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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 2000
Page
46
Professional organizer Jennifer Olds Lovins introduces Lovins Neat Ideas a year long datebook with weekly spreads and daily tips. Each day offers practical and inspirational nuggets and a blank page for goals ideas and to do lists. Paperback priced 11.95 and orders accepted online or by phone.
Red yellow and blue rhinos and singing elephants embellish infant designs in the Special Delivery line by York Wallcoverings. John Lennon created primitive jungle animal sketches for his son. wallpaper is pre pasted scrubbable strippable vinyl protected, retailing at 34.99 per 15 foot roll. Call 1 800 375 9675 or email ad yorkwall.com for retailers.
Akron contractor Andy January of January Paint & Wallpaper says hanging new wallpaper over existing paper is acceptable if the old wallpaper is sound and well adhered. He recommends applying Shieldz Clear sizing to improve adhesion, noting the clear version often performs better than the white.
Online retailer Your Coffin Company markets wooden coffins for unconventional home decor. The firm lists 101 uses beyond burial, including coffee table, wine rack, bookshelf and entertainment center.
Calculated Industries of Carson City Nevada introduces the ProjectCalc for designers and do it yourselfers. It converts feet and inches to yards or meters and wall measurements to paint gallons or wallpaper rolls. It also estimates board feet shingles tiles bricks and concrete blocks per project. Price under 25 dollars at home improvement centers.
In a light instruction piece Mary Beth Breckenridge outlines how to tailor a child’s study space to suit homework habits and needs. She cites Ro Logrippo and interior designer Tina Gazia on creating distraction free, functional areas with appropriate colors and dust control for health considerations.
The article outlines quiet, comfortable, well lit study areas with ample work and storage. It recommends avoiding side-by-side desks for siblings in shared rooms and using high intensity desk lighting plus adjustable chairs and spacious work surfaces. It suggests desks with features like pull out keyboards and extra tables for projects.
AARS advises gardeners to stop fertilizing six weeks before frost, let seed pods form, water plants through autumn, avoid unnecessary transplanting, and mound soil around rose bases in autumn. For potted roses, bring indoors in unheated spaces and insulate containers. Climbers and tree roses need extra protection, while AARS tagging signals hardy varieties.
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