Dan Wilding, vice president of marketing for his family’s Murphy bed business, Wilding Wallbeds out of St. George, Utah, chuckles when he thinks about the customer who invariably ends up at every furniture convention and home show watching his product demonstrations.
Tennis is an ancient game first played in Greece. It’s mentioned in a play in the Middle Ages when a shepherd gives a tennis ball to the baby Jesus.
Andrew and Rachel fell in love at first sight at a rock concert. Andrew was playing drums onstage and Rachel was in the front row. Fast forward 16 years and the two are happily married and living in a ranch-style house with their two beautiful daughters and Roxy the dog (named for one of their favorite songs).
Board workshop to aid license applicants
The greening of Nevada is under way, but the ultimate goal of true sustainability is no easy task. Even so, there is a simple and very powerful concept that can guide us much of the way: localization. By its very nature, it applies to everyone and could have a profound impact on our homes, making them more affordable, independent and self-sufficient.
: I have a kitchen faucet that is dripping from the spout, so I planned on replacing the cartridge to stop the dripping. My problem is that I took the handle off and discovered that this type of faucet doesn’t use a cartridge. Instead, it has just a metal stick poking up through the top of the faucet’s body. Can this type of mechanism be repaired or am I looking at a new faucet?
: I’m not trimming until the fall, but I would like to know how to trim shoestring acacia and Chinese mesquite.
Like most folks who are into their homes, I read a lot of shelter magazines — and revel in each new color, style and design technique. I don’t always like them or agree with them, but I can certainly appreciate talent and design.
Chinese artisans have copied Western wares for centuries. In the early 18th century, they made shiploads of dishes in the European style that were ordered with special monograms, crests or other designs. By the end of the 18th century, dishes could be ordered to fill in existing sets of dishes.
Mention Donald Trump’s name and images of luxury and richness come to mind. So, it’s not surprising that the latest offering from Trump Home is as grand as its namesake.
Some rooms are just plain dull. And that’s not the same thing as ugly — in fact, dull can be even worse than ugly.
I’ve been designing for more than 17 years and have seen just about every type of home and decorating style. Over time, I’ve seen a common thread through most of the homes. So today I’m going to share with you “The Seven Deadly Decorating Mistakes.”
Barnaby had a tough time purchasing his first home. He scoured the city for appropriate houses, and ultimately found himself in bidding war after bidding war. After losing out on several nice places, he decided to take a new approach: find a cheap house in poor shape and spend the extra money on renovations.
“How beautiful is youth! How bright it gleams, with its illusions, aspirations, dreams!” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807-March 24, 1882), American educator and poet. “Morituri Salutamus” (1874)
