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The Beginning of a Neighborhood Renovation in Sausalito, California

David — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:44:01 +0000

When I first moved to Sausalito, California I had no idea what to expect. I had shipped all of my belonging through UPS a week prior to my flight, to a city I had never been to before and was feeling a bit apprehensive if the truth be told. My boyfriend, who was living in Sausalito at the time, had secured us an apartment for a really inexpensive monthly rent. I knew that something may be up, but I figured that perhaps we were just getting a great deal. My flight landed, we grabbed my bags and we were off to our new abode.

Upon entering the neighborhood, I began to feel heavy hearted. It was in the arts districts, you know…the neighborhood before it actually becomes popularly artsy such as SoHo, NY or Wicker Park in Chicago? No one here had yet taken the time to rehab their buildings with the help of Next Day Blinds. Concerns about security, lack of privacy, lack of style and design were forming in my head as I walked through the door for the first time and saw our bare windows.

First thing I did was to get on line and looked up Next Day Blinds…I scheduled a meeting with them to discuss my state of affairs for the very next weekend. The great thing about renting in a place like Sausalito is that for the most part, the landlords will reimburse you for the time and the cost of the repairs. Our landlord was happy to oblige, and I could see the wheels in his mind spinning as he thought of the time when the “yuppies” would move into the newly designed artistic neighborhood and serve to raise the rental values.

No matter, that was a few years away, and we wanted to create a home right now, in the present. So Patrick and I headed out at the weekend, with design plans in ours heads, to be welcomed by the staff at Next Day Blinds. Our experience with the staff was so fine, that a month later the landlord scheduled an appointment to have all of the window treatments replaced and updated. And for now, we live in the cheapest…yet hippest building on the block.

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How Choose Hot Tubs Direct Started

David — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:01:37 +0000

Have you ever been so disappointed in a service that you were provided that you thought you could do a much better job? Surely, we have all been there, completely dissatisfied with a service, and felt like a job was completely done the wrong way? Some people just go and write a bad review about a product or service. And other would not recommend it to their friends. Well, that is what most people do. Others think about how they could make the service better and they actually do, by starting their own business. And that is how choosehottubsdirect.com came to be.

Owner of the site, Steve Barbarich started it after he received bad customer service on a bath tube that he ordered for his home during a home renovation. He ordered a bath tub on a website and when it arrived to his home it was not the size that he was expecting. The bath tub was way too big for the space he had allocated for it. And when he tried to receive help and customer service for the mistake he was given the run around and the problem went unfixed.

So instead of getting mad, he decided to get even, in business at least. He started the website and made sure there was premium put on customer service. So he made sure that his website had hot tubs at extremely affordable prices, but not just with a focus on affordable prices, a focus on customer service.

And making this a priority ended up being a good idea. Now there is a successful website that is filling a niche in the market. He has even now further expanded that to include other outdoor living equipment like grills and full outdoor kitchens. Just one little idea leads to another. And it all started with a bad experience.

How Choose Hot Tubs Direct Started is a post from: The Map Seeker

Next Day Blinds Take Interior Decor to the Next Level

David — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:47:35 +0000

Next Day Blinds Columbia, Maryland has a full range of blinds, shutters, cornices and shades to suit most any home design. They carry a widely-varied range of blinds, including: wood blinds, aluminum blinds, and vertical blinds. Next Day Blinds also features shades of all types, including:

Honeycomb shades
Pleated shades
Roller shades
And Roman shades

To quote their easy-to-navigate web site:

“In order to make your decision and shopping experience as easy as possible, we want to share our knowledge and design expertise about window blinds and shades with you. Here we can help you select the perfect window blinds and shades, teach you how to measure for window shutters or mini blinds correctly, help you understand the differences in Next Day Blinds‘ products, inform you about care and maintenance of your windows blinds and shades, and much more. Simply click on the area of interest below and we will tell you everything you need to know.”

The Columbia, Maryland area company takes interior decorating into exciting new places with their attractive lines of shades, blinds, shutters and cornices. Their web site offers an idea gallery, which helps give home decorators appealing design options. Their “tips and tricks” page is similarly enlightening for the interior designer of any level of expertise, giving one much to work with in the way of home decorating.

Shop Next Day Blinds online and discover a stylish, classy line of blinds, shades and more!

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How To Use Maps In Your Home Decor

David — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:42:34 +0000

Giving each room in your home a unique, distinctive feel is a modern interior decorating challenge. With the current state of the economy, more people are decorating on a budget. Finding something creative on a budget might seem like mission impossible, but it’s not. Quite often a room can be transformed by just one eye-catching signature piece. Finding just the right object to establish the room’s character is the key.

Getting creative with map shades

To liven up a library or a children’s playroom, consider using new or old wall maps as creative window coverings. Not only will your map shades be a distinctive focal point in the room, making use of the windows saves space on your walls for additional bookshelves or other maps, art and decorations. For kids, this can be a great way to foster an understanding and love for geography.

Wall maps for worldly cultures and exotic places

Wall maps are perfect for polishing off a room that celebrates a specific culture or geographic region. Here are some suggestions based on common décor themes:

Region-specific: Whether it’s Asia, Europe or any region of the world you drew inspiration from to decorate your room, call attention to the choice with a wall map of the area. To further play up the selection choose a frame that embodies the region. For example, bamboo frames work well to represent both Asia and island regions.

City Themes: To display your city pride, a skyline or antique map will give an artistic perspective of the city you love. Digital satellite maps, on the other hand, compliment a more contemporary or modern look.

Native American: Whether the feel you’re working to achieve is earthy, rustic or brimming with history, National Geographic’s Native American Heritage wall map will complete it.

Globetrotter: If your home is decorated with tokens from your travels around the world, distinctively showcase your overall passion for travel with a map of the world. For a more subtle statement, a high-quality World Atlas on your coffee table will look great and serve as an interesting conversation starter.

How To Use Maps In Your Home Decor is a post from: The Map Seeker