How do you define a slipcover? If you look in a dictionary, chances are you'll see a slipcover defined as: a cover that may be slipped off and on; specifically: a removable covering for an article of furniture, a cover for a sofa or chair that you can remove and wash, or a fitted protective or decorative cover that may be slipped off and on a piece of upholstered Continue Reading
Bamboo and other Exotic Wood Examples
While enjoying this Presidents Day, I'm thinking of an exotic bamboo wood finish that caught my attention after my last post on Zebrawood. It happens to be Crate & Barrel's new line of Bamboo Bath Accessories.In fact, they have quite an assortment of Bamboo items.This wood finish reminds me a lot of Zebrawood with it's striation but it is more blonde in Continue Reading
Zest for Zebrawood
I'm on several big box company's email lists. I don't always pay attention but their notifications lately about Zebrawood and Bamboo peaked my interest because I have a zest for Zebrawood.The Container Store has great organizational ideas. I used them extensively to get my house organized and now that it is, I don't frequent as much but I pay attention to their Continue Reading
Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention
Necessity of the Mother of Invention and Perseverance is a virtue, and Try, try again until you succeed are adages we're all heard again and again.In developing Small Wall, Julie Boney heeded all of these plus Winston Churchill's admonishment to "Never give in, never give in." She wanted a decent size true paint sample that she could adhere to a wall, take down Continue Reading
Gulf Coast Recovery Update and Casart Carryalls
Here's our Gulf Coast Recovery update and our effort to help with our Casart Carryalls.After the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in April, 2,079 birds, 456 sea turtles, some terrapins and 2 dolphins were rescued from the oil-covered water and cared for at rescue centers. Staff at the Audubon Aquatics Center in New Orleans are rehabilitating a young dolphin that Continue Reading
