A few weeks ago my hubby thought he heard someone tapping at one of our windows shortly after I left for work one morning. It really shook him up. Then when he heard me talking about that recent gang initiation gone bad at the local gas station, where a guy climbed into the back of someone’s car to try to kill the driver, he really was shook up. Now he is talking a lot about doing something to beef up our home security. I’ve found a website called homesecurityinformation.com that has a lot of articles about home security. It talks about different methods and products, and gives a lot of good advice. I’ve told my hubby to check it out before buying anything.
Archive for the ‘Home Improvement’ Category
A little bit scared
Friday, May 23rd, 2008Grand pianos
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008My New England client has one baby grand piano, and one grand piano. He has had them for at least forty years. He has asked me to look into having the Steinway grand piano restored. I’ll be telling him to have Lindeblad Piano Restoration do the restorations. They have been in the piano restoration business for four generations. They make all of the arrangements to have the piano shipped to their restoration facility, where they will disassemble it, and painstakingly restore each piece, and then ship it back to his house. I’m confident that they will take great care of his piano. Maybe when they finish with that one, he’ll want the other one done too!
My cousin’s new bed
Monday, May 19th, 2008I got an email from my cousin, telling me that her new bed somehow came with some extras she wasn’t planning on having – bedbugs! I told her that I had read some articles at www.bedbugsguide.com a while back about how to kill bed bugs and that she doesn’t have to fumigate the house or throw away the bed.
My mother is redecorating her guest room
Thursday, April 24th, 2008My mother has decided to redecorate her guest room. The curtains and bedspread are starting to look outdated and just plain worn. She has asked me to help her pick out some new window valances for the room. I’ve suggested that she check out the website www.thecurtainshop.com to see if she can find any that she likes. I think that their selection of valances and toppers is awesome! Since she is redecorating the whole room she might want to check out their selection of bedding ensembles too!
The Curtain Shop has a price matching guarantee – if you find the same item for less money they will gladly match it. They also honor competitor’s coupons! So I think that she can shop here with confidence that she is getting a good price.
Decorating a new apartment
Thursday, April 24th, 2008One of my nieces is moving into her first apartment next month. She is so excited about decorating her very own place! She wants everything to be as modern as possible, and we are looking on the Internet for places to buy her some modern window treatments for her new place. We found a website, www.contempocurtains.com/ that specializes in modern and retro window treatments. They also sell shower curtains, pillows, and wall accessories. Their curtains are made in the USA, and have a lot of high-priced features such as blind stitched hems and weighted corners, but are sold at ready-made prices. My niece has already picked out a few pairs of curtains that she loves!