Decor: May 2006 Monthly archive
Before building a patio cover or investing in expensive canvas awning, consider these Coolar Shade Sails. They install easily and are made of Commercial Grade high density polyethylene knitted fabric that provides 90% UV protection and will not fray or tear.
Coolar Shade Sail [backyardcity.com]
Tags: coolar, deck, patio shade, shade sales
May 29, 2006 | Comments ()
The Shade Storeis the best collection of window treatments we've found online. It's easy to buy shades, blinds, and drapes that you won't find anywhere else directly from the website. They also have a measure and install section which should make it very easy to get your treatments up in no time.
Tags: decor, window treatments, windows
May 22, 2006 | Comments (2)
Heat and the elements take their toll on outdoor furniture. Plastic and wood can discolor and splinter and fabrics can begin to disintegrate after just one season outside. If this has happened to your favorite patio chair or cushion instead of throwing it out you should consider recovering it with a weather proof outdoor fabric.
Vinyl coated yarn is woven into many of these fabrics that are made from a wide variety of synthetic fibers like acrylic or polyester. The fabrics are then made "water repellent" by a chemical treatment process during manufacturing that repels (beads) water and impedes mildew formation. You have many choices in fabrics and textures that will suit your taste as well as work with your existing furniture. Here are just a few options.
[Perennials Outdoor Fabrics]
[Urban Gardener]
Perfect Patio Pleasures [Canoe]
The Latest and Greatest Outdoor Fabrics [Southern Living]
Tags: furniture, outdoor fabric
May 1, 2006 | Comments ()
Houseinprogress.net has been blogging the KBIS show in Chicago all week (these are truly dedicated DIY'ers) and one of their last stops was the launch event for the new HGTV Bath Design website which comes hot on the heels of their recent Kitchen Design site. According to HIP the site contains "lots of video content from their various TV channels, a few online design tools, as well as some original articles and new video content". It looks like HGTV has fully embraced the broadband age and from our end the videos loaded quickly and played straight through. Thumbs up.
HGTV Bath Design [via Houseinprogress.net]
Tags: bath, bath design, hgtv, remodeling, website
May 1, 2006 | Comments ()
