Izzy Design (izzydesign.com)
1 Industrial Park Rd Belton, TX (254) 939-3517
todd ritsema joins izzydesign as materials manager - operations professional transfers to cool, affordable furniture and seating company from sparks, another jsj corporation business... chicago center for green technology now furnished with sustainable

Home Lumber Ace Hardware (www.acehardware.com)
102 S 1st St Copperas Cove, TX (254) 547-2131

Texas Bright Ideas (texasbrightideas.com)
300 Millers Xing Harker Heights, TX (254) 699-2509
showrooms. in addition to lighting, we also offer ceiling fans, door and cabinet hardware, bathroom hardware, wood shutters, window coverings, blinds, lamps, mirrors, candles and other home accessories. looking for traditional? or, maybe trendy is your

Heartwoods of Texas (www.texaskiln.com)
170 Texas Kiln Pl Smithville, TX (512) 360-2803

E Fueling Technologies (efueling.net)
11940 Jollyville Rd Austin, TX (512) 835-2273

Habitat for Humanity (austinhabitat.org)
310 Comal St Austin, TX (512) 478-2165

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CREATIVE ENVIRONMENTS: Comfort keeps wingback chair in today's homes dwb.sacbee.com
@ 12/13/06 15:36 comments(0) report
both the british and the americans claim the invention of this widely known and used chair. what we do know the chairs began to show up sometime during the 17th century and they also has been called grandfather chairs and, sometimes, club chairs. we can

Briefs: Rosemary tree has short shelf life indoors www.pittsburghlive.com
@ 12/03/06 06:56 comments(0) report
rosemary has deep associations with christianity, and in a tuscan monastery it will grow into a large and venerated shrub. but as a houseplant here, its days are numbered. most will drown at the hands of overattentive keepers and will never see the new

We're winning the war against vermin www.eveningnews24.co.uk
@ 02/08/07 22:07 comments(0) report
pest controllers in norfolk believe they are winning the war against vermin, even though rat and mice infestations across the country are on the rise. although figures released to the evening news show councils in the county receive thousands of reports

Cool stool for Idol-ing time away www.chicagotribune.com
@ 12/17/06 21:29 comments(0) report
where we saw it: on fox television's american idol, tv's popular talent show. host ryan seacrest and starry-eyed contestants often sit here while chatting. how did it get there? production designer andy walmsley spied the jetsons-like stool while

'Get A Bed' Fundraiser www.courant.com
@ 02/08/07 10:56 comments(0) report
the farmington valley arts center will auction nine one-of-a-kind headboards designed and painted by connecticut artists at its get a bed fundraiser feb. 9 at the avon old farms hotel. the silent auction starts at 6:30 p.m., with the live auction at 8.

Portraits on your HDTV www.newsday.com
@ 02/08/07 10:56 comments(0) report
ok, so you've had a crush on brad pitt since thelma and louise, but you thought you might be just a bit, uh, old to hang a life-size image of him on your wall ... well, not anymore. now you can suspend a huge, moving, breathing portrait of brad for all

Butterfly Watching: Up Close and Personal www.gardenguides.com
@ 02/08/07 10:56 comments(0) report
have you ever dreamed of being surrounded by hundreds of exquisite butterflies? or of perhaps getting really up close and personal with a delicate dainty sulphur, or a bright purple and lavender anise swallowtail? so close you could look them in the

Bob Wall and Margaret Rinkevich open their doors, shelves and even ... sfgate.com
@ 02/08/07 22:07 comments(0) report
bathroom, a suku mask from the congo presides over the corner just inside the door. wall and rinkevich didn't spend millions of dollars on what dealer jim willis describes as the biggest, deepest collection of african tribal art in san francisco to lock

DIY Weekend Gardening Show Announces Backyard Makeover Contest www.designingonline.com
@ 02/08/07 10:56 comments(0) report
landscape designer mo gilmer is holding the first before and after backyard makeover contest on her website . the contest is open to anyone who creates a great garden this summer. the deadline for entries is august, 25, 2006. we see a lot of makeovers

In celebration of the season www.startribune.com
@ 12/21/06 07:32 comments(0) report
at their best, the holidays can rekindle memories of the past and ignite hopes for the future. in this issue of home+garden, four star tribune staff writers share their seasonal stories -- of a child's faith in christmas, how a young boy became a