden
Having had a garden design business for many years, one of the most important things we adhered to was installing good healthy plants. Plants in poor growth, or even worse dead plants or trees are detrimental for prosperity. Bad company image. So you can imagine that we had a healthy, and thriving business as a …
Sealing and Varnishing Watercolor Paintings Done on Canvas
Sealing and Varnishing Your Work You have two choices when you paint in watercolors on an alternate support such as clayboard or watercolor canvas: you can frame behind glass as with a traditional watercolor, taking the same precautions that the painting itself does not come into direct contact with the glass and that there is …
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Equity in Football – The Pros & Cons of the Salary Cap Proposal
The gulf between rich and poor clubs has never been greater. The amount of money circulating in the game has never been greater. The amount of players instantly becoming multi millionaires and buying fast cars and large mansions have never been greater. However, more sadly, the amount of clubs, especially ones with a lot of …
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Royal Carlock Washington DC Hand Colored Photography
Royal Hubert Carlock (1899-1970) was born in Paris Crossing, Indiana. One of six children he was born to Benjamin and Ellen Carlock. After graduating from Indiana University, Carlock married Ethel Wohrer in 1917. He entered the U.S. Army near the end of World War I where he specialized in aerial photography as part of the …
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Mid-Century Furniture Is Modern – Again!
The era that gave us mass-produced furniture and the opportunity to "experiment" with our decor is making a come-back in the lush set designs of AMC's hit show, Mad Men. From Pete's chic apartment to the Draper's domestic dream home, everyone seems to be buzzing about mid-century modern, and rightly so. With whispers of clothing …
Art of Interior Designing Solutions
Interior design is the art of applying the knowledge of interior space, with the manipulation of spatial volume and surface treatment application. Interior space design draws on aspects of environmental psychology, interior architecture design, product design and furniture design in addition to traditional decoration. An interior designer is a person who is an experienced professional …
What Type of Chopstick is For Better Hygiene and Safe From Bacteria and Chemical Ingredients?
Chopsticks design is an art particularly in China and Japan, it has a very long history and culture. In Japan and China there are specialized shops in selling only chopsticks with tons of different designs, patterns and material. They will teach you on the important facts about selecting a good pair of chopsticks, like what …
The Nose Bones Into The Brain Martial Myth
There is an urban legend, or martial art myth, that seems to never go away. Even though there are those of us who write about it being a myth, or urban legend, it still pops up in various forms in different novels, movies, and television shows. I even remember it being told in one of …
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Famous Explorers Mentioned In Popular Songs
Immigration continues to be one of the hot political topics of the year, in spite of the irony of the country foundation. The very men who forged our Constitution were immigrants, as we all are other than the Native Americans who inhabited the land before the explorers arrived. The most famous of the immigrants is …
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